Statement regarding the Cryptic/Marvel/Microsoft deal
City of Heroes and Villains will not be affected.
NCsoft has no response regarding the business dealings of an independent company such as Cryptic Studios, however, NCsoft does expect to continue working closely with Cryptic on developing and maintaining the City of Heroes and City of Villains games into the future.
NCsoft is committed to delivering to its customers the best games possible and this news from Cryptic Studios should in no way affect the high-quality product that the fans of City of Heroes and City of Villains have come to expect. The “City of” franchise recently released its seventh major content update in the summer and the next free expansion is scheduled to be released later this year. Additional details of future plans for City of Heroes and City of Villains have been spelled out by Cryptic’s lead designer, Matt Miller, in an address to the game’s community.
“The ‘City of’ franchise is an exceptional performer for NCsoft and we do not expect that to change anytime soon,” said Robert Garriott, CEO of NCsoft North America. “City of Heroes and City of Villains have cornered the market on comic-book themed massively multiplayer online games and any competition for this space is several years away, so these games still have a lot of open field running to do.”
Enjoy this post? Share it with others.
