At both shows attendees will be able to meet the development teams, see live demonstrations of the games and participate in giveaways. Antharas, the Earth Dragon in Lineage II, will make daily in-game appearances and City of Heroes fans will be able to create their own super-powered heroes using the game's character creation tool in the NCsoft booth.

Additionally, Jack “Statesman” Emmert, creative director at Cryptic Studios™ and lead designer of City of Heroes will speak at Wizard World and will conduct comic book hero and villain trivia contests at both shows.

Wizard World will be held at the Rosemont Convention Center from August 13 to August 15 and Gen Con will be held at the Indiana Convention Center from August 19 to August 22. Attendees can find NCsoft in booth 715 at Wizard World and booth 1439 at Gen Con.

About NCsoft – North America

NCsoft - North America (NC-NA) is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is part of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NC-NA, with development and administrative offices in Texas and California, launched two ground-breaking titles in the first half of 2004, Lineage II and City of Heroes. The company also works with NCsoft subsidiaries and third party developers throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software products. More information about NCsoft – North America can be found at http://www.PlayNC.com.

About Cryptic Studios

Cryptic Studios, Inc., located in San Jose, California, was established in July of 2000 and is an independent developer of massively multiplayer online games for the PC and next generation consoles. Its first game, City of Heroes, launched in April 2004. The game takes place in a virtual world where thousands of people play simultaneously, take on the role of super-powered heroes, fight villains and help create a dynamic story in a visually-stunning, 3-D graphical world.

NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, Lineage, PlayNC, PlayNC.com and all associated NCsoft logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCsoft Corporation. City of Heroes is a trademark of Cryptic Studios, Inc. and NCsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.