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September 24, 2007NCsoft's Richard Garriott meets with fans, real superhero

 

Austin, Texas, September 22–NCsoft® held a fan meet-and-greet event in Austin where gaming legend Richard Garriott met with hundreds of fans as well as with The Defuser, AKA Jarrett Crippen, the City of Heroes® devotee who won Sci-Fi Channel’s “Who Wants To Be A Superhero” reality show.

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Garriott, who is developing the soon-to-be-released Tabula Rasa™, appearing as “General British” in full uniform was joined by the Ghost Widow, one of the signature characters from City of Villains™. The event also included representatives from other NCsoft titles including Dungeon Runners™, Guild Wars®, Lineage® and Lineage® II, as well as City of Heroes and City of Villains, who signed autographs and provided insight into their respective games.

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Crippen appeared along with the City of Heroes representatives and gave autographs to an enthusiastic crowd. Crippen was also promoting a non-profit organization, “Scare for a Cure,” an Austin-based Halloween haunted house that raises money for breast cancer research.

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The fan event included Garriott answering questions from attendees as well as providing autographed Tabula Rasa items. NCsoft has conducted a series of meet-and-greet events around the country this year, providing time for fans to meet one-on-one with its game developers.

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Watch the Meet & Greet Montage Video!

Meet and Greet Video

Quicktime 7 - 640x360 - 64.7 MB

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Windows Media 9 - 640x360 - 48.9 MB

ncsoft_meet_and_greet_2007_final.wmv

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