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NCsoft Taps Double Fusion for In-Game Ads in "City of Heroes"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 3, 2008 - 11:34am.

San Francisco - Double Fusion, a provider of in-game advertising services, said on Thursday that it has signed a deal with NCsoft, to serve ads within the developer's popular massively multiplayer online game, "City of Heroes."

tags: Games | Advertising | NCsoft | In-Game Ads | Double Fusion | City of Heroes | MMOG |

NCsoft Gets Full Ownership of "City of Heroes"; Opens New Studio

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2007 - 12:10pm.

Austin - NCsoft on Tuesday announced the formation of a new game development studio in Mountain View, California, as well as its acquisition of full ownership of its "City of Heroes" online game, which was initially split with developer Cryptic Studios. Financial details of the purchase were not disclosed. The new studio, to be headed by Brian Clayton, will be built around key members of the "City of Heroes" team from NCsoft and Cryptic Studios.

tags: Games | NCsoft | City of Heroes | MMOG | Cryptic Studios |

NCsoft Sells Movie, TV Rights to "City of Heroes" Online Game

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 7, 2007 - 11:06am.

Los Angeles - Game publisher NCsoft and developer Cryptic Studios have sold the motion picture and television rights for their "City of Heroes" massively multiplayer online superhero game to producer Tom DeSanto, who recently also produced "Transformers," Variety reports.

tags: Games | Movies | NCsoft | City of Heroes | MMOG | Cryptic Studios | Tom DeSanto |

NCsoft Releases Free Expansion Packs for "City of Heroes," "City of Villains"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 7, 2006 - 12:35pm.
Austin, Texas - Korean online game developer NCsoft's U.S. unit on Wednesday announced the U.S. and European releases of expansion packs for its "City of Heroes" and "City of Villains" massively multiplayer online games.
tags: Games | Launches | Games Launches | NCsoft | MMO | Expansion Packs | City of Heroes | City of Villians |

NCsoft Settles Copyright Dispute with Marvel Over "City of Heroes" Game

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 15, 2005 - 9:36am.
Austin, Texas - Video game publisher NCsoft announced that it has settled copyright infringement litigation brought by Marvel Entertainment, which claimed NCsoft's "City of Heroes" online game enabled users to create superhero characters so similar to Marvel superheroes as to constitute copyright infringement. Korea-based NCsoft, which has U.S. headquarters in Austin, did not disclose terms of the settlement -- which will not result in any changes to "City of Heroes" or its sequel, "City of Villains." "The parties' settlement allows them all to continue to develop and sell exciting and innovative products, but does not reduce the players' ability to express their creativity in making and playing original and exciting characters," said NCsoft.
tags: Deals | NCsoft | Marvel | Game | City of Heroes | Copyright Dispute |

Judge Dismisses Some Marvel Claims Against NCsoft Over "City of Heroes"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 11, 2005 - 4:08am.
Los Angeles -- A federal judge in Los Angeles this week dismissed several of comic book publisher Marvel's trademark and copyright infringement claims against video game publisher NCsoft and Cryptic Studios, which created the "City of Heroes" massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. The game allows users to create their own superhero characters with various traits and powers, who then interact with one another in an online environment. Marvel's suit against NCsoft and Cryptic alleges that these user-created characters are stolen from its own stable of comic book superheroes, which includes Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner has dismissed more than half of Marvel's claims, including those that alleged direct trademark infringement by defendants and liability for infringement by players of "City of Heroes." In addition, it was revealed that Marvel staffers actually created some of the purported "City of Heroes" user characters submitted as evidence of infringement. The trial will now move forward on copyright infringement and contributory copyright infringement claims that survived the motion to dismiss.
tags: NCsoft | City of Heroes | Judge | Marvel Claims |

Marvel Sues "City of Heroes" Game Publishers Over Superhero Trademarks

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 12, 2004 - 7:14am.
Los Angeles -- Comic book publisher Marvel Enterprises has sued the two video game firms behind "City of Heroes," an online superhero roleplaying game that the company says contains virtual characters that are too similar to its popular trademarked characters like Incredible Hulk and Wolverine, the Associated Press reported. Marvel sued San Jose, Calif.-based Cryptic Studios and Korea-based NCSoft, which created the game and operate its online servers that allow players to design their own superheroes that inhabit the online game. It is the individual players' choices that result in characters similar to Marvel's. The comic book publisher is seeking unspecified damages as well as an injunction to stop "City of Heroes" from using its intellectual property.
tags: Games | Marvel | City of Heroes | Trademarks | Superhero |