City of Heroes MMO is Mac-bound

NCsoft on Thursday announced plans to release its long-running massively multiplayer online (MMO) game City of Heroes on the Macintosh. The game is expected to go into open beta in November, with a general release to follow for 19.99.

City of Heroes is a superhero-themed MMO that casts you in the role of costumed hero or villain, squaring off against your foes in Paragon City. Following an devastating invasion from outer space from a species called the Rikti, Paragon City—home to superheroes everywhere—had been decimated; only eight were left. That left a vacuum to be filled, and that’s where you come in—at least, if you choose to be a hero. You can also be a costumed supervillain, if you prefer, filling that vacuum with your nefarious plans for domination and control.

The game lets you complete a wide variety of missions, and extensively customize your character’s image and capabilities. You can form your own super-group, explore the city, and participate in more than third ongoing story arcs as heroes and villains battle for control in Paragon City.

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