Cryptic Sells CoH to NCSoft

Copying and pasting from the announcement, as posted to the LJ at:

http://community.livejournal.com/city_of_heroes/2561402.html


Cryptic just sold the franchise to NCSoft. 
http://www.plaync.com/us/news/2007/11/ncsoft_acquires_1.html

Also with that change over we get some immediate bonus benifits.

Special Thanks to Our Players -
http://www.cityofheroes.com/press/a_new_age.html


Now back to you, the players. You are the lifeblood of our game. In
celebration of our new studio and our exciting plans, and in order to
thank you for the fantastic community that you have built, we are
pleased to announce the following.

Full Access to City of Heroes and City of Villains(R)

All players with City of Heroes retail* accounts will now have access
to City of Villains, and all City of Villains retail* accounts will
now have access to City of Heroes. Players that didn't previously have
access to "the other side" will find that they do now. Just log in to
check it out!

Debt Wipe
After the launch of Issue 11: A Stitch in Time this Fall, we are
removing Debt from all characters and giving you a fresh start. Actual
date will be announced shortly. Have fun in the mean time.

20,000 Prestige
Also after the launch of Issue 11, all Supergroups will receive an
additional 20,000 Prestige per Supergroup member, meaning SGs could
acquire up to 3 million Prestige based upon their Supergroup
member****p roster! Actual date will be announced shortly.

In the near future we will begin to share more information about our
development plans. With this major reinvestment and effort ahead of
us, we will take City of Heroes to new heights!

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