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NCsoft announced today the official launch of "City of Heroes" for Mac users in collaboration with TransGaming, Inc. Release after the click.

In many of my recent articles, I've proceeded from the assumption that real life comparisons with games are a logical and natural concept. Apparently, I am mistaken. I have been told that the game is fantasy or sci-fi and that means it's not supposed to be real. Yet one of the great strengths of the genres is their link with the human experience.

A look back at the RoleCraft articles for the year of 2008.

Everything that exists, both in fiction and in reality, has links to what has come before so nothing is truly original. The adage "there is nothing new under the sun" holds true. In order to achieve something that is measurable, I will investigate originality in the sense of what is commonly called new IP.

NCsoft launched this week the Mac Open Beta for their City of Heroes MMORPG, along with new and exclusive in-game items. Announcement and pictures after the jump!

As in every Holiday season, NCsoft released the list of festive events for its major titles: Lineage 2, Guild Wars and City of Heroes. Full details after the jump.

In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno celebrates holiday celebrations in MMOs by looking at how RPers might tackle religion in a game.

City of Heroes/City of Villains players have a host of new events in which to participate. Paragon City has gone frosty and there's lots to do and stuff to earn. See what's happening in the icy environs of Paragon City by clicking below.

City of Heroes has undergone a huge change with the coming of Issue 13. This issue introduces a gigantic number of changes and introduces character respec. Check out the official word on the subject by clicking below.

When Tolkien, the father of modern fantasy, wrote "The road goes ever ever on," MMOs took him at his word. A large part of online gaming consists of traveling from one point to another, but when it takes so much time to get anywhere, frustration mounts. If I'm picking up a book or alt-tabbing to web surf or check e-mail instead of playing the game, there is something wrong with the dynamics.