If you're one of the many spandex-clad heroes or villains in NCsoft's City of Heroes/City of Villains, then here's an important news update: The Rikti invasion force is set to attack the whole of Paragon City, as well as the Rogue Isles. And this is the big one - they're pulling out all the stops. Check out the specifics and why you need to ready yourself for the desperate fight against the Rikti in the full article.

Few things, it seems, are more fun than having new abilities to play around with in City of Heroes and City of Villains. Of course, understanding who gets what is crucial. Never fear, as NCsoft has come up with the complete Issue 12 powerset proliferation list.

More superpowered news comes to you in the full article, right after the jump.

Omega Sektor and NCSoft Europe have announced that on March 22 until Mach 24, fans of the game can get together and celebrate Easter at the City of Heroes: Ultimate Heroic Weekend event at Omega Sektor in Birmingham. Details in the full article.

You've played the game for far too long. Isn't it time you got something in exchange for our loyalty? If you're playing NCsoft's City of Heroes and City of Villains, that wouldn't be too much of a problem. In fact, they're rolling out the Veterans Reward for those who lived in the Cities of Heroes and Villains for four years. Check out the booty in the full article.

NCsoft is sending word that they will be bringing down both the City of Heroes and City of Villains MMORPGs this March 4 for another round of game updates. Details on the new game patch, and the exact downtime schedule are available in the full article.

Sometimes, one must patiently endure a little inconvenience for the sake of something good.

Case in point: NCsoft has announced that the City of Heroes servers will be experiencing some downtime later on. Catch the nitty-gritty stuff in the full article after the jump.

In a recent interview on Curse Gaming, City of Heroes programmer CW Bennett recently explained the advent of "Real Numbers" within City of Heroes and City of Villains.

He explained that these numbers were just put up to appeal to the players who love seeing numbers that showed off their existing power, and that they were completely optional for everyone. More on these additional item details after the jump!

NCsoft Team Lead Designer Matt Miller has revealed that levelling up in City of Heroes and City of Villains will be a lot easier after their team has placed the new feature XP Curve Smoothing on or before February 14.

So what exactly is XP Curve Smoothing? Matt Miller provided a lot of information and explanations which can be accessed via the "read more" link below.

NCsoft is sending out word that residents of twin MMORPG titles City of Heroes and City of Villains might need to find something else to do later today because a downtime will be implemented.

Aside from that it was also added the maintenance is likely to last for around two hours. We suggest that you head on now to the test server and get yourselves familiar with the changes before they get implemented to the live servers. More info after the jump!

In line with the recent release of Issue 11: A Stitch In Time, NCSoft is sending word of two referral programs it's set up which entitles residents of their City of Heroes and City of Villains MMORPGs to a free extra game credit. Head on over to the full article for further details.