City of Heroes and developer shutting down on November 30, 2012

[George Johnson]

So if you have any imaginary goals to achieve in the game or want to
save images of your characters, GO AHEAD AND DO IT NOW!
Get those screenshots and character details written down and share
real-world email addresses with your friends because the fun times are
ending soon.

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City of Heroes and developer shutting down
August 31, 2012 12:26PM PDT
http://www.gamespot.com/news/city-of-heroes-and-developer-shutting-down-6394375

Paragon Studios' employees terminated, superhero MMORPG to cease operation
by November 30.

City of Heroes developer Paragon Studios is being closed by NCsoft, and its
superhero massively multiplayer online role-playing game is set to go
offline by November 30. The studio's about 80 employees have been laid off
and the game, originally released in 2004 by Cryptic Studios with
development assumed by Paragon (then NCsoft NorCal) in 2007, will begin to
sunset immediately.
Old heroes never die, they just fade away.

"Both NCsoft and Paragon Studios are incredibly proud of the success of City
of Heroes, but unfortunately, the continued support of the franchise no
longer fits within our long term goals for the company," said Lincoln Davis,
NCsoft West director of corporate communications. "All employees at Paragon
Studios are affected by this decision, including the management team."

Paragon Studios community manager Andy Belford announced in a blog post that
City of Heroes' cash shop and subscription billing options will cease
immediately. He praised both the developers and the community which enjoyed
their efforts. "To any potential studios looking to grow your team; hire
these people," Belford said. "You won't regret it."