Head on over to Sci-Fi UK then, who are running a City of Villains competition right now that gives you a chance to bag a copy of the Collector’s Edition plus… a t-shirt, notebook, mouse mat and CoV poster!

You’ll need to register with Sci-Fi to enter, but it’s fast and free. Fancy your chances, evildoer? Then click here to enter now!

Read on for Lord Recluse’s address to the villains of the Rogue Isles - celebrating our triumph over the heroes of Paragon City!

Emissaries of an underwater empire or soldiers sent to make war on the surface dwellers? Find out more about the Coralax Hybrids in our latest Enemy Update

The second of our series of Archetype Walkthroughs focuses on Corruptors. Able to deliver massive damage from a distance while strengthening their allies or weakening their foes, these are deadly villains indeed…

Villainy is nothing in a vacuum. You need the oxygen of fear… the intoxication of victory… an atmosphere of chaos to truly thrive.

Well, how does the frenzied, action-packed chaos of a three-day LAN party sound to you?

City of Villains is coming to i26, a massive three day LAN gaming event to be held from November 11-13th at Newbury Racecourse, Berkshire, UK. With 1,000 ‘Bring Your Own Computer’ places and all manner of gamers attending, imagine the opportunities for gloating, for crushing your opponents before you!

We have also learned through our network of spies that City of Heroes, that example of all that is good, will also be demonstrated at i26. This is a perfect opportunity for all would-be villains to band together for victory… and to crush the heroes before they can spread their message of goodwill.

More details on i26 will be announced closer to the event, but for now, visit the official i26 site (hosted by Multiplay UK) to get more details and to sign up for the event. Three days of LAN party gaming costs just £65 - a small price indeed for villainy....

Starting 24 October 2005, the City of Heroes and City of Villains character name policy will change. Names for characters under level 35 on game accounts that have been inactive for over 90 days will be changed to ‘unreserved’ status. This means that those names will become available for new character names if picked by an active player. This policy is being enacted in order to free up character names, based on player feedback.

If your game account is inactive for over 90 days and you reactivate your account you will need to log back in to any characters affected by this policy to move them out of unreserved name status. If your old character name has been taken by an active player, the game will prompt you to rename your character. You will be given only one opportunity to rename your character. It is possible that your character name may still be the same if an active player has not chosen to use that character name.

All characters in an unreserved name status will be shown in your character selection screen; however, their photo will not be shown, indicating that they are in unreserved name status.

If you do not log into the game with a character in unreserved name status, the character’s name will remain available to any active player until you log that character into the game. Logging into the game with the affected character will change the character’s name status back to reserved.

Any questions about this policy can be directed to http://uk.support.cityofheroes.com/

Read more about these ‘Shivans’ in this update.

You have questions, and hopefully we have answers. Visit our updated Frequently Asked Questions section for details on all manner of City of Villains related… wickedness.

NCsoft Europe is pleased to announce the final subscription fee for combined monthly play in City of Villains and City of Heroes: £8.99 per month, or €12.99.

Yes, that’s right; if you are already a City of Heroes subscriber, all you need to do to play City of Villains is purchase the box on or any time after release day - October 31st 2005. Your existing City of Heroes subscription fee will give you complete access to City of Villains’ diabolical features - as well as letting your hero stay in Paragon City.

If you have not yet played City of Heroes, and want to start your reign of terror over the Rogue Isles with City of Villains… then go right ahead! Simply purchasing City of Heroes in the future will give you access to all the heroic content of City of Heroes.

UPDATE: Our Frequently Asked Questions section has now been updated with more details.

They’re tough, they live to fight, and they enjoy inflicting pain.

Brutes are one of the Archetypes you will be playing in City of Villains, and in the first of a regular series, here you’ll get a sneak peek at the creation of a Brute....