The Spike TV Video Game Awards, shown live last night and hosted by Snoop Dogg, was watched by an estimated 5 million viewers. For more info go to: http://www.spiketv.com/.

City of Heroes was also nominated for "Most Addictive Game," which was won by Burnout 3: Takedown.

Winners for the Spike TV Video Game Awards were determined by votes from Spike TV's Advisory Board, made up of a group of gaming industry experts, and consumer voting.

City of Heroes, which was recently named “2004 PC or Console Game of the Year” by Billboard Magazine, is available at most North American computer game retail outlets at a suggested retail price of US$39.99 that includes the first month of online game play. After the first month, players will be charged a monthly subscription fee of US$14.95.

The City of Heroes Collectors DVD Edition includes enhancements to the game, a limited edition Statesman™ HeroClix™ figure and other exclusive collectibles, is available at a suggested retail price of US$49.99. Sixty-day game time cards are also available at many North American retailers for a suggested retail price of US$29.99. Current City of Heroes subscribers can purchase the City of Heroes Collectors DVD Edition and receive 30-days of free play credited to their account. The game is rated Teen by the Entertainment Software Rating Board.

For more information about City of Heroes, go to: www.cityofheroes.com.

About NCsoft – North America
NCsoft - North America (NC-NA) is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is part of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NC-NA, with development and administrative offices in Texas and California, launched two ground-breaking titles in the first half of 2004, Lineage® II and City of Heroes. The company also works with NCsoft subsidiaries and third party developers throughout North America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software products. More information about NCsoft – North America can be found at http://www.PlayNC.com.

About Cryptic Studios
Cryptic Studios, Inc., located in Los Gatos, California, was established in July of 2000 and is an independent developer of massively multiplayer online games for the PC and next generation consoles. Its first game, City of Heroes, launched in April 2004. The game takes place in a virtual world where thousands of people play simultaneously, take on the role of super-powered heroes, fight villains and help create a dynamic story in a visually-stunning, 3-D graphical world.

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