City of Heroes update

Cryptic Studios has released new information about its upcoming massively multiplayer online role-playing game, City of Heroes. The latest update includes descriptions of some of the superpowers--cold control, density control, invulnerability, and leaping--that will be featured in the game. To see the complete update, visit the game's official Web site.

City of Heroes will let players create and play as a superhero in a virtual metropolis. Players will have access to a variety of superpowers, costumes, and items with which to create their hero, and they can improve their characters by completing quests and defeating criminals. City of Heroes is scheduled for release in summer 2002. For more information, take a look at our previous coverage of the game.