Quick Update 1: I have now recieved the e-mail, and the Press Release and Website have been posted. The trailer on the website looks pretty awesome!
Quick Update 2: @Beef Cake is awesome, and has found an embeddable version of the video trailer. I've added it to the bottomg of this news post.
It seems that some people got an e-mail about this a little early. It was thought to be a hoax, especially because the links to the City of Heroes Going Rogue™ Press Release and Website were broken. However, it's been confirmed as real by none other than City of Heroes™ Power Designer Floyd "Castle" Grubb.
And, as player @NovaFang pointed out, judging by the Unsubscibe link at the bottom of the page, this will be part of, or all of, Issue 16 for City of Heroes™.
Paragon Studios™ is proud to officially announce the next City of Heroes® expansion, City of Heroes Going Rogue™! This will be the first major expansion for the City of Heroes franchise since the launch of City of Villains® in 2005.
Praetoria, a utopian mirror to our own world, hides a dark secret. Exploring this mysterious alternate earth, the heroes and villains of this world feel an uneasiness of doubt creep over them. Loyalties are questioned. Choices are made. Lines are drawn. As they search for the truth behind Emperor Cole and his Praetorian guard, brutal foes and fierce allies emerge, turning this once blissful paradise into a battle ground.
City of Heroes Going Rogue officially opens the "mirror universe" of Praetoria and an all-new alignment system that explores the shades of gray that lie between Heroes and Villains. For the first time, Hero characters can become Villains and vice versa, enabling Heroes to cross over to the Rogue Isles™ and Villains to experience Paragon City™.
For more information, read the official press release and check out our new Going Rogue website to view the announcement trailer and register for the latest news and updates for City of Heroes Going Rogue.
For over fifty years, Mad Magazine has been the response to the massive censorship brought upon the comics world. It showcased some of the greatest artists in comics providing us all a skewed look at everything. Now unfortunately it can't afford to remain a monthly magazine anymore and is going quarterly (along with this cut back, its children's and classic magazine line are also ending). I of course think firstly of the contributors. No longer have they been the "Usual Gang of Idiots," it was more so new blood contributing more and more to it. But it's not just those guys losing a source of income, it's also the institution of defiance through parody. The founder, William Gaines, defied the banned content of comics by simply making it a magazine as he lost the rights to publish his once successful line of comics. It's just weird seeing this being affected by the economy.
Of course I'm guilty since I haven't bought a copy since maybe 1995. ( source )
