``City of Heroes'' Wins Prestigious E3 Game Critics Award; Comic Book Style Hero Game from Cryptic Studios and NCsoft Receives Honor for Best Online Multiplayer Game.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers E3Expo 2003 AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2003 NCsoft(tm) Corp., the world's top developer of online computer games, is pleased to announce that its massively multiplayer game See multiplayer gaming. , "City of Heroes"(tm) from Cryptic Studios Cryptic Studios is a privately-held, American developer of massively multiplayer online role-playing games headquartered in Los Gatos, California. History Established in June 2000, the idea for Cryptic Studios was conceived by Michael Lewis and Rick Dakan. (tm), has been awarded Best Online Multiplayer game for E3 2003, by the highly regarded Game Critics Awards The Game Critics Awards are a set of annual awards held after the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) since 1998 to current. The awards are given to products displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E³) with the title Best of E³ of their category. group (http://www.e3awards.com). The group (http://www.e3awards.com/judges.html) is comprised of journalists who cover the interactive entertainment industry and represent some of the top media outlets in the country including "Time," "Newsweek," "Rolling Stone rolling stone Noun a restless or wandering person " and "Entertainment Weekly." The Game Critics E3 Awards are regarded as the most prestigious awards presented at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo. Marc Saltzman, one of the Game Critics judges, said this about "City of Heroes," "With dozens of online multiplayer games shown at E3, it can be difficult to choose just one extraordinary title. Actually, no it isn't. The game ('City of Heroes') serves as a breath of fresh air compared to the rest of the MMORPG (Massively Multiuser Online Role Playing Game) A role playing game on the computer played by many people. An MMORPG differs from a regular computer role playing game because its environment is perpetual. flock." "City of Heroes" (http://www.cityofheroes.com) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Game Critics Award is the latest in a series of awards won by "City of Heroes" at E3. The game was recognized as Best Online Game of E3 by Game Revolution magazine, http://www.game-revolution.com, Best MMOG (Massively Multiuser Online Game) A game on the computer played by many people. Also called "massively multiplayer online" (MMO), an MMOG differs from a regular multiplayer game because its environment is perpetual. at E3 by Maximum Play magazine, http://www.maximum-play.com and Best Massively Multiplayer Online Game “MMO” redirects here. For other uses, see MMO (disambiguation). Massively multiplayer online game (also called MMOG or simply MMO) is a computer game which is capable of supporting hundreds or thousands of players simultaneously. by Tech Radio, http://www.techradioshow.com. About NCsoft Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, NCsoft Corp. is the world's largest independent online game company. Established in 1997 as a systems integration company, NCsoft has leaped to become Korea's and the world's leading online game software company. In Korea, its blockbuster hit game "Lineage" commands a 42% market share and attracts the greatest number of concurrent users in the world. More information about NCsoft and its games can be found at http://www.ncsoft.net. About Cryptic Studios Cryptic Studios Inc., located in San Jose, Calif., 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," is currently in development and will launch a virtual world where thousands of people play simultaneously, take on the role of superheroes Superheroes are fictional heroes who possess abilities beyond those of normal human beings. Superheroes may also refer to:
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