Issue 4: Colosseum, the free expansion to Cryptic Studios's City of Heroes is now available to all subscribers. Issue 4 adds PvP amongst others things.

A batch of PvP screenshots are in our gallery.

Monday 9 May 2005/... NCsoft® Europe, the world's leading developer and publisher of online computer games and Cryptic Studios announce the release of City of Heroes® Issue 4: Colosseum, the latest expansion of the award-winning massively multiplayer online game. The release of Issue 4, free to all current subscribers via automatic download, marks the one year anniversary of City of Heroes' original launch in the USA and the three month anniversary of its European debut. During that time the game has undergone a major transformation in terms of size, population and game features, the most dramatic being Issue 4's introduction of player-versus-player (PVP) arenas.

Issue 4 also adds new options to the critically-acclaimed costume customisation tool with the addition of a wide-variety of anime-influenced costume choices. Additionally, players now have greater control over the look and feel of their characters with the introduction of body and face scaling features. The costume customisation interface now enables players to shape parts of their characters' bodies including heads, shoulders, legs and chests. The updated customisation options will be available to all new characters. Pre-existing characters can visit any of the tailor shops in Paragon City to update their look.