It's that time of year again—when over 100,000 people descend upon San Diego, CA to celebrate the pop-culture phenomena known as San Diego Comic-Con! Will you be joining the masses this year? We will! And you're not going to want to miss the people and goodies we're bringing with us.

Stop by NCsoft Booth #5005 to get your chance to play both Aion™ and City of Heroes®. Members of the Aion and City of Heroes teams will also be on hand to chat with you.

Aion

The Aion Team, including Producer Brian "Xaen" Knox, Associate Producer Lani "Liv" Blazier, and Community Manager Sebastian "Ayase" Streiffert will be there to answer your questions. At the booth, you might even score some of our great giveaways, including an Aion beta key, Aion t-shirt, or an exclusive poster by Aion's art director, Hyungjun Kim! You can even pose with a life-sized set of black wings to see how you might look as an Asmodian Daeva.

City of Heroes

City of Heroes developers and community relations folks will be in attendance to meet fans and answer questions. Current players can pick up the in-game item, Knives of Artemis, a character temporary power costume code. If you are seeking Mission Architect advice, get tips straight from the designers who created the system, including Matt "Positron" Miller, Joe "Hero 1" Morrissey, and Bruce Harlick. Take advantage of this valuable opportunity to show them your story arc mission in real-time.

Thursday through Sunday, Paragon Studios' conceptual artist, David Nakayama will be sketching your City of Heroes in-game characters. Bring a quality color printout of your hero or villain and bring it to the NCsoft booth. If your character is selected, you'll be able to stop back at the end of the day and pick up your free drawing.

Fans will also have the chance to meet Miss Liberty and a brand new Going Rogue™ character on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Bring your cameras for a photo opportunity with them.

Still want more inside scoop on City of Heroes? Come to the official City of Heroes panel at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, in room 7AB. The panel is "City of Heroes - 5 Years and Going Strong"and will be presented by Brian Clayton (GM/Executive Producer), Matt Miller (Lead Designer), Vince D'Amelio (Lead Engineer), and Joe Morrissey (Senior Designer) The group will tell tales of its frustrations and successes during the five-year journey of City of Heroes. Get to the panel room early because space is limited!

Both Aion and City of Heroes staff are incredibly excited to meet you at Comic-Con San Diego, and they hope you stop by for a chat with us at one of this year's most exciting events. Remember, the NCsoft booth is #5005. We look forward to seeing you there!

Check Out NCsoft at PAX

Not attending Comic-Con this year? Don't despair! You'll have another chance to hang with us because Aion, City of Heroes, as well as Guild Wars® will be at Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle, WA, September 4-6, 2009. Watch for more details about PAX 2009 soon!

NCsoft would also like to thank our Comic-Con International San Diego 2009 event partners Alienware and Razer. Come and try out Aion and City of Heroes on their excellent products during the event.