-- One (1) Overall Grand Prize Package: Exclusive, limited edition Lord
Recluse™ City of Villains statue (Retail Value: $49.99), a Sound Blaster
X-Fi XtremeGamer sound card courtesy of Creative Labs (Retail Value:
$99.00), one year of City of Heroes and City of Villains game time to be
applied to the winner's account (Retail Value: $143.40), a BFG Nvidia
GeForce® 8800 GTS OC2™ PCI Express Graphics Card (Retail Value:
$489.99), a Collectors Edition of City of Heroes and City of Villains
Retail Game Boxes (Retail Value each: $49.99), an in-game exclusive
character title (Retail Value: no cash value), a NCsoft 60 Day Game Time
Card (Retail Value: $29.99) and a $100 Comic Book Creator (CBC) Software
Bundle
-- One (1) Best Action Prize Package: A Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
sound card courtesy of Creative Labs (Retail Value: $99.00), six months of
City of Heroes and City of Villains game time to be applied to the winner's
account (Retail Value: $ 77.70), a City of Heroes and City of Villains Good
Versus Evil Edition Retail Game Box (Retail Value: $29.99), an in-game
exclusive character title (Retail Value: no cash value), a NCsoft 60 Day
Game Time Card (Retail Value: $29.99) and a $100 Comic Book Creator (CBC)
Software Bundle.
-- One (1) Best Story Prize Package: A Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
sound card courtesy of Creative Labs (Retail Value: $99.00), six months of
City of Heroes and City of Villains game time to be applied to the winner's
account (Retail Value: $77.70), a City of Heroes and City of Villains Good
Versus Evil Edition Retail Game Box (Retail Value: $29.99), an in-game
exclusive character title (Retail Value: no cash value), a NCsoft 60 Day
Game Time Card (Retail Value: $29.99) and a $100 Comic Book Creator (CBC)
Software Bundle.
For detailed information on The City of Heroes and City of Villains Comic
Book Creator Contest, official contest rules or to enter the contest,
visit http://www.CityofHeroes.com/.
"We are excited to be partnering with Planetwide Media to bring their Comic
Book Creator software to our fans and customers through this contest," said
Ross Borden, Senior Marketing Manager of NCsoft North America. "The comic
book software is a natural extension to the gameplay of City of Heroes and
City of Villains. The creativity of our players never ceases to amaze us
and we're excited to see what they come up with this time!"
"We're thrilled to have our Comic Book Creator self-publishing software
empower NCsoft's gamers in the comic book contest, which will allow users
to showcase their gaming skills and storytelling abilities in a comic book
form," said Kevin Donovan, President of Planetwide Media. "NCsoft has a
solid vision on how to continue providing their gamers with enhanced and
innovative online experiences."
About NCsoft Corporation
NCsoft North America is headquartered in Austin, Texas and is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Korea-based NCsoft Corporation. NCsoft, with its
own development and publishing offices in Texas and California, also works
with other NCsoft subsidiaries and third party developers throughout North
America to develop and publish innovative online entertainment software
products. The company has successfully launched multiple online titles in
the last three years and continues to support its franchises, which include
Lineage®/Lineage II, City of Heroes®/City of Villains®, Guild
Wars/Guild Wars Factions/Guild Wars Nightfall and Auto Assault®. More
information about NCsoft can be found at www.plaync.com.
NCsoft, the interlocking NC logo, PlayNC, Guild Wars, Guild Wars Factions,
Guild Wars Nightfall, Nightfall, ArenaNet, Lineage, AutoAssault and all
associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of
NCsoft Corporation. City of Heroes, City of Villains, Lord Recluse and all
associated logos and designs are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Cryptic Studios, Inc. and NCsoft Corporation. Cryptic Studios is a
trademark of Cryptic Studios, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.
About Planetwide Media
Planetwide Media, (A division of Planetwide Games, Inc.) provides a
unique and patent pending, interactive, self-publishing personalized media
platform for a wide audience of emerging consumers in the digital media
space. The company provides web enabled tools, software applications and
video games that provide personal interactivity. The company's signature
product, Comic Book Creator™ is a best of breed digital media platform
that embraces User Generated Content (UGC) and enables users to blend their
creations into their social networks, their blogs and across the web. Comic
Book Creator is an easy to use platform that provides the consumer with a
richly enhanced interactive digital experience. Planetwide Media is
currently licensing the Comic Book Creator technology and partnering with
world-class entertainment, video game, sports, music and lifestyle brands
worldwide.
Visit http://www.myplanetwide.com, http://www.mycomicbookcreator.com and
http://www.hypercomics.com for more information.
Comic Book Creator TM & © 2007 Planetwide Games, Inc. All rights
reserved.
Sponsor and Celebrity Judge Information
For more information about the contest sponsor and celebrity judges, please
visit:
Creative: http://www.creative.com/
Marv Wolfman: http://www.marvwolfman.com/
David Nakayama: http://www.davidnakayama.com/
Contact Information: Media Contacts: Mike Crouch NCsoft Corporation (512) 531-1615 Email Contact Mark Politi Planetwide Media Vice President, Media Relations (949) 421-0488 Ext. 4212 Office (310) 409-5938 Mobile Email Contact Jenny Chong Terpin Communications Group 310-821-6100, Ext. 103 Email Contact