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The City of Heroes website as archived in June 2005Screenshot: Internet Archive Wayback Machine, June 2005

2004 - 2012

City of Heroes

“City of Heroes made a superhero identity the center of an online world.”

Birth year
2004
Shutdown year
2012
Lifespan
8 years
Peak era
Company
Category
Games

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What Was It?

City of Heroes made a superhero identity the center of an online world. Character creation and cooperative activity let players become part of a city through a persona they designed.

This entry marks the original official servers' closure; later community and licensed activity belongs to a separate continuation of the world's history.

The Story

  • 2004 The product era documented here begins in 2004. City of Heroes made a superhero identity the center of an online world.
  • 2012 The original official City of Heroes service closed in 2012. Later fan projects or separate sequels are outside this original-service timeline.

How It Died

The original official City of Heroes service closed in 2012. Later fan projects or separate sequels are outside this original-service timeline.

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