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This column comes to us from our new blogger, Adrian Bott, reporting in from the field. Adrian is joining our team as a City of Heroes and City of Villains fanboy aficionado extraordinaire, so keep an eye out for even more in-depth CoX coverage here at Massively!

"I cannot believe how polished this event is," confided visiting City of Heroes developer Melissa 'War Witch' Bianco, during a lull in the frenzy. Nor could we. NCsoft Europe knows how to throw a party.

As we crossed from the gloomy streets of central Birmingham into the blazing techno-sanctuary of Omega Sektor, the professionalism and sheer hard graft of the NCsoft team gleamed from every splash-panel surface. Amid the sounds of hordes of happy Super Group members meeting up in the flesh for the first time, video screens showing looped footage of NCsoft games, and the wibbles and whoops of more than four hundred individual PCs, we struggled through to the admin desk.

The organizers and their blue-shirted 'sidekicks', buoyed up by who knows what inhuman energy source (they had already been doing this for two days and showed no signs of flagging) gave us the rundown. There were PvP events, task force challenges, 'death races' and sundry other in-game activities. And huge, padded, Gladiator style superhero suits for real-life PvP. Seriously.

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UK residents, NCsoft loves you! And to prove it, they're holding a 4-day social gaming event appropriately entitled the 'Ultimate Heroic Weekend'! Starting at 8 PM on Friday, March 21st, and continuing until 8 PM on Monday, March 24th in the capacious Omega Sektor in Birmingham, the UHW will challenge and satisfy gamers of all types with a veritable cornucopia of superhero-related joy.

Similar to their recent convention, yet much more -- dare we say -- massive, the fun all starts on Friday with a meet and greet with Melissa 'War Witch' Bianco, who will remain for the entire weekend and provide details on the upcoming City of Heroes expansion, Issue 12! There will also be prizes for Best Heroic Costume and PC and console gaming until midnight.

And the event truly kicks off with a bang on Saturday ...

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Codemasters' brand new European gaming event Connect 2008 is a little over a month away, and if you've been on the fence about whether to make it out to the Omega Sektor indoor gaming center, LotroLife.com has a deal that might just make your mind up for you. Visit their Connect '08 promotion page, click a magic button, and voila! A promotional code that grants 20% off your ticket purchase is all yours.

Certainly one of the best reasons to attend the convention will be the chance to get your hands on Jumpgate Evolution, with the game being featured on all the computers at the Omega Sektor, and NetDevil will have developers on hand to answer questions -- not to mention, all attendees walk out the door with a JGE beta key. This, on top of all the other games and developers/producers that will be there (which now includes specia guests Jeffrey Steefel of Lord of the Rings Online and Kate Paiz of Dungeons and Dragons Online), leads us to believe that Connect '08 is going to have a stellar debut.

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As announced earlier this month, Codemasters Online will be hosting a 2-day community event in England on March 14 - 15 at Omega Sektor, the world's largest indoor gaming center. With the recent announcement that Codemasters will be publishing Netdevil's Jumpgate Evolution, the event will also be the very first time gamers will get the opportunity to play JGE.

Connect 2008 will have over 400 machines loaded with the sci-fi epic. Aside from playing the game, attendees will receive an exclusive BETA key as part of the gift pack distributed at the show. Additionally, developers from NetDevil will be on hand to talk about the game and answer questions. You'll also be able to play other Codemasters games including LoTR Online, D&D Online, RF Online and Archlord.

ARGH! I really, really wish I could go to this. Sadly, Massively ain't gonna front the bill for me to hop the pond and grab some fish and chips (and some great English brew)... so if any of our devoted readers make it we'd love to see some of your photos and hear about your experience! Check out the official website for the whole scoop on Connect 2008.

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