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City of Heroes celebrates its sixth year of giving players a chance to put on tights and battle villains (or fight as villains) with its newest update, Issue 17: Dark Mirror. The update includes Ultra Mode, which gives the game a full graphical revamp for high performance systems. Other improvements include additional features to the Architect system and a chance for characters to battle their dopplegangers.

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Next week, developer Paragon Studios and publisher NCsoft celebrate the sixth anniversary of the launch of their super hero MMO City of Heroes. The actual anniversary date is on Wednesday, April 28. That's also the day when the developer releases their latest free content update, Issue 17: Dark Mirror. As we have reported before this new update adds the Ultra Mode graphics upgrade to the game along with new missions and other new additions.

The game's web site has info on all the other sixth anniversary events. They include some special in-game events, a free respec and costume toke and more. And of course there is the upcoming Going Rogue expansion pack that's due out in July.

NCsoft's long running super hero MMO City of Heroes is getting a big graphics upgrade as part of its next free content update. The publisher announced today that "Issue 17" will bring the new Ultra Mode to the game that will let players see the game world with new shadows, lighting and water effects. You can check out the visual changes in the screenshot gallery below.

In addition to Ultra Mode, the Issue 17 update will have players fight a new enemy that will "match them blow for blow". The update, also titled Dark Mirror, will have new missions, new badges, new player emotes and allow for level 20 characters to have access to Epic Archetypes. The update will also have new UI improvements, updates to the game's Mission Architect feature and more. It will be made made available to the game's subscribers in April.