Cold breezes are blowing, frost is nipping our noses in Paragon City and the Rogue Isles--and Lord Winter is spreading holiday jeer as he wreaks havoc in the new 2009 Winter Event. Use your might, cunning, speed, and super powers to defeat him, spread cheer, and save the holidays!

This year’s Winter Event goodies include a new "throw snowflakes" emote and a character respec (both bought by candy cane salvage), and two new holiday badges--Festive and Lord of Winter/Lady of Winter! All the temporary powers, badges, and fuzzy earmuffs from last year are also back, bringing nostalgic cheer. Along with streets and rooftops loaded with Father Time’s gifts, you’ll still encounter snow beasts and Winter Lords, Father Time’s mission, ski challenges, candy canes, and more in this fun-filled feast of holiday festiveness!

• Starts:Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 8:59 a.m. PST (11:59 a.m. EST)
• Ends: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. PST (2:59 a.m. EST)

If you thought that the Winter Event was the only place you could find presents...think again! In honor of the holidays, we’re giving you one of the best gifts we could think of that represents the spirit of the season- the gift of togetherness. City of Heroes is proud to announce that starting Tuesday, December 15th, character transfers between servers** will become free to all players and remain that way through the end of January 2010. Now you will have more freedom to fully enjoy the game and each other...but don’t go hap-hazardly jumping servers without knowing the Character Transfer limit and all the other facts. Visit our Knowledge Base to learn all the specifics so that you can make educated transfer decisions. Then, transfer away and be merry! Enjoy and thank you for your continued support of City of Heroes!