City of Heroes Features Update #1

Cryptic Studios has announced that their first major content patch for City of Heroes is now available on the game's test server. The update is called "Through the Looking Glass" and offers the following additions:
New City Zones
  • The Rikti Crash Site

  • Peregrine Island, home of Portal Corp

The Sewer Trial Room
  • Battle the massive beast that dwells in the depths of the city

Instanced outdoor missions
  • Fight rooftop to rooftop in the neighborhoods of Paragon City

Enhanced indoor missions
  • Missions with a twist… don’t let your guard down.

Tweak your hero’s costume
  • Refresh your look to keep yourself in the public eye

New Villain groups
  • The ultra high-tech Malta Group

  • The wicked Carnival of Shadows

  • The super-powered Praetorians