NCsoft sent over a batch of new screenshots from Issue 9: Breakthrough, illustrating the upcoming free update for both City of Heroes and City of Villains. In Issue 9: Breakthrough, players acquire and invent new items and have the option to buy and sell them using the new hero and villain auction houses. New PvE content for both heroes and villains will be also included. Check full story for info about Statesman’s Strike Task Force, one of the major new features in this upcoming update scheduled for this Spring.