Shortly after having acquired full ownership of the property, NCsoft granted all existing and former "City of Heroes" account holders access to both games ("City of Heroes" and"City of Villains"). This allowed all Hero players access to Superbases, which initially required a "CoV" purchase from its release in Issue 7 until Issue 10, and was no longer required as of Issue 11. Before the purchase, NCsoft allowed players with a subscription or a time card for "City of Heroes" to have the same access to "City of Villains" as well (at its lowest price point, $14.99 covered access to both titles for a month), whether or not they had purchased the other title. This was still being honored after all accounts who had only "City of Heroes" received access to "City of Villains" for free. In a July 2008 press release, NCsoft announced the successful completion of allowing all copies of "City of Heroes" or "City of Villains" to access the other game (it claimed that Single Title Retail Boxes recently purchased did not successfully unlock the other game when activated).