The world of City of Heroes and Villains is soon to be rocked by the return of the Rikti. Over at CVG you can get a glimpse of what the future holds in the first Issue #10 video, and learn more about how Issue #10 came about straight from the horse’s mouth. Well, from lead designer Matt ‘Positron’ Miller, anyway:

With Issue 10 we decided to advance the storyline. Like any ongoing game we have many unresolved plot threads and each is a great opportunity for introducing new game content. Our first thought for Issue 10 was to bring back the 5th Column, a villain group that disappeared when the Council was introduced in Issue 3. But in the end we decided to focus on one of the greatest threats to Paragon City and the Rogue Isles, the aliens known as the Rikti.

You can read the full Dev Diary over at CVG now - you’ll find a link to the Issue #10 teaser video on the upper right-hand side of the page.