by Steve Watts, Jan 25, 2013 12:30am PST
DC Universe Online is preparing to roll out its sixth expansion next week, titled "Home Turf." The downloadable content will add a home base for you to prepare for battle, and it launches next Tuesday, January 29.
Watch: The 'Mainframe' boosts »
by Andrew Yoon, Jul 18, 2012 8:30pm PDT
Does free-to-play work on consoles? Sony Online Entertainment would argue "yes." The evidence? DC Universe Online. According to SOE president John Smedley, the majority of the game's players are on the PS3, making it the rare example of a successful console MMO--and perhaps one of the only notable free-to-play efforts on console.
Read more: 70% of players play on PS3 »
by Steve Watts, May 08, 2012 9:30pm PDT
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by Steve Watts, Feb 15, 2012 9:30pm PST
Sony Online Entertainment is preparing the third downloadable content pack for DC Universe Online. Titled "Battle for Earth" -- not to be confused with Battlefield Earth -- the pack will add a new Earth Powers set as players finish the story of the battle against Superman villain Brainiac. A release date wasn't given, but Sony promises it will hit PC and PlayStation 3 soon.
Read more: Brainiac's battlefields include Themyscira, Gotham »
by Steve Watts, Jan 11, 2012 2:45pm PST
DC Universe Online is about to celebrate its one-year anniversary, and is marking the occasion with a special cape. Starting today, players can find a mission journal entry that will give them a cape that features the number "1" on the back. Your character needs to exist today to get the cape, but if you don't actually play today it will be waiting for you when you log on.
Read more: First year stats »
by Xav de Matos, Dec 14, 2011 2:30am PST
DC Universe Online has received one final update for the holiday season, available to all players on PC and PS3. "Larfleeze--"greedy, devious leader of the Orange Lanterns"--has hidden items throughout Gotham and Metropolis, waiting for the perfect time to ship them back to the forbidden territory of the Vega System and it's up to heroes and villains to hunt down the treasure.
Green Lantern Hal Jordan will direct heroes, while the menacing Sinestro will lead the villains in the rush to "locate the presents." Stealing "presents"? It's the closest thing the DC world has to a happy holiday season!
Read more: Details on the Holiday Update »
by Steve Watts, Nov 30, 2011 5:30pm PST
by Xav de Matos, Nov 22, 2011 2:15am PST
by Jeff Mattas, Nov 17, 2011 6:45pm PST
Sony Online Entertainment has announced "Lightning Strikes," DC Universe Online's second expansion pack, due out "later this year." It includes a host of goodies to enhance the superhero MMO, but the biggest additions are the introduction of Electricity Powers as the game's eighth power-set, as well as a new adventure for iconic hero The Flash.
Read more: Lightning Strikes and Flashes »
by Alice O'Connor, Nov 15, 2011 11:30pm PST
If it's been a while since you last kneeled before Zod, you may want to fire up DC Universe Online to check out the new raid launched today for the free-to-play MMORPG in Update 6: The Deadly Double Cross. As well as a fight against the cheeky Kryptonian, it adds new loot to covet.
Read more: Rise before Zod »
by Andrew Yoon, Nov 04, 2011 1:00am PDT
If you love something, set it free... because then tons of new people will be willing to give your game a chance. Sony Online Entertainment recently transitioned its DC Universe Online MMO into a free-to-play game, and has been rewarded with 120,000 new players since the relaunch.
According to SOE president John Smedley, there's been a 300 percent increase in the number of concurrent players online. However, the player boom has introduced a number of server problems.
Read more: 'Super servers' struggling »
by Xav de Matos, Oct 28, 2011 12:22am PDT
Today, during the DC Universe Online developer "live-cast," Sony Online Entertainment revealed that its super-powered MMO will go free-to-play on November 1.
SOE revealed in September that DC Universe Online would shift to a free-to-play model at some point this year. Since then, multiple updates have added content to the game. Users with "Legendary" memberships--priced at the game's normal $14.99 rate--will gain free access to updates.
Read more: Tiered pricing and limitations »
by Xav de Matos, Oct 05, 2011 2:00am PDT
Yesterday, Sony Online Entertainment teased the next update for DC Universe Online, claiming it would launch "soon." One day was soon enough, apparently, as "The Fate of the Fortress" update for the PC and PS3 MMO has been released.
Describing the fifth major update for the online title, SOE says 'Fate of the Fortress' will partner heroes and villains with "Superman, Lex Luthor and familiar Kryptonian characters" to take down Brainiac's latest plans to harness advanced Kryptonian technology and destroy the world.
Read more: Fate of the Fortress features »
by Xav de Matos, Oct 04, 2011 12:30am PDT
DC Universe Online's fifth game update is "coming soon," according to the game's official Facebook account. The "Fate of the Fortress" update is set to add a harder difficulty setting to the Hive Moon Base Alert with more loot, a new raid scenario, PvP arena, and more.
As the name would imply, the new raid will feature heroes and villains battling for the fate of Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
Read more: Kneel before Zod or Jor-El »
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