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The Heroes And Villains Of DC Universe Online Are A Crafty Bunch

8:30AM January 11, 2012 | Mike Fahey

Look folks, just because you’ve been granted superhuman powers that allow you to go toe-to-toe with the biggest names in the DC Universe doesn’t mean you can ignore your chores. In its latest free update DC Universe Online grants players the power to craft. More »


In Real Life

Is Nothing Kotaku’s Game Of The Year?

2:00AM December 29, 2011 | Owen Good

This may sound off-key coming from the guy who nominated the 12th edition of annual sports franchise for overall GOTY last year. But I’m inclined to say “None of the above,” this year. I prefer for these honours to truly mean the game, at minimum, was the best at what it did. This year’s big games, nearly all of them sequels, seem to arrive at that point more out of incumbency and the expectation that they would be a game of the year nominee. More »


PC

In DC Universe Online, Christmas Belongs To Larfleeze

10:00AM December 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

First DC Universe Online introduced the Green, Yellow, and Red Lanterns. Now, just in time for Christmas, they’re getting all greedy. The one and only Orange Lantern Larfleeze has appeared in game update seven, spreading Season’s Greedings to Gotham and Metropolis. More »


News

Next Batman Video Game Won’t Look Like Arkham City

6:00AM December 2, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

When I first heard about Gotham City Impostors, this lifelong Batman fan got very nervous. Part of it comes from the way the game’s premise rubs up uncomfortably against Caped Crusader canon. More »


PC

What Difference Did Going Free-To-Play Make For DC Universe Online?

8:20AM November 22, 2011 | Mike Fahey

We know that DC Universe Online‘s recent switch from subscription-based MMO to free-to-play added one million subscribers to the game in one week, but what does one million free players mean to the bottom line? How’s a 700 per cent increase in daily revenue, for starters? More »


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See Barry Allen Become The Flash In DC Universe Online’s Next Extension

11:30AM November 18, 2011 | Owen Good

Tour Central City, the home turf of The Flash, and go back in time to the moment Barry Allen became the Scarlet Speedster with “Lightning Strikes”, the second downloadable content extension for DC Universe Online. The package also delivers new Electricity Powers, the game’s eighth power set, for your character creation/re-spec. More »


PC

One Million Players Join DC Universe Online One Week After It Goes Free-to-Play

7:40AM November 12, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

We already know that over 120,000 PC users joined DC Universe Online in 24 hours after the Sony Online Entertainment title went free-to-play, but now the publisher’s revealing more about how big the shift has been for them. More »


PC

DC Universe Adds 120,000 Players After First Free-to-Play Day

2:30PM November 4, 2011 | Owen Good

Shifting to a free-to-play model yesterday, DC Universe Online opened the gates to the freeloading hordes. More than 120,000 signed up for the MMO said John Smedley, the president of Sony Online Entertainment. That figure’s for the PC, though. No word yet on PS3 enrollments. More »


PC

Fight Alongside DC’s Greatest Superheroes For Free

4:00AM November 3, 2011 | Mike Fahey

With yesterday’s addition to the PlayStation Network and today’s flipping of the switch on the PC version, DC Universe Online is now free-to-play. Sony Online Entertainment celebrates with the most exciting trailer you’ll see all… oh, never mind. More »


PC

Even DC Comics’ Assembled Heroes Can’t Resist Free-To-Play

12:40AM September 20, 2011 | Mike Fahey

It doesn’t matter if you’re a starship captain or one of Earth’s mightiest heroes; once you go massively multiplayer it’s only a matter of time before free-to-play finds you. Sony Online Entertainment’s DC Universe Online breaks free of subscription fees next month. More »