PC

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

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.


November 3, 2011
PC

Fight Alongside DC’s Greatest Superheroes For Free

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.


September 20, 2011
PC

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

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.


September 2, 2011
PC

Green Lantern’s Light Shines In DC Universe Online Next Week

The first major dose of downloadable content for DC Universe Online, Fight for the Light goes live on September 6 in the U.S., with active subscribers donning green and yellow rings without having to pay a dime. Time to resubscribe!


August 6, 2011
PC

As DC Universe Online Merges Into "Megaservers," Which Hero Will Keep His Name?!

Four “Megaservers” unifying DC Universe Online by platform and region will deploy on Monday, offering larger populations for raids, alerts and other missions, as well as swapping between PvP and PvE on demand.


August 4, 2011
PlayStation

DC Universe Online Brings Multitude Of Heroes To Fortress Of Solitude

DC Universe Online‘s latest game update delivers a new group raid in Superman’s hideout, and tunes up the difficulty in the old one at Batman’s crash pad. It’s available now for the game on PS3 and PC.


July 31, 2011
In Real Life

Why Jim Lee Can’t Reveal His True Character In D.C. Universe Online

Nearly everyone who plays DC Universe Online has an anecdote about spending a good hour or more in its character creation stage, fine-tuning the costume, getting the colours and powers just right, and then taking a deep breath at the name-generation screen and hoping no one’s taken it yet.


July 22, 2011
PC

Bane, A Giant Green Baseball, Shows Up In The New DC Universe Screens

Turns out it is easy being green. The newest DC Universe images give us a pretty good idea of what’s possible with the green guy’s powers in the new Fight for the Light update. Giant fists too traditional? Why not put your enemy into a man-sized green baseball?


July 12, 2011
PC

Green Lantern’s Light Comes At A Price In DC Universe Online

To become a member of DC Comic’s Green Lantern Corps, a being must be willful beyond imagining and fearless to a fault. Should they meet that criteria and the time be right, one of the fabled power rings may just find its way to them.


July 1, 2011
PlayStation

D.C. Universe Online Adds Microtransaction Support

D.C. Universe Online has launched something called the “DCUO Marketplace,” and while its shelves are pretty bare, what it could portend down the line is worth paying attention, if not cash.