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3:20AM Mike Fahey | Sony Online Entertainment didn’t just release a new batch of DC Universe Online screenshots and concept art for Bizarro, who is not a clone of Superman gone horribly wrong. More »
DC Universe Online Gets Bizarro
3:20AM Mike Fahey | Sony Online Entertainment didn’t just release a new batch of DC Universe Online screenshots and concept art for Bizarro, who is not a clone of Superman gone horribly wrong. More » 
Culture
“Video Game Conventions Let Down The Super-Hero Genre”
5:00AM Stephen Totilo | Batman notwithstanding, most super-heroes are too powerful to fit well in standard video games, so say some veteran gaming reporters, following a discussion hatched at nearby urinals. More »
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Factor 5 Officially Shuttered
12:20AM Mike Fahey | There were layoffs and rumours of studio closings, but now it’s finally confirmed. According to the company website, the San Rafael-based Factor 5 studio has officially closed its doors. More »
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What Factor 5’s Superman Once Looked Like…
11:40AM Michael McWhertor | Lair and Rogue Squadron developer Factor 5 was hard at work on a Superman video game before it contracted a near-fatal case of Brash Entertainment Publishing Agreement Syndrome. This is what that game looked like. More »
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Doomsday Strikes DC Universe Online
3:20AM Mike Fahey | Sony Online Entertainment reveals the first “case” for DC Universe Online, which gives players a chance to go toe-to-toe with Doomsday – the villain that killed Superman. More »New Details On DC Universe Online
12:20AM Mike Fahey | With Marvel Universe Online canned by Microsoft, the only hope comic book geeks like myself have to see their favourite men-in-tights in an MMO setting is Sony Online Entertainment’s DC Universe Online for the PC and PS3. The latest issue of Edge magazine has the scoop on the heroes versus villains title, and while you can’t be Superman you might just get a chance to punch him right in his stupid Kryptonian face. At its core it sounds very City of Heroes. Pick your alignment and powers, including movement abilities like flying and teleporting, and then run about locations like Metropolis and Gotham City (both confirmed in-game) and fight and/or cause crime. As you level up your basic power set is enhanced with further abilities to mimic the natural superhero learning curve. More »
