Fri Jul 18, 2008 — by Karl Cramer

E3 2008: 'DC Universe Online' Playable at SDCC

More news about DC Universe Online, including the first time the public can play it!

On the Cheap Ass Gamer E3 podcast, Robert “Shipwreck” Goode found out some great news from a PR rep for DC Universe Online, the highly anticipated comic book based MMO role-playing game. The game will be demonstrated at San Diego Comic-Con and the public can play it!

He also got some hands-on time with DCUO and reported it departs from the usual point-and-click play of MMOs like World of Warcraft. Playing more like a traditional PlayStation 3 game, he described it as an "action MMO."

Over at Massively.com, a gaming website devoted to all things MMO, they talked with the developer dynamic duo of SOE-Austin VP of development John Blakely and DCOU Creative Director Chris Cao.

Some of the highlights from that article include: 

• The storyline will explain why all these new heroes (you guys) start popping up.
• One PvP battleground is the "Tomb of Isis," which forces everyone to eventually team-up when a very angry Black Adam finds opponents fighting around his wife’s grave.
• The SDCC demo will be the “Brainiac Attacks!” event.
• Another event scenario will be “Thanagarians Invade.” Expect regularly released events, much like Warcaft holidays.
• They still haven’t finalized the business model (the cited reason why Microsoft canceled Marvel Universe Online). Play for free after buying the retail copy? A monthly fee? In-game ads plastered all over Metropolis? It’s anyone’s guess at this point. 

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