With talent like that of artist Jim Lee, writer Geoff Johns, and a cast of characters including Superman, Batman, Killer Croc, Harley Quinn, Commissioner Gordon, Green Lantern, Doomsday, the Joker, Scarecrow, Brainiac, and many more, it's clear Sony Online Entertainment is aiming to deliver a sprawling game that utilizes all the DC Comics universe has to offer. The game's called DC Universe Online, a massively multiplayer title in development for PC and PlayStation 3 platforms. IGN got a chance to go hands-on with a demo while attending Austin GDC.
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WTMG's Thomas Medina: "As far as I’m concerned, console MMOs have always been in a weird place. PC is where the main game is most popular. MMOs were born there, work best there, and have the vast majority of titles. Mobile is then next in line, with touchscreens and portability that adds something new while functioning well. Console gaming, on the other hand, is not portable (for the most part). Plus, it uses a controller, which is not the best instrument when your control scheme requires a thousand buttons and a cursor. That being said, there is an audience, and where there’s money to be made, publishers find a way. So here we are with some of the biggest console MMO games and how I feel they handled 2021. "
From Xfire: "A lot of video games are designed to make players feel like a superhero. However, very few actually feature superheroes or have players take on the role of a superhero. What makes this even worse is that there are even fewer superhero video games that can be considered good."
DC Universe looks fun as f*ck! (after seeing some exclusive footage on Crackle).
"Characters can walk up to objects like park benches, lamp posts, cars, and buses and pick them up off the ground, slam them into things or throw them clear into the distance. This type of combat option is likely to level up the more you play the game, letting you at first toss only smaller objects and eventually moving up to the larger stuff. It made for a pretty hectic battle scene, as multiple players were running around at once fighting the infected civilians and villains while cars and other debris routinely came flying overhead and exploding."
I don't know about you guys but THAT ALONE RIGHT THERE is pretty freaking awesome.
Will it be like Guild Wars where you pay for the game and theres no monthly subscription...or does SOE have a track record of subscription based games?
erm...Everquest 1 and 2, planet side,star wars galaxies and matrix online (the only ones that i know from them) all had monthly fees. Let's hope that on the ps3 they'll play nice :D