Official Site:Â DC Universe Online
Studio:Â SOE, now Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â January 11, 2011
Genre:Â Superhero Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC, PS3, PS4
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Champions Online and DC Universe Online bring back their Halloween events
How, exactly, does a superhero -- a person who has to wear a costume -- celebrate a holiday when people wear costumes? By wearing...
DC Universe Online kicks off the Witching Hour event for spooky celebration
As soon as you think about skeletons, they stop being particularly scary as monsters; they're just human beings without muscles or anything. A skeleton on fire...
One Shots: An oldie but a goodie
Last week's screenshot challenge to share pictures of older MMOs that still check out (visually, I mean) resulted in a small avalanche of Lord...
DC Universe Online celebrates 80 years of Batman with its 2019 Batman Day event
Yesterday, September 21st, was the third Saturday of September, which was officially Batman Day. This year's celebration is extra special owing to the fact...
The Game Archaeologist: The day Dungeons and Dragons Online dropped the free-to-play bomb
By 2009, the MMORPG genre had firmly established a norm for its business model. For over a decade, a monthly subscription -- usually $15...
DC Universe Online is going live with its most Metal update today
Yes, today is the day when DC Universe Online truly goes metal. Not because the update brings with it new headbanging mechanics and a surfeit...
Leaderboard: Do you buy the ‘Grand Daybreak Unification’ theory?
Yesterday, MMO blogger Wilhelm Arcturus of The Ancient Gaming Noob dropped a fun conspiracy theory in the comments of our piece on EVE Online...
Daybreak registers a domain name for its possible splinter studio Rogue Planet Games
While all we've got is registrations and assumptions, it certainly looks like Daybreak Games is moving forward with some form of business plans. Our...
Daybreak previews DC Universe Online’s ‘Metal Part I’ update ahead of its September 12 launch
The last couple of news items to come out of DC Universe Online have been so much about game mechanics that it was almost...
DC Universe Online will be consolidating Artifact Catalysts with Game Update 97
In what appears to be DC Universe Online's continued effort to refine its systems, the devs have unveiled plans to consolidate Artifact Catalysts with...
DC Universe Online shares plans to adjust weapons and artifacts
The so-called Precision meta needs some work if a dev blog from the folks at DC Universe Online is to be believed. In order...
Massively Overthinking: The first 10 minutes of an MMO
So here's the thing about Elder Scrolls games: Most of them start out with the same hook. From Morrowind to Oblivion to Skyrim, you...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 233: What WoW Classic slouches toward Bethlehem?
Justin and Bree discuss WoW and WoW Classic, LOTRO, Square Enix, Aion, DCUO, and Legends of Aria, with adventures in Chronicles of Spellborn, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on newbie onboarding and MMO end-of-life strategy.
First impressions of DC Universe Online – on the Nintendo Switch
Last week, DC Universe Online became one of the only MMOs on the Nintendo Switch, prompting many gamers to give it a look or...
DC Universe Online drops on the Nintendo Switch today with GU96
It's about to be a good day for MMO players who've always wanted to play superheroes on their Nintendo handheld, as DC Universe Online's...
DC Universe Online launches on the Switch tomorrow – here’s the official ‘Getting Started’ guide
For Nintendo Switch players, tomorrow will mark the start of DC Universe Online's availability for the console. For everyone else, it will be Tuesday....
The Justice League turns dark in today’s DC Universe Online patch
Today DC Universe Online is stepping up its game with its Justice League Dark update. The centerpiece of this patch is the debut of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 230: A tale of geeks and gamers (and the Legends of Aria interview)
Justin and Bree are joined by Legends of Aria's Derek Brinkmann for a deep-dive into the launch patch, plus we discuss Villagers & Heroes, SWTOR, Neverwinter, DCUO, and WoW, with a mailbag topic about City of Heroes' spiritual successors.
DC Universe Online soars onto the Nintendo Switch on August 6
From Metropolis to Gotham, the world of DC Universe Online will soon be available in the palm of your hand when the game comes...
Daybreak filed for yet another studio trademark just a week ago
Last week, we covered some odd happenings over at the MMORPG company formerly known as SOE and now known as Daybreak, and today we've...
