DC Universe Online – Comic Con Demo
Posted on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010 and filed under Game News.
The beta for DC Universe Online will be starting soon, and the official release date is Nov. 2, 2010. It will be for PC and PS3. You will be creating your own superhero in this game, akin to City of Heroes. The cool part though, is that you will be able to interact with the established DC heroes and villains.
However, the difference between this game and City of Heroes is that you will start with your super powers, and leveling helps to tweak them. Also, if you freeze someone in place, they will turn into a block of ice, rather then just be ensnared with a small “root” visual. You can then pick up and throw the player. This is interesting, because in utilizing special powers, the game is dynamically creating objects, rather then just using visual effects.
In the playable demo at Comic-Con, you had to protect the Batcomputer in the Batcave from the Joker and Harley. You fight along side Batman, and lose points when the computer is damaged, or you or Batman are knocked out (which only incapacitates you for a short time).
Champions Online: The new superhero MMORPG from Cryptic Studios!
Posted on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 and filed under Game News.Five years after the release of City of Heroes: the very first superhero MMORPG Cryptic Studios bring us Champions Online. It looks as though the key features separating this from it’s predecessor are better player customization and powers. As far as graphics are concerned they’re nearly identical, as the game uses a modified version of the original engine. This game has created some hype since it’s E3 debut last year, after Cryptic bought out NCSoft. Well we’ve finally reached the release date (September 1st) and there’s a new trailer which has surfaced on the web. Check it out!
-Christian
