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Every villain needs a place to bunk down for the night, and this trailer for DC Universe Online shows off one of these spots. A supervillain lair with a nightclub facade, it appears to be the safe spot for many underworld baddies, with the prominent Two-Face making a cameo appearance. beyond that, it's characteristic of any MMO hub zone: mail, vendors, questgivers, and queues for instancing and PvP. Nothing particularly special, except perhaps in the lore.

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Arkham Asylum was one of our favorite games of 2009, so it only follows that Arkham City will likely be one excellent game as well. This trailer depicts Batman as he swoops throughout the new open environments, encountering characters such as Catwoman, Two-Face, and Harley Quinn. It's decidedly light on cutscenes and heavy on action, which is always the kind of trailer that we love. Mechanics are king, after all. Plus, it shows off the prominently featured new cast in motion and some of Batman's new take-downs.

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Details on the game are still unannounced other than the fact that it will be a multiplatform release (a PC release seems likely) with the first episode due out in the first quarter of 2012.

Batman Arkham City will certainly be getting a lot more promotion and marketing than its 2009 action game predecessor Batman Arkham Asylum. One example of that is today's announcement of a Batman Arkham City six part comic book mini-series from DC Comics. The mini-series will start in May and will be written by Paul Dini who also wrote the script for both games. The artwork will come from Carlos D'Anda who helped with the concept art for the Batman Arkham Asylum game.

The storyline for the comic book will take place one year after the events of Batman Arkham Asylum and bridges the gap between the events of the two games as we see the shutdown of Arkham Asylum and the rise of the larger Arkham City to house Gotham City's worst criminals. In addition to the printed comic book mini-series, DC Comics plans to digitally release 8 page interludes in between issues of the comic that will put the spotlight on some of Batman's many enemies.

Given all of the in-game footage we've seen of DC Universe Online, the developers are certainly welcome to throw in a cinematic trailer. They've done just that, and the result is this highly-polished cinematic detailing the events leading to lux Luthor's arrival in the past. With a futuristic Batman, menacing robots, a new (and quickly dispatched!) hero, and Lux Luthor's treachery, it hits the sweet spot for DC Comics lovers out there. The visuals are also quite excellent, especially all the particle effects and fluid movements.

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If you have bought DC Universe Online and like the recently launched super hero MMO you might want to check out this little tidbit. Publisher Sony Online has announced that beginning on February 8 both new and current players can switch over to a new three month online pricing plan for $29.99. That's a 25 percent savings over the normal price of $41.99 for the three month plan.

What's the catch? Players of the game can only sign on for the new pricing plan for a limited time. Players who bought the game will have to switch over to the discount three month plan before their included 30 day free subscription runs out or by March 1 (whichever comes first) or they will have to wait until their current pricing plan ends to get the $29.99 fee. The good news is that the rate will stay for as long as you subscribe to DC Universe Online.

DC Universe Online has been live for less than a month but as promised developer Sony Online is prepping for the super hero MMO's first major content. According to the Associated Press, players of the game will be able to check out a story line later this month that features Batman's feline foe/friend/lover Catwoman where she will be trying to rob some artifacts at the Gotham City Museam. Catwoman will also be added as a character to the game's arena style PvP.

The game will also add a new raid that centered around Batman's Batcave for higher level players and in a Valentine's Day event players will have to deal with the love goddess Aphrodite. In a related note today comic book stores get the first issue of the 26 issue bi-weekly mini-series DC Universe Online Legends. The first issue has also been released via DC Comic's downloadable service with a special cover which you can see after the jump:

The two latest trailers for the now-released DC Universe Online are interesting. While they appear at first to be complete opposites, that is, in fact, how they are connected. The first, above, is a brief rundown of the tutorial zone through the eyes of a new player. He (or she) must flee Brainiac's ship with the aid of The Oracle, and rendezvous with Superman along the way. The second, after the cut, covers the endgame dungeons and raids, including the wrapping up of the Brainiac plotline in the Batcave. If you're curious how your game will look at the start and at its conclusion, these two trailers will show you!

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DC Universe Online launched earlier this week and so far there haven't been any major hiccups reported for Sony Online's super hero MMO game. In fact the game's PvP features are so popular that Sony Online has already launched two more PvP servers to keep up with the demand. Our sister site Massively has more info on that move with a new interview with Sony Online's Chris Cao.

So now that the game is now out in the open, what's next? Eurogamer chatted with Sony Online head man John Smedley who said that players in DC Universe Online can expect regular updates to the game. He states, "... the plans are about a month out you can start expecting major pieces of content and major new features to come in. We'll be adding all kinds of cool stuff." He wouldn't cop out to exactly what new content and features will be added but did say, "The monthly subscription fee means players can expect a lot of new content from us. And I say a lot - I really mean that."

DC Universe Online launches today, and those that decide to delve into the DC continuity with characters of their own will find a plethora of goodies awaiting them. This trailer doesn't really show any of that, though. It's mostly a pretty CGI trailer mixed with some normal gameplay footage, and while it's not that informative, it definitely gives us a good general feel of the game. DC Universe Online is a game that wants you to feel the weight of both combat and the story, and this trailer definitely gives that impression!

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