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Tomorrow is a holiday here in the US which means that news might be slower than usual. However things will pick up later this week, thanks to a couple of press events that are popping up.

• Nexon America has released a nearly 30 minute video with update on all its games as well as comedy bits.
• It had to happen: Someone played Portal's Still Alive song via Minecraft's note blocks.
• Check out footage from the canceled third person action game Hero from the now defunct Midway Games.
• DC Universe Online is getting auction houses in its first big update.
• Check out footage from the upcoming fan-created Sonic 2 HD.

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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Another trailer for DC Universe Online has popped up, and this time it's an alert zone! The zone in question is OOlong Island, a small island in the Sotuh Seas that appears to be swarming with androids and other experiments. WIth mad scientists, elemental research, and a grinning egg on spider legs, it certainly looks like an interesting - if unintentionally hilarious - alert zone. As with Blüdhaven, this appears to be a zone based around finding and eliminating one dagnerous superhuman more than anything else, although this alert zone is not quite so steeped in DC lore.

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This week the PC gaming buying year gets its first major AAA title with a long awaited MMO title. We also get a RPG-RTS expansion pack that been years in the making (no lie) and an European imported action-adventure game.

DC Universe Online - Developer Sony Online, which already has a ton of MMO game experience, launched its latest subscription-based game. This time the setting is the vast DC Comics super hero setting where players will be able to create their own original super heroes and super villains and ally themselves with legendary characters like Superman, Batman, Joker and Lex Luthor.

During the Infinite Crisis even in DC continuity, the supervillain Chemo was dropped on the city of Blüdhaven, Nightwing's home city. It has been a while since the devastation, and the city is filled with toxic waste and mutated creatures everywhere. The latest trailer for DC Universe Online explores the efforts of the DC universe to clean up Blüdhaven, and it gives a good look into the mechanics of alert zones. It's also interesting to note that both heroes and villains want to clean up the city. Are the villains out to rebuild so that they can re-establish a base of power within the city? Who knows!

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In less than a week, DC Universe Online officially launches from developer Sony Online. But before that happens there's still one day of beta testing for the super hero-themed MMO. Later today the beta servers shut down in preparation for next week's launch. However before that happens Sony Online has a big beta ending events for its testers.

The game's official Facebook page announces that beta testers will be able to fight alongside either the good guys (Superman, Batman, etc) or as the bad guys (Lex Luthor, Joker, etc) in a final Battle of the Legends beta event. There's a full schedule for each of the game's beta servers on the Facebook page. A legend in the real world, comic book artist and DC Universe Online creative director Jim Lee, will be playing on the PC BETA 3 server as "Future Batman" starting at 9 pm Eastern time.

In related news DC Comics has posted up the first few pages for the first issue of DC Universe Online Legends, the 26 issue bi-weekly comic book that ties into the MMO. Issue 1 is due to ship to comic book stores in February.

PC gamers love role playing games in many different forms. Some prefer the huge sprawling single player RPGs while others like the fast pace of action-RPG titles. Still others like to gather with lots of friends and players in massively multiplayer RPGs. As Big Download continues our look into 2011's most anticipated PC games we give our picks for the top 10 RPG and related MMO games that we want most to play in the the next 12 months.

There are tons of sequels to previously released RPGs on this list. One developer, BioWare, has a whopping three games on this list. That includes perhaps the most anticipated MMO game launch in the post World of Warcraft world. Check out our top 10 list in order of their planned release date, plus two games that may or may not actually make it out in 2011, after the jump. You can also go back and check out our most anticipated 2011 games in the FPS and action categories.

DC Universe Online finally has a release date and after being delayed from a previously announced November 2010 release, developer/publisher Sony Online clearly wants to get its long awaited super hero MMO to the masses. In a new chat with IGN it was revealed that the game will be released on January 11. It's due out on January 14 for UK gamers.

The game will be coming out for both the PC and PS3 and will have 30 days of free online time with the game's purchase price of $49.99. Monthly subscription fees will be $15 but Sony Online is also offering a $199 lifetime subscription fee; basically the equivalent of paying the regular monthly fee for 13 months.

If you are familiar with the Batman comics, you'll get a wave of deja vu as you watch this newest DC Universe Online trailer. Set in Gotham, it's a simple showcase of all the different areas a player can visit. While it's said to be a flythorugh, this isn't quite accurate. After all, it doesn't seamlessly transition from area to area. The trailer gets out the major locations (Arkham Asylum, Crime Alley, ACE Chemicals) out of the way before going to the less well-known, but still very important, areas. If you want a glance at how Sony Online is treating the Batman mythos for their new MMO, here is your chance. There's nothing really fantastic about this one, though.

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