Sony Online Entertainment showcasing Free Realms, DC Universe Online
SAN DIEGO — Video game fans can get an up-close look at two MMORPGs from Sony Online Entertainment at Comic-Con: Free Realms, available now, and DC Universe Online, release date to be determined.
Margaret Krohn, apprentice game designer with SOE, said Free Realms took elements of lots of other kinds of games and melds them into a deep, immersive online game. The game, which is free to play, lets gamers choose from a large list of jobs and tasks. If you get bored of one particular kind of job, you aren’t stuck with it — you can switch.
SOE staff said Free Realms has close to 5 million users and is a family-friendly game.
DC Universe Online has been in development for a while, as I played a version of it at last year’s Comic-Con. It continues to near completion, but it won’t come out until it’s ready, said Herb Ellwood, senior UI designer for the game.
The game will feature a fully built out Metropolis and Gotham City, and every item in the game comes from a DC Comic, except for the player-created characters. However, those characters will still fit in the DC style, as every item that can be used to create a character was approved by artist Jim Lee.
- Matt Price
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WOW! THIS GUNNA ROCK, Year of the MMOs which is:
1. DC Universe Online
2. Marvel Universe Online
3. The Agency
4. Lego Universe
5. FreeRealms
6. Champions Online
7. Runescape
8. World of Warcraft
9. Club Penguin
10. EverQuest II
These are my personal Favourite MMOs of 2009!