Heroes And Villains Battle Across Gotham City And Metropolis In DC Universe™ Online's Next DLC Pack

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced that Hand of Fate, the fifth downloadable content (DLC) pack for DC Universe™ Online (DCUO), will be available for download on the PC and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system this September. Hand of Fate will challenge players to return to Gotham City and Metropolis to experience high-level, team-focused Operations that span the iconic cityscapes. This DLC will also provide players with new Utility Belt Attachments and introduce magic-powered Legends PvP characters, as well as a multitude of exhilarating new side missions.

"Hand of Fate is serial in nature and features massive, team-oriented Operations," said Jens Andersen, creative director on DC Universe Online. "We want to provide players with unique Hero and Villain experiences that immerse them in the most iconic DC Comics locations: Gotham City and Metropolis. What we hope players find in this DLC are emergent game play moments that challenge and reinvigorate them in the open world."

Hand of Fate will throw players into hours of new adventures and content:

    --  Utility Belt Attachments - Utility Belt Attachments will expand the
        trinket load-out from one to up to four slots, allowing players to equip
        multiple trinkets and consumables at once. All Utility Belt Attachments
        have at least two slots, while some also have upgradeable slots! Utility
        Belt Attachments give players more flexibility and options in the heat
        of combat without having to swap out items.
    --  New Legends Characters - Hand of Fate will introduce the first arcane
        characters to Legends PvP. The Lord of Order, Doctor Fate and the
        treacherous sorcerer Felix Faust make their playable debut in Legends
        PvP as magic-wielding hand-blasters who conjure powerful spells and
        summon allies to their aid.
    --  Operations - Six intense new episodes designed for group play - three
        Heroic and three Villainous - will be unleashed upon players under the
        direction of Doctor Fate and Felix Faust. Heroes will be called to help
        the Lords of Order protect innocent souls from the forces of darkness.
        Villains must complete perilous missions for Felix Faust to reap his
        rewards.
    --  Side Missions - As players battle through the six Operations, numerous
        side missions will arise that take players all over Metropolis, Gotham
        City, and beyond, pitting them against previous adversaries and new
        dangers that have arisen.

DCUO's Hand of Fate DLC pack will be a free download for the game's Legendary members and will be available for purchase to Free and Premium players via the PlayStation®Network, the in-game Marketplace, or for PC players via the DCUniverseOnline.com website.

DCUO is licensed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on behalf of DC Entertainment. For more information about DCUO, visit www.DCUniverseOnline.com.

About DC Universe Online
Lex Luthor has traveled back through time with news of a dire future: While the heroes and villains spent years battling amongst themselves, Brainiac has been feeding on their powers, building strength to return to Earth and destroy humanity. To change the future, Lex has come back to set off a device that bestows super powers to thousands of every-day citizens and give humanity a fighting chance. Can Brainiac be stopped, or is this another nefarious Lex Luthor plot?

For the first time, players and fans will be able to enter the DC Universe as an active force for good or evil. A massively multiplayer experience, DC Universe Online delivers unparalleled high-energy, physics-powered combat that brings the player's extraordinary powers to life.

DC Universe Online was created in the artistic vision of legendary comic book artist Jim Lee, and set within a world created by famous DC writers including Geoff Johns and Marv Wolfman.

Rated T for Teen with Mild Blood, Mild Language, Mild Suggestive Themes and Violence, DC Universe Online is available for the PC and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. DCUO Legendary access is available for a $14.99 monthly fee.

About SOE
Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) is a recognized worldwide leader in massively multiplayer online games. Best known for its blockbuster hits and franchises, including EverQuest(®), EverQuest(®) II, Champions of Norrath(®), PlanetSide(®), Free Realms(®), Clone Wars Adventures™ and DC Universe Online™, SOE creates, develops and provides compelling online entertainment for a variety of platforms. SOE is building on its proven legacy and pioneering the future of online worlds through creative development and inspired gameplay design for audiences of all ages. To learn more, visit www.soe.com.

SOE, the SOE logo, EverQuest, Champions of Norrath, PlanetSide and Free Realms are registered trademarks of Sony Online Entertainment, LLC. All other trademarks and trade names are properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About DC Entertainment:
DC Entertainment, home to iconic brands DC Comics (Superman, Batman, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman, The Flash), Vertigo (Sandman, Fables) and MAD, is the creative division charged with strategically integrating its content across Warner Bros. Entertainment and Time Warner. DC Entertainment works in concert with many key Warner Bros. divisions to unleash its stories and characters across all media, including but not limited to film, television, consumer products, home entertainment and interactive games. Publishing thousands of comic books, graphic novels and magazines each year, DC Entertainment is the largest English-language publisher of comics in the world. In January 2012, DC Entertainment, in collaboration with Warner Bros. and Time Warner divisions, launched We Can Be Heroes--a giving campaign featuring the iconic Justice League super heroes--to raise awareness and funds to fight the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa.

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