FROM MULTIPLAYER BLOG: Last week, I spoke to comics writer Marv Wolfman about his involvement in the DC Comics MMO “DC Universe Online.” (I did so after giving him grief about how he brought Optimus Prime back to life in less than stellar fashion back in the 80s — I’ll get into that later). Wolfman is a highly-regarded veteran comics writer whose most famous work is the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” mini-series that re-booted the DC Universe in the mid-80s.
Here’s what I learned about his involvement in the game and how the story is taking shape.
When I spoke to him, Wolfman hadn’t worked with the developers yet. What he had done is absorbed the high-end master-story for the game, which had been cooked up by fellow comics writer Geoff Johns. Wolfman was brought in to turn Johns’ story into actual missions.
Read more about Marv Wolfman and "DC Universe Online" at MultiplayerBlog.MTV.com.
FROM MULTIPLAYER: When I spoke with Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley last year, I asked if the company had any plans to make their MMOs more appealing to female players. He said, “We are going out of our way in ‘DC Universe Online’ because we saw that women were really the largest part of the audience for ‘The Dark Knight‘ [movie].”
Certainly the publicity and the widespread acclaim surrounding the latest Batman film couldn’t hurt, but creative director Jens Andersen and senior producer Wes Yanagi told me some specifics of how their game will appeal to the ladies.
Read more about the plan to make "DC Universe Online" video game more female-friendly at MultiplayerBlog.MTV.com.
FROM MULTIPLAYER: The creative director of upcoming MMORPG “DC Universe Online” insisted that Aquaman, perhaps the most mocked superhero in history, is a “badass,” but no swimming powers are in the game “at the moment.”
During a demo of “DC Universe Online” yesterday in a midtown Manhattan hotel, I spoke with the game’s creative director Jens Andersen about making the highly anticipated superhero MMO. One of the DC characters we talked about was Aquaman; the undersea superhero is often mocked for simply being a dude who can talk to fish. But he’s much more, said Andersen.
Read more about Aquaman in the "DC Universe Online" video game at MultiplayerBlog.MTV.com.
"DC Universe Online," the video game which will take Superman, Batman, and the rest of the company's stable of characters into the world of massively multiplayer online gaming, has added yet another popular comic book writer to its already high-profile creative team.
Comics veteran Marv Wolfman, probably best known for his 1980s run on "Teen Titans," will join well-known creators Jim Lee and Geoff Johns in scripting the eagerly anticipated game. Read more...
FROM MULTIPLAYER BLOG: Our game-lovin' sister site, Multiplayer, recently sat down with superstar comic book scribe Geoff Johns to talk about what's in store for the upcoming "DC Universe Online" game -- DC's foray into massively multiplayer online games, set for PC and PS3.
“Lots of gamers create their own characters," said Johns. "Everyone knows Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, but this game gets you more entrenched in the universe. You meet the Metal Men, or Doom Patrol, and everyone gets a chance to embody something different. I like the idea that your secret identity is really outside the computer. You’re a normal guy, and then when you log on to the game, you become the superhero.”
To read more of Geoff Johns' interview about what fans and gamers can expect from "DC Universe Online," head on over to the Multiplayer blog.
