SOE has announced the seventh installment of DLC for DC Universe Online (DCUO) this week with Origin Crisis. The new DLC will trek players through time and into alternate realities with Batman or Lex Luthor as they try to alter the origins of the heroes and villains of the DC universe. The new DLC will also feature new high-level solo and multiplayer missions, new raids and operations, the Quantum Controller power set, Tier 5 gear, and more.

DCUO: Origin Crisis launches in May and will be free to Legendary members and available to other players via the Station Marketplace. Check out Creative Director Jens Andersen’s latest letter for more details.

THE FABRIC OF REALITY IS IN JEOPARDY IN THE LATEST DLC FROM DC UNIVERSETM ONLINE: ORIGIN CRISIS

Heroes and Villains Wage War Across Time With Batman and Lex Luthor in Game's Next DLC Pack

SAN DIEGO - April 10, 2013 - Sony Online Entertainment, LLC (SOE) today announced the next chapter in the DC Universe™ Online (DCUO) story - Origin Crisis. DCUO's seventh downloadable content (DLC) pack will offer new high-level multiplayer and solo adventures, and send players battling through time and alternate realities with Batman or Lex Luthor as they attempt to save or alter the origins of important Heroes and Villains. Origin Crisis will also introduce DCUO's newest power set -- Quantum! The new DLC will be available in May for download on the PC and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

"It is really interesting to explore 'what if' scenarios, and we cannot wait for our players to experience the twists Origin Crisis will introduce to the story in DCUO," said Jens Andersen, Creative Director, DC Universe Online. "In this DLC, players will travel through time to play out alternate histories and futures. What would happen to Metropolis if Superman worked for Lex Luthor? What if Bruce Wayne became an evil assassin instead of a vigilante? These are the stories and realities that the players will experience and influence."

Origin Crisis offers players a fresh narrative with increased thrills and dangers. Brainiac has been defeated, but the war is not over. This new chapter will offer Heroes and Villains an array of adventures through new Raids and Operations as Future Lex Luthor and Future Batman wage a war through time and the very fabric of reality. The two will muster their forces in an attempt to change foundational events in the lives of iconic characters and alter their futures. As the story unfolds, players will have access to an assortment of new multiplayer adventures and solo simulations.

Origin Crisis will feature:

• New Quantum Controller Power Set - Manipulate time, control gravity and twist the very fabric of space itself!
• Two challenging new Raids
• Two new Hero Origin Operations
• Two new Villain Origin Operations
• Iconic Anomalies - Two new Solo Simulation Challenges 
• New Gear, including Tier 5 PvE Gear and new Iconic-inspired Gear
• New Feats, Collections and Trophies

DCUO's Origin Crisis 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 Sony Online Entertainment LLC

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About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

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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.