Sony to Introduce Green Lantern Expansion to DC Universe Online

Join the Corps this summer in "Fight for the Light," the first of SOE's micro-expansions.

Have you been playing DC Universe Online and just aching to get your hands on a Green Lantern's ring? This summer, Sony Online Entertainment brings your dreams to life, to an extent.

The announcement is a little vague, but it seems that players will only create characters inspired by the Lanterns, not actually be a Green Lantern themselves.

The expansion does, however, introduce a new power set into the game: Light. Players can look forward to interacting with Lantern-centric characters and engaging in three new scenarios:

S.T.A.R. Labs - Deep within S.T.A.R Labs, Brainiac seeks to control experimental devices that will allow him to harness the power source behind the Lantern Corps' rings. This attack throws the Lantern Corps into chaos, and players must join a fragile truce between the Green and Yellow Lantern Corps to bring the powerful devices back under S.T.A.R. Labs' control.

Coast City - Players must battle their way through the "City Without Fear" to Ferris Aircraft, the home of fighter ace Hal Jordan. Here they face the unbridled rage of the Red Lantern Corps in a showdown to save the city and the Universe.

Sciencells Prison - On the Green Lantern Corps' home planet Oa, heroes will join with Guy Gardner to stop a prison break that threatens to release the most feared prisoners of the Green Lantern Corps. Villains will fight alongside Sinestro as he attempts to release the Green Lantern Corps' greatest foes and retrieve the evil Lyssa Drak from her emerald powered prison cell.

"Fight for the Light" will be available for the PC and PS3 sometime this summer for $9.99.

Press Release

ATTENTION HUMANS OF EARTH: DC UNIVERSE ONLINE WANTS YOU FOR THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS!

SOE Expands the World of DC Universe Online with All-New Downloadable Content Pack

SAN DIEGO - July 11, 2011 - Sony Online Entertainment LLC (SOE) today announced the first Downloadable Content (DLC) pack for DC Universe Online (DCUO), "Fight for the Light." Featuring DC Comics favorite The Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and the introduction of the game's seventh power set - Light, the new downloadable content will be available this summer for both PC and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

"The Green Lantern has been a mainstay for DC Comics fans for more than 60 years, and is a fan favorite among our players," said Mark Anderson, Game Director of DC Universe Online. "We've listened to the feedback, and fans can now create their own Lantern-inspired characters including the use of light powers."

In addition to the new light power set, players will also be able to interact with Green Lantern based characters and content in DC Universe Online in these all-new gameplay scenarios:

S.T.A.R. Labs - Deep within S.T.A.R Labs, Brainiac seeks to control experimental devices that will allow him to harness the power source behind the Lantern Corps' rings. This attack throws the Lantern Corps into chaos, and players must join a fragile truce between the Green and Yellow Lantern Corps to bring the powerful devices back under S.T.A.R. Labs' control.

Coast City - Players must battle their way through the "City Without Fear" to Ferris Aircraft, the home of fighter ace Hal Jordan. Here they face the unbridled rage of the Red Lantern Corps in a showdown to save the city and the Universe.

Sciencells Prison - On the Green Lantern Corps' home planet Oa, heroes will join with Guy Gardner to stop a prison break that threatens to release the most feared prisoners of the Green Lantern Corps. Villains will fight alongside Sinestro as he attempts to release the Green Lantern Corps' greatest foes and retrieve the evil Lyssa Drak from her emerald powered prison cell.

Green Lantern offers another exciting superhero for PC and PS3 players to join forces with in their epic battles online, following DCUO's ongoing combat missions featuring other DC Comics legends such as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Joker and Lex Luthor.

DC Universe Online's "Fight for the Light" DLC pack will be available for download for $9.99 USD this summer for PC and PlayStation®3 players.

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

Anonymous

07/12/2011 at 05:29 AM

This game is a disaster. It's filled with bugs, all of the servers are dead even during peak hours. The community fourms are filled with people complaing about SONY failing to keep promises or meet promised free update content releases, but finding ways to pile on cash content while the game suffers. Avoid this game and more importantly, SOE at any and all costs.

ShyGuy

07/12/2011 at 02:26 PM

How would you do a Green Lantern ring? You would need something like Scribblenauts built in.

Jason Ross Senior Editor

07/12/2011 at 09:14 PM

In the Green Lantern game that's kind of a tie-in with the movie, it looked like the constructs were all pretty much pre-made, and the title was a brawler. I didn't watch it long at E3, it looked a little... not great and it was about to be in stores, anyway.

Looks like in this case, players don't get the actual rings, but rather, they play alongside lantern characters.