<s>
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
(	O
DCUO	B-Protocol
)	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
action	B-Application
combat	I-Application
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
the	O
fictional	B-Protocol
universe	I-Protocol
of	O
DC	O
Comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Dimensional	O
Ink	O
Games	O
and	O
co-published	O
by	O
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
and	O
WB	O
Games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
its	O
launch	O
day	O
,	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
is	O
named	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
thrown	O
into	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
with	O
the	O
first	O
experience	O
having	O
to	O
fight	O
their	O
way	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
Brainiac	O
spaceship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
is	O
working	O
to	O
make	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
more	O
interactive	O
than	O
standard	O
MMO	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
key	O
elements	O
which	O
include	O
a	O
leveling	O
system	O
,	O
raid	O
instances	O
,	O
endgame	O
progression	O
and	O
inventories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
actively	O
updating	O
through	O
Game	O
Updates	O
(	O
GU	O
)	O
and	O
Hotfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
offers	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
called	O
Episodes	O
which	O
expand	O
the	O
game	O
universe	O
with	O
new	O
,	O
more	O
difficult	O
missions	O
to	O
progress	O
that	O
provide	O
new	O
or	O
continuations	O
of	O
stories	O
already	O
existing	O
;	O
new	O
costume	O
styles	O
and	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
scarred	O
,	O
armored	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
commands	O
the	O
heroes	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Cyborg	O
,	O
Flash	O
,	O
Green	O
Lantern	O
,	O
Wonder	O
Woman	O
and	O
Green	O
Arrow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
culminates	O
with	O
the	O
death	O
of	O
Wonder	O
Woman	O
at	O
Luthor	O
's	O
hands	O
,	O
at	O
which	O
point	O
an	O
unshaven	O
,	O
weary	O
Superman	B-Application
hears	O
her	O
dying	O
screams	O
from	O
orbit	O
and	O
flies	O
to	O
Earth	O
to	O
confront	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Superman	B-Application
cradles	O
Wonder	O
Woman	O
's	O
dead	O
body	O
,	O
he	O
collapses	O
to	O
the	O
ground	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
revealed	O
that	O
Luthor	O
hid	O
Kryptonite	O
pellets	O
in	O
her	O
mouth	O
as	O
a	O
trap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luthor	O
impales	O
Superman	B-Application
with	O
a	O
kryptonite-tipped	O
spear	O
,	O
and	O
stands	O
back	O
to	O
proclaim	O
his	O
victory	O
only	O
to	O
see	O
Brainiac	O
's	O
war	O
fleet	O
fill	O
the	O
skies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scene	O
then	O
shifts	O
to	O
the	O
present-day	O
Watchtower	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
future	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
,	O
heavily	O
modified	O
with	O
Brainiac	O
technology	O
,	O
is	O
telling	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
the	O
present-day	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
Wonder	O
Woman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
arrive	O
at	O
the	O
portal	O
which	O
is	O
being	O
stabilized	O
by	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
(	O
whose	O
face	O
is	O
disfigured	O
and	O
arm	O
is	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
robotic	O
prosthetic	O
due	O
to	O
injuries	O
from	O
the	O
battle	O
of	O
villains	O
and	O
heroes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Batman	B-General_Concept
tells	O
Fracture	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
canister	O
that	O
contains	O
millions	O
of	O
exobytes	O
and	O
go	O
through	O
the	O
portal	O
,	O
while	O
attacking	O
the	O
Eradicators	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
buy	O
him	O
more	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Luthor	O
steps	O
into	O
the	O
portal	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
calls	O
to	O
Luthor	O
warning	O
that	O
"	O
I	O
'll	O
be	O
coming	O
for	O
you	O
"	O
to	O
which	O
Luthor	O
responds	O
"	O
No	O
,	O
you	O
wo	O
n't	O
"	O
and	O
activates	O
a	O
self-destruct	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
then	O
revealed	O
Future	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
survived	O
the	O
explosion	O
at	O
the	O
Fortress	O
of	O
Solitude	O
and	O
chased	O
Future	O
Luthor	O
through	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Future	O
Luthor	O
escapes	O
and	O
Future	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
follows	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
following	O
cut-scene	O
,	O
Future	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
is	O
said	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
last	O
hope	O
for	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
these	O
events	O
,	O
the	O
heroes	O
led	O
by	O
Future	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
villains	O
led	O
by	O
Future	O
Luthor	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Nexus	O
of	O
Reality	O
"	O
(	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
Multiverse	O
itself	O
)	O
both	O
fight	O
for	O
control	O
,	O
using	O
paradoxes	O
from	O
constant	O
time-travels	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
histories	O
of	O
iconic	O
characters	O
,	O
forcing	O
heroes	O
and	O
villains	O
to	O
work	O
parallel	O
to	O
each	O
other	O
,	O
changing	O
the	O
timelines	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
comic	O
centered	O
storylines	O
feature	O
"	O
Sons	O
of	O
Trigon	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Blackest	O
Night	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Amazon	O
Fury	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Halls	O
of	O
Power	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Bombshells	O
Paradox	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Bottle	O
City	O
of	O
Kandor	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Harley	O
Quinn	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Earth	O
3	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Teen	B-Device
Titans	I-Device
:	O
The	O
Judas	O
Contract	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Justice	O
League	O
Dark	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Dark	O
Nights	O
:	O
Metal	O
"	O
and	O
Birds	O
of	O
Prey	O
in	O
Episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
different	O
kind	O
of	O
MMO	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Hulk	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
Destruction	I-Application
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
inspirations	O
for	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EverQuest	B-Protocol
developers	O
Chris	O
Cao	O
and	O
Shawn	O
Lord	O
were	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2011	O
,	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
global	O
server	O
merge	O
implemented	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
consolidate	O
all	O
PC	B-Device
servers	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
servers	O
into	O
4	O
individual	O
servers	O
,	O
one	O
for	O
each	O
platform	O
per	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-2013	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
hosting	O
deal	O
,	O
accounts	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
PC	B-Device
version	O
were	O
sold	O
to	O
ProSiebenSat.1	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
were	O
still	O
capable	O
of	O
using	O
the	O
US	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
along	O
with	O
PlanetSide	B-Protocol
2	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
livestream	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
regional	O
servers	O
,	O
US	O
and	O
EU	O
would	O
receive	O
cross	B-Operating_System
play	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
players	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
able	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
version	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
server	O
,	O
only	O
divided	O
by	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
which	O
launched	O
on	O
two	O
separate	O
regional	O
servers	O
that	O
have	O
since	O
been	O
consolidated	O
into	O
one	O
XB	O
server	O
,	O
not	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
or	O
PS	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
restrictions	O
of	O
not	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
log	O
into	O
or	O
transfer	O
a	O
PS	O
account	O
on	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
has	O
been	O
maintained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
stated	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
would	O
shut	O
down	O
on	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2018	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
providing	O
a	O
better	O
experience	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Utilizing	O
the	O
same	O
PSN	O
,	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
player	O
can	O
access	O
their	O
account	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
set	O
for	O
Summer	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
released	O
two	O
separate	O
regional	O
USNS	O
and	O
EUNS	O
servers	O
on	O
August	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Daybreak	O
Austin	O
Studio	O
that	O
has	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
since	O
its	O
conception	O
would	O
become	O
their	O
own	O
studio	O
,	O
Dimensional	O
Ink	O
Games	O
,	O
that	O
will	O
continue	O
developing	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
a	O
new	O
high-profile	O
next-generation	O
action	B-Application
MMORPG	O
,	O
with	O
Daybreak	O
Games	O
Company	O
now	O
acting	O
in	O
a	O
publisher	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
showcase	O
their	O
ongoing	O
support	O
for	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
and	O
provide	O
new	O
content	O
that	O
enriches	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
,	O
Daybreak	O
Game	O
Company	O
has	O
released	O
44	O
Episodes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
episode	O
,	O
Fight	O
For	O
The	O
Light	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
episode	O
largely	O
continued	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
Brainiac	O
which	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
storylines	O
in	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Death	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
between	O
Episode	O
31	O
and	O
32	O
highlighting	O
Superman	B-Application
's	O
80th	O
anniversary	O
and	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Action	B-Application
Comics	O
#1000	O
as	O
a	O
celebration	O
,	O
provided	O
as	O
free	O
content	O
to	O
all	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
revolved	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
villain	O
Doomsday	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
features	O
of	O
this	O
episode	O
include	O
one	O
Solo	O
Challenge	O
,	O
one	O
Tier	O
9	O
raid	O
in	O
The	O
Death	O
of	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
new	O
daily	O
and	O
weekly	O
tier	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
open	O
world	O
zone	O
in	O
Doomed	O
Metropolis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Loosely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comics	O
saga	O
"	O
The	O
Judas	O
Contract	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
thirty-second	O
episode	O
,	O
Teen	B-Device
Titans	I-Device
:	O
The	O
Judas	O
Contract	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
18	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
revolved	O
around	O
players	O
interacting	O
and	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Teen	B-Device
Titans	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Titans	O
Tower	O
as	O
they	O
look	O
for	O
new	O
recruits	O
and	O
face	O
the	O
betrayal	O
of	O
Terra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
's	O
storyline	O
revolved	O
around	O
players	O
working	O
with	O
heroes	O
and	O
villains	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
in	O
order	O
to	O
fight	O
against	O
the	O
Dark	O
Knights	O
,	O
twisted	O
amalgamated	O
evil	O
versions	O
of	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
and	O
other	O
Justice	O
League	O
heroes	O
or	O
villains	O
from	O
the	O
Dark	O
Multiverse	O
while	O
also	O
fighting	O
a	O
metal	O
plague	O
infecting	O
the	O
city	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
's	O
storyline	O
revolves	O
on	O
completing	O
the	O
storyline	O
set	O
up	O
in	O
Metal	O
Part	O
I	O
,	O
with	O
Barbatos	O
appearing	O
once	O
the	O
world	O
has	O
been	O
brought	O
into	O
the	O
Dark	O
Multiverse	O
,	O
continuing	O
the	O
fight	O
against	O
new	O
and	O
returning	O
Dark	O
Knights	O
,	O
while	O
aiding	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
Hawkgirl	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Justice	O
League	O
to	O
save	O
earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
episode	O
's	O
storyline	O
revolved	O
around	O
players	O
working	O
with	O
heroes	O
and	O
villains	O
associated	O
with	O
the	O
Birds	O
of	O
Prey	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
to	O
search	O
for	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
after	O
LexCorp	O
Tower	O
is	O
supposedly	O
attacked	O
,	O
leading	O
into	O
a	O
search	O
for	O
what	O
plans	O
he	O
has	O
for	O
the	O
multiverse	O
,	O
while	O
finding	O
out	O
he	O
has	O
only	O
been	O
aiding	O
the	O
Justice	O
League	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
destroy	O
them	O
and	O
attain	O
source	O
energy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
episode	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
31st	O
Century	O
Metropolis	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
heroic	O
team	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Legion	O
of	O
Super-Heroes	O
and	O
Teen	B-Device
Titans	I-Device
of	O
present	O
day	O
,	O
with	O
characters	O
facing	O
off	O
against	O
Mordru	O
,	O
Emerald	O
Empress	O
and	O
Validus	O
(	O
who	O
appears	O
on	O
the	O
promotional	O
images	O
for	O
the	O
episode	O
)	O
,	O
plus	O
evil	O
and	O
mind	O
controlled	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Legionnaires	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
alongside	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
(	O
Thomas	O
Wayne	O
)	O
of	O
this	O
universe	O
,	O
Cyborg	O
,	O
The	O
Flash	O
and	O
Kid	O
Flash	O
to	O
set	O
things	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	O
Woman	O
,	O
Batman	B-General_Concept
,	O
Superman	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Lex	O
Luthor	O
(	O
who	O
Perpetua	O
betrayed	O
when	O
he	O
failed	O
her	O
)	O
are	O
what	O
stands	O
between	O
Perpetua	O
and	O
a	O
Multiversal-Armageddon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
January	O
each	O
year	O
(	O
starting	O
in	O
2017	O
)	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
anniversary	O
,	O
this	O
content	O
focuses	O
on	O
an	O
attack	O
by	O
the	O
Anti-Monitor	O
on	O
the	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
DC	O
Comics	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2010	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
releasing	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
:	O
Legends	O
,	O
a	O
52-issue	O
weekly	O
limited	O
series	O
(	O
along	O
the	O
lines	O
of	O
previous	O
similar	O
series	O
like	O
52	O
,	O
Countdown	O
to	O
Final	O
Crisis	O
and	O
Trinity	O
)	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
having	O
received	O
7/10	O
from	O
IGN	O
at	O
initial	O
launch	O
and	O
showing	O
further	O
improvement	O
with	O
8/10	O
from	O
IGN	O
after	O
its	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
18	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
number	O
one	O
revenue	O
generating	O
free-to-play	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
DC	B-Protocol
Universe	I-Protocol
Online	I-Protocol
had	O
419,000	O
monthly	O
active	O
players	O
and	O
40,000	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
