Sony Online's in-development DC Universe MMORPG title is going to be released in 2010 according to the game's lead writer.

"It launches I think in early 2010, it could be late 2009," said comics writer Geoff Johns.

He also stated that the title should look deep into the DC comic backlog to bring more to the table than other DC titles, "Everyone knows Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, but this game gets you more entrenched in the universe," said Johns. "You meet the Metal Men, or Doom Patrol, and everyone gets a chance to embody something different."

Currently the Screenshots of the game look a little lack lustre, and even with all the characaters DC has to offer, I'm not sure if the game could support 11 million players like another MMO I know of.

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