EDIT: Also, DESKTOP PORN.

DCUO: Update 7 lets players celebrate the holiday season

Over 120,000 new PC users registered to play DC Universe Online over the past two days.  This, of course, coincides with DCUO going free-to-play.  Not to mention, the game saw a 400% concurrent user increase according to John Smedley, Sony Online Entertainment’s President.

DC Universe Online is going free this month but not before a new update is released.  Game update 5, called The Fate of The Fortress, brings a new alert, a new raid, a new PvP arena, and dueling to the game.

DC Universe Online suiting up free-to-play version this October

Like Champions Online and the soon-to-be free City of Heroes, DC Universe Online will be a free-to-play MMO.  Just eight months after release, the superhero MMO will let gamers skip the subscription and play for free it they wish.

MMO News: DCUO DLC, STO going free, WoW adds new mounts

DC Universe Online is expanding, but it’s not with a free update.  Downloadable content is making the DCUO world larger with the introduction of a new power set and new gameplay scenarios.

Update 3 is now live for DCUO.  This update adds a new four-man alert with Ra’s al Ghul as the highlighted character this month.  With the new alert comes new loot like a full set of League of Assassin’s gear.  A new investigation set will also be added with a kabuki Ninja Mask as the reward. 

SOE details compensation for down time based on game, subscription type

MMO gaming is a serious business.  There is a massive (no pun intended) amount of money involved, hundreds of thousands of customers per game, and customers that play as a primary source of entertainment.  When a company like Sony Online Entertainment can’t run their games, everyone loses.