BATTLE THE FORCES OF THE UNDERWORLD IN DC UNIVERSE ONLINE’S AMAZON FURY PART II

Second Act of the ‘Amazon Fury’ Trilogy Brings Players to the Immortal Realm 

SAN DIEGO – Jan. 9, 2015 – Sony Online Entertainment LLC today announced the next chapter in DC Universe™ Online’s (DCUO) ‘Amazon Fury’ trilogy. In Amazon Fury Part II, the fight between Wonder Woman, Circe and the Amazon queen, Hippolyta, departs the mortal realm to the divine, where the action intensifies with the arrival of Ares and Hades.

DCUO’s 13^th DLC pack will be available for download on the PC, PlayStation^®3 and PlayStation^®4 systems early this year. 

STORYLINE: The Amazon War continues, and with the arrival of the powerful Gods, Ares and Hades, the War has spread beyond the mortal realm. In Amazon Fury Part II, players must battle alongside Wonder Woman or Circe through the depths of the shadowy underworld to discover what really happened to the Amazon Queen, Hippolyta.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT AMAZON FURY PART II:

• Ares the God of War, Hades the God of the Underworld, Cerberus and more from the mythologies make their debut appearance in DC Universe Online.
• Amazon Fury Part IIfeatures a variety of single and multiplayer adventures, including:
  • Three eight-player raids – Labyrinth of Lost Souls, Halls of Hades & Throne of the Dead
    • An Elite version of Throne of the Dead will be available to players that want an additional challenge
• Two four-player operations – Return to the Nexus & Act of Defiance
• One single-player mission – Heroes and Villains will be tasked with an important single-player mission in the open-world, Gotham Under Siege version of Gotham City
• The DLC includes new player rewards, such as themed base items, feats & collections, more skill points and new player gear.

JENS’ TAKE: “Amazon Fury Part II is the continuation of one of our deepest stories for DC Universe Online to date. With Wonder Woman, Circe, the Amazons, and some of DC Comics’ greatest mythological bad guys all duking it out, the second arc of this saga is sure to give fans an ultimate comic experience.” – Jens Andersen, DC Universe Online Senior Creative Director

MORE INFO FROM JENS: https://forums.station.sony.com/dcuo/index.php?threads/amazon-fury-part-ii-letter-from-spytle.233508/

AMAZON FURY PART I REFRESHER: In the first part of the Amazon Fury trilogy, Hippolyta blamed the mortal world for Brainiac’s attack on Paradise Island. The Queen of the Amazons led a counterstrike against Gotham with her new ally, Circe, forcing her own daughter, Wonder Woman, to rally an army of Amazons to defend the people of Gotham City and try to help Hippolyta see reason.

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DCUO’s Amazon Fury Part II DLC pack will be available this winter as a free download for Members and for purchase by non-members via 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 now available for the PC, the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system. DCUO Legendary access is available for a $14.99 monthly fee.

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