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New Episode: Justice League Dark Cursed

[h2]New Episode: JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK CURSED[/h2]

A powerful curse is burning through the world's most powerful magic users, escalating their powers to dangerously violent extremes! Hoping Batman can take on the hard work, John Constantine's transported his House of Mystery to overlook Gotham Cemetery, where he and it are now under attack.

Who - or what - is the source of this terrible curse? Is magic itself doomed? Will Constantine’s cheeky imposition land him in hot water with the Caped Crusader? Constantine and Zatanna have personally asked for your help.

For a limited time, special event versions of all content will be available to players level 20+! Look for these Event versions in the On Duty menu.

This episode and all episodes are free for all players.

New Open World Missions – Cursed Gotham City

Look for Cursed Gotham in your Warp Menu or use the teleporter in the House of Legends
New Daily and Weekly missions in Cursed Gotham City
Minimum Level: 20

New Solo – JLDC: Town Square Theater
Wonder Girl was visiting Zatanna's rehearsal when Hecate unleashed her forces on the Town Square Theater, and the two of them got separated!

Open your On Duty Menu and look for JLDC: Town Square Theater under Tier 6 for of the 1 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 402
For the Event Version – look for JLDC: Town Square Theater (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Alert – JLDC: Cursed House of Mystery
Break down The Demon Etrigan's wards blanketing the House of Mystery to free the trapped members of the JLD from Hecate's Curse!

Open your On Duty Menu and look for JLDC: Cursed House of Mystery under Tier 6 of the 4 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 402
For the Event Version – look for JLDC: Cursed House of Mystery (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Raid – JLDC: Cursed Themyscira
Rendezvous with Wonder Woman and Circe in Themyscira to confront Hecate and put a stop to her magical meddling.

Open your On Duty Menu and look for JLDC: Hecate’s Magic under Expert Tier 6 of the 8 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 402
For the Event Version – look JLDC: Cursed Themyscira (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Gear, Feats and More

Earn new episode currency: Tarot Cards!
New Augments: Cursed Skulls!
Acquire new gear inspired by Wonder Girl and Deadman!
Plus collect new feats, collections, and more!

New Artifact: Brand of Hecate: Mark of the Witch-Goddess' curse manifesting across every phase of life

While in the Controller role, use the Brand of the Moon to mark enemies with the Blood Moon Brand and damage them over time for a percentage of your Vitalization and Might if they are debuffed
Marking enemies gives you stacks of Might and Vitalization buffs that also give Power Cost Reduction at certain thresholds
Use the Harvest Moon Cull to remove the mark and damage up to 8 enemies that are marked by Blood Moon Brand for a percentage of your Vitalization and Might, and restore Power to 3 group members

New Ally: Summon the Mistress of Magic, Zatanna, to help you in combat!

In combat she launches dazzling lights that damage, stun, and reduce outgoing damage of enemies!
Her Arcane Battery allows her to increase the damage of your summoned pets
Her Out of the Hat spell summons a random animal companion to apply a buff of power reduction, a shield, increase your movement speed and critical chance, or increase your might and precision

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Questions or comments? Join the discussion on the official forums.

New Episode: SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM

New Episode: SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM

Dakota City is in chaos. Heroes are going missing. Static and Rocket send out the call for help, and only you can answer. Dive into the worlds of the Milestone Universe to uncover the secret behind these disappearances.

Shock to the System features new daily and weekly Open World missions and bosses, with normal and elite versions of a Duo, Alert, and Raid.

For a limited time, special event versions of all content will be available to players level 20+ as well! Look for these Event versions in the On Duty menu.

This episode and all episodes are free for all players.

New Open World Missions – Dakota City

Look for Dakota City in your Warp Menu or use the teleporter in the House of Legends
New Daily and Weekly missions in Dakota City
Minimum Level: 20

New Duo – Shock to the System: Abandoned Subway

Meet with Static to confront Ebon in his lair and convince him stop his latest attacks against Dakota City.

Open your On Duty Menu and look for Shock to the System: Abandoned Subway under Tier 6 of the 2 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 385
For the Event Version – look for Shock to the System: Abandoned Subway (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Alert – Shock to the System: Meta-Therapy Clinic

Meet up with Static and Ebon to investigate what's going on in the suspicious Meta-Therapy Clinic.

Open your On Duty Menu and look for Shock to the System: Meta-Therapy Clinic 3 under Tier 6 of the 4 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 385
For the Event Version – look Shock to the System: Meta-Therapy Clinic (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Raid – Shock to the System: Terrorium
Join Static and Rocket in Desaad's Terrorium for the final fight against DeSaad.

Open your On Duty Menu and look for Shock to the System: under Expert Tier 6 of the 8 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 385
For the Event Version – look for Shock to the System: Terrorium (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Gear, Feats and More

Earn new event currency: Meta-Clinic IDs and Encrypted Schematics!
New Artifact and Augments!
Acquire new gear inspired by Rocket and Ebon!
Plus collect new feats, collections, and more!

New Emotes Vendor and Style Menu

Open your style menu to equip 8 of your favorite Emotes for quick use
Open the new Emotes Wheel by holding Left CTRL or D-Pad Down to quickly use your equipped emotes
Visit Plastic Man in the House of Legends to purchase emotes from other personalities
Added ability to preview emotes in the Styles Menu

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Episode 44: The Sins of Black Adam

[h2]New Episode: THE SINS OF BLACK ADAM[/h2]

Black Adam means to make a deal with Neron in the Underworld, but the costs may be more than he or the world can bear. Now it is up to you to travel to Kahndaq and assist in righting his wrongs.

The Sins of Black Adam features new daily and weekly Open World missions, with normal and elite versions of a Solo, Alert, and two Raids.

For a limited time, special event versions of all content will be available to players level 20+ as well! Look for these Event versions in the On Duty menu.

This episode and all episodes are free for all players.

New Episode: The Sins of Black Adam

New Open World Missions – Infernal Kahndaq

Look for Infernal Khandaq in your Warp Menu or use the teleporter in the House of Legends
New Daily and Weekly missions in Infernal Kahndaq
Minimum Level: 20

New Solo – The Treachery of Black Adam
Billy Batson's News Recap! Black Adam traveled to Neron's Underworld to rescue his beloved Isis! But, did it work? Tune in to find out!

Open your On Duty Menu and look for Sins of Black Adam: The Treachery of Black Adam under Tier 10 of the 2 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 368
For the Event Version – look for Sins of Black Adam: The Treachery of Black Adam (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Alert – Godseye Pyramid
Meet Metamorpho and Shazam's pal Mary at the Godseye Pyramid to investigate the source of monstrosities being unleashed on Kahndaq.

Open your On Duty Menu and look for Sins of Black Adam: Godseye Pyramid under Tier 10 of the 4 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 368
For the Event Version – look Sins of Black Adam: Godseye Pyramid (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Raid – Rock of Eternity
Travel to the Rock of Eternity with Black Adam to use its power to find a way to reach the Underworld.

Open your On Duty Menu and look for Sins of Black Adam: Rock of Eternity under Expert Tier 10 of the 8 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 368
For the Event Version – look Sins of Black Adam: Rock of Eternity (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Raid – Neron’s Underworld
Accompany Black Adam in the Underworld and clash with Neron in a battle to release Isis from Neron's treacherous machinations.

Open your On Duty Menu and look for Sins of Black Adam: Neron’s Underworld under Expert Tier 10 of the 8 Player Tab. Combat Rating: 368
For the Event Version – look Sins of Black Adam: Neron’s Underworld (Event) in the On Duty Menu under the Events Tab. Minimum Level: 20

New Artifact – Heart of Isis
Gain access to the full library of the Seven letters of SHAZAM!, Transforming and empowering the Word Of Power Ability into Seven new Potent Abilities to unleash the Power of SHAZAM! upon your foes.

New Gear, Feats and More

Earn new currency: Coins of Ra!
New Augments!
Acquire new gear inspired by Neron and Ra!
Plus collect new feats, collections, and more!

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Questions or comments? Join the discussion on the official forums.

The Witching Hour

The Witching Hour Returns with new Base Items, Feats, and Styles!

All hell has broken loose in the streets of Gotham City and inside The Midnight Masquerade Nightclub! Go to the House of Legends and speak to the Phantom Stranger (Heroes) or to Tala (Villains) to receive further instructions. To queue for “The Midnight Masquerade,” go into your On Duty UI and look under the Events Tab.

Travel to the House of Legends and take flight in the "Multiplayer Aerial Movement Challenge: Flapping in the Night". You’ll be transformed into a vampire bat, and race around Arkham Asylum!

New Feats

En Gourd!
Hole-y Bedsheets, Batman?
Patch Pillager

Each day of the event, also look for “The Witching Hour” in your Mission Journal to complete and earn Spooky Bites! Shop using Teekl’s Halloween bucket for the new Pumpkin Knight style items, the Spooky Host Accessory and new base items! Level Requirement: 10

Fall Vault

The fall vault is back! Everyone can run the vault daily during The Witching Hour event. Find the Vault-O'-Lantern in the House of Legends for a special new mission that treats you with access to this themed vault.

The Witching Hour begins October 6, 2022, and ends November 2, 2022.

DC Universe Online lead departs after Marvel MMO cancellation

At the end of May, a Marvel MMO from the team behind the similar online superhero game DC Universe Online was cancelled a year after being announced - which seems to have set off an exodus in developer Dimension Ink and Daybreak Games, including DC Universe Online lead dev Jack Emmert.

Jack Emmert was previously director of superhero MMORPG games City of Heroes and City of Villains and co-founder of developer Cryptic Studios, before becoming director of both DC Universe Online and the Marvel MMO and CEO of Dimensional Ink Games. Emmert has been trying to get a 'Marvel Universe Online' MMO out since 2006.

Following the cancellation of the Marvel MMO at Dimensional Ink, Jack Emmert has left the studio entirely and joined NetEase's Jackalope Games. Unfortunately, he is not the only high-profile developer to have left Dimensional Ink in the last month. Lead content designer Rob 'Charon' Frazier apparently left on June 3, amongst a number of other recent departures that has fans concerned about the quality of DC Universe Online going forward.

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