DC Universe Online Welcomes Flash With A DLC Pack

SOE will be rolling out another DLC pack for DC Universe Online that focuses on the Scarlet Speedster - The Flash. The titled "Lightning Strikes" will be available on the PlayStation 3 and PC later this year and will contain a new map, new powers, new gear, new characters and a team-up with Flash.

The DLC pack will cost free and premium players $9.99 whereas legendary players will be getting the content for free.

Here are the new features that "Lightning Strikes" contains in detail:

• Central City - An all-new map that offers players a more open world experience that provides on-going gameplay, with solo and group missions.

• The Flash Museum Duo – Players can now experience the Central City of today and tomorrow. In The Flash Museum Duo, players can travel back in time to the very moment when Barry Allen became The Flash and battle foes inside the Central City Police Station!

• Electricity Powers – Players now have the opportunity to get the new Electricity Power set for current and new characters. The new Electricity Power set allows players to leverage the lightning power of electricity and use new types of attacks in combat. Electricity Powers include the Tesla Ball, which creates a floating ball of electricity that zaps nearby enemies; the Shockwave, which shoots streams of electric bolts at enemies; and Ionic Drain, which drains energy from the environment to replenish a player's health while simultaneously damaging surrounding enemies.

• New Gear – Players can earn all-new gear sets including the new Zoom-inspired gear set for villains, and the new Black Lightning-inspired gear set for heroes.

• New Characters – Lightning Strikes brings players new iconic DC Universe characters including Livewire, Black Lightning, The Top, The Trickster, Static and more. New characters – such as Livewire – will be featured as new "Inspired By" options for players who can choose to create a new character inspired by some of DC Universe's legendary characters. Additional new characters – such as Black Lighting – serve as a bounty mission that players can fight if they choose to be a villain.