Jim Lee and his superhero creatin' crew dished out a few details during Comic-Con on their promising MMO title, DC Universe Online. The game published by Sony Online Entertainment is due out sometime next year for the Playstation 3 and PC. Here are some of the things Lee discussed:

• Action-oriented combat will be implemented into the title to nullify several monotonous "grinding" sessions, and super powers will be ready to use from the beginning.
• Ability to create leagues and legions (Justice and Doom!)
• No word yet on subscription fees
• The Dark Knight fans, Christian Bale's reprisal won't be in the game. Lee said that "this game will be the purest form of the DC Universe."
• Loot aesthetics can be modified and will retain the traditional MMO "rare" finds
• Individual hero storylines will be given, but there will be world events where you must fight another player depending on the situation (a player who's in Joker's posse robs a bank and then gets blocked by one of Batman's students...commence the GEEKING OUT!)

Check out the video from last week's E3 after the cut and make sure to stick around for more Comic-Con updates.

Among the surprises at this year's Comic-Con in San Diego was Disney unveiling some brand new footage from Tron 2!

Jeff Bridges is back in the flick, and the trailer sounds like it's a more-violent, visceral version of the the original flick. In it, a fast-paced light cycle duel is interrupted with a cut to the "real" world, where an older, tougher looking Flynn is basically playing a videogame. Back to the computer world: The race ends in a violent crash. The victorious driver lifts his visor to reveal that it's Flynn, the hero of the original flick.  

The defeated driver says: "But it's only a game."

Flynn: "Not any more."

And title.  Intriguing! Disney promises we'll be seeing more footage from the movie closer to its release next year.

The Furthest Reaches of Space
As you will likely have heard, we have recently signed a deal with Iron Wind for them to produce the complete range of B5: A Call to Arms miniatures. This is great news for all fans of A Call to Arms, as Iron Wind are among the best in the business, and will ensure the continuation of the range as we continue to work on new rulebooks.

The first of these is, of course, Powers & Principalities. The general intention of this book (or brief, as writers like to call it) is to give something 'cool' to every fleet. We want people to open the book up, look for their fleet's entry and say 'Wow! Can't wait to try that!'

To do this, the book is divided into several sections - there are new campaigns and scenarios to try, of course. However, we have also added some new variants of ships (we are talking to Iron Wind about some brand new models, but they will not be ready for the Autumn release of Powers & Principalities), and a 'Fleet Command' chapter. The later contains one or more entries for each fleet that, as well as change the stats of some ships, basically give you 'cool things to do'. For example, when a Shadow flies past a Psi Corps ships, its psychic scream will wreak havoc with those on board. Earth ships in the Early Years will have a chance to try the Bonehead Manoeuvre (not recommended), while the Abbai have Special Actions unique to them that allow them to either boost their shields or lay mines.

Stuff like that.

Preliminary work has also started on the Dilgar Invasion Era book, which is something I have been looking forward to for sometime. As well as a full history of the war, there are effectively new fleet lists for every combatant government, detailing the older tech and hulls of the time. Each will be compatible and balanced against the current fleets for the purposes of tournaments - just don't expect too many War level ships!

WARHAMMER 40,000 PREVIEW - THE RULES SECTION

The new rulebook updates and expands the Warhammer 40,000 game. As well as adding clarity and ease of use to the core of the system a host of fantastic new rules have been added to give the game more depth and variety.

Line of sight is now an important aspect of the game, with players using a �model's eye view' to check whether they can see their targets.	A mob of Ork Boyz take advantage of the new running rules to close with the enemy even faster.
Hurtling forward at cruising speed, this Rhino rams into the side of an Imperial Guard Chimera and scores a penetrating hit!	Models can now choose to go to ground when under heavy fire, hitting the dirt and increasing their cover saves.
Cover saves have now improved, so even the hardy Space Marines favour cover against heavy weapons.	Missions have changed too, allowing for more exciting and interesting games where players fight to capture objectives and use Troops to hold ground.

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Congratulations to James and Jacqui for tying the Klingon knot this weekend at SoonerCon! Speaking on behalf of the Staff and Customers of Limey Dragon, we wish you all many, many happy years together.

-Ken