Infinite Crisis, a DC Comics MOBA developed by Turbine

This is the second MOBA Warner Bros is producing. The other one is the Lord of the Rings licensed MOBA, Guardians of Middle-Earth.

"Infinite Crisis is a new entrant into the wildly popular MOBA genre that delivers a heart-pounding competitive player vs. player battle experience set in the legendary DC Multiverse - a world in which familiar DC Comics characters have been reimagined in startling ways. Featuring a wide variety of DC Comics heroes and villains, Infinite Crisis puts players in control of twisted incarnations of their favorite characters throughout the Multiverse such as Nightmare Batman and Gaslight Catwoman, playing in league with well-known characters including Green Lantern and The Flash."

edited 25th Mar '13 7:33:00 AM by JAF1970

I betcha people are gonna slam it solely because of the butthurt and bad memories the storyline brought them.

Interesting. From their current site, it appears to be League of Batmen for now.

Minus normal Batman at the moment.

edited 25th Mar '13 8:53:15 AM by Rotpar

Putting a lot of emphasis on Batsy and the Joker there, aren't they?

If it's free to play like LoL, I'm in.

Man, just think of the cash they can make off skins...

This is actually really cool! I love it when superheroes mix with RPG An Adventurer Is You. I like seeing their powers manifest in a balance game like this.

Plus Wonder Woman is a Tank hero. Finally.

Her portrait looks much better than her in-game face. I guess it's just that you're really not supposed to zoom in that far.

Yeah.

Hey, there's a roster online.

Maybe someone should start a Videogame / Infinite Crisis page.

Shazam but no Superman? Can you say "DLC"?

edited 5th Apr '13 11:23:18 AM by JAF1970

There's no way that's the final roster, because of the lack of Superman.

Uh, Guardians of Middle-Earth, Warner Bros. other MOBA just got Frodo Baggins as DLC. Frodo.

That means nothing, because it's a different game with a different license.

Besides, other than destroying the One Ring, Frodo wasn't that important in the grand scheme of Middle-Earth.

Also, how would he fight? Frodo's probably the least action-y character in the series.

This is a side note, but since you linked Wonder Woman I noticed that her taunt ability increases her attack power but prevents her from attacking at the same time. I just thought that was funny.

edited 5th Apr '13 1:47:32 PM by Clarste

Well, one of the strategy games set in middle-earth has a hero unit that is essentially a tap-dancing god...

In any case, MOBA characters don't need to be straight-up fighters. Support is a thing. And anything can be turned into a tide-turning ability. Heroic Willpower! Booze-Based Buff! Hyperactive Metabolism!

As far as Superman is concerned, I really want to see his kit. He going to be DPS? Tank? Everything considered, he's probably going to be The Mario. Eye Beams for direct damage, Super-Breath for crowd control/snaring...

Maybe the attack buff lasts longer than the defense bracelet move?

Edit: Oh wait, it says her "Attack and Power Armor" is increased. As in, her attack armor and her power armor. So it works against bullets and fireballs. Plus the move itself does deal damage against people that hit her.

edited 5th Apr '13 2:30:08 PM by ShirowShirow

Wait, Captain Marvel is Shazam now? Wat.

Anyway, might be cool, if they can get the mechanics of a MOBA down and make it not a completely horrible grindfest to get basic shit like League.

EDIT: Oh god, look at those skills on Nightmare Batman. It's like a horrible (in a good way) mix of Night Stalker and Ursa.

edited 5th Apr '13 2:41:42 PM by Kev-O

Looking over the list, It's kind of funny. The emphasis on Alternate Universe characters means they get to use the most popular ones again and again. It'll probably be at the expense of lesser-known characters though... I doubt we'll be seeing Manhunter make an appearance. Martian Manhunter probably, but he's not as awesome.

No Ambush Bug? Dropped, worst game ever, -2/10, everything's ruined forever, shitfuck.

Wonder how far they'll be taking things exactly. Could we get Red Son Superman? The Dark Knight Batman? Allstar Superman? The Batman... Batman?

edited 5th Apr '13 2:51:39 PM by ShirowShirow

Anyone notice ", forcing them to attack Woman Woman"

There's a new DC heroine: Woman Woman! You can see the mistake in this still on my news item.

Are these established, notable universes? Not too familiar with the Crisis stuff/Elseworlds settings.

I want All Star Batman.

"Twelve-years-old Dick Grayson is a twelve-year-old trapeze artist born twelve years ago and is twelve-years-old when he becomes twelve-year-old Robin. At twelve-years-old. Age twelve."

NOW HE CAN JOIN BATMAN ON HIS WAR. HIS CRUSADE. HE'S BEEN DRAFTED INTO THIS WAR. HE MUST JOIN BATMAN'S CRUSADE.

Ok, writing Frank Miller hurts.

Been wondering... if it's a MOBA, what expendable minions are being killed off? Robots or something?