From multiplayerblog.mtv.com:

The developers of “DC Universe Online” explained how they’re making their new DC Comics MMO more appealing to women. They also talk about how their game differs from “World of Warcraft.”

When I spoke with Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley last year, I asked if the company had any plans to make their MMOs more appealing to female players. He said, “We are going out of our way in ‘DC’ because we saw that women were really the largest part of the audience for ‘The Dark Knight‘ [movie].”

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