Sony Online Entertainment has announced that the DC Universe Online Role-Playing Game, which was expected to launch in November, has been delayed until early 2011.  The DC MMORPG, which has been championed by Jim Lee, is already a late entry into a crowded field. 

Anyone who pre-orders the DC MMO game after November 15th will get free beta access one week before launch and will be able to participate in the beta-ending “Battle of the Legends” event.  All beta participants will receive a special emblem for their character once the game is underway.

Marvel began developing a MMORPG in 2005 only to abandon the effort in 2008 (see “Marvel MMORPG Is History”, before restarting the project with a different developer last year (see “Marvel Tries MMO Again”).