The DC Universe Online team is currently showing off the game at the New York Comic Con, and you can be a part of the action right from your computer. The DCUO panel discussion will be streamed live today, Oct. 9, at 6:30 p.m. EDT on the DC Universe Online Facebook page. To view it, all you need to do is head over to the page at that time and click on the Stickam tab.

The stream will feature legendary artist Jim Lee, DC Universe Online Game Director Chris Cao and DCUO Art Director Mark Anderson. The panel is sure to be interesting, so check it out if you can!

Also, Sony Online Entertainment just released a new DC Universe Online trailer at the New York Comic Con. You can watch it after the jump. It features Batman, Superman, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Scarecrow, The Joker, and more.

The DC Universe Online beta has officially started! Sony Online Entertainment has launched a new page on the game's site that lets players who pre-ordered the game submit their receipts for guaranteed access into the beta. Players who submit their receipt by Nov. 15 will definitely receive a beta key by Nov. 30.

If you submit your receipt after Nov. 15, SOE will still send you a beta key on or before the last week of beta so you can participate in the "Battle of the Legends" beta ending event. The event will be held for several days and is based on the battle staged in the DCUO cinematic featuring Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor and The Joker. In case you missed it, check out the director's cut of the cinematic after the jump.

If you don't want to pre-order the game, you can still register on the DCUO site for a chance to participate in the beta. Have you pre-ordered DC Universe Online?

Sony Online Entertainment has released another DC Universe Online video following the announcement that the game has been delayed until early 2011. The first video gave players a high-flying tour of Metropolis, while this one features footage of combat straight from the beta test.

If you want to know what battles will look like in DC Universe Online, simply click through the jump and watch the video! You'll even get a glimpse at the numerous powers your character will be able to use in the game.

While the recent news that DC Universe Online has been delayed until early 2011 may be what's best for the game, it does leave fans wanting even more details about the comic-based MMO. Well, Sony Online Entertainment has fulfilled that wish in the form of a Metropolis Travelogue trailer.

So what's a Travelogue trailer, you ask? It's a fly-through tour of Superman's favorite city. Watch the video after the jump for a bird's eye view of the area, and you might catch a glimpse of some heroes speeding through Metropolis.

If you expected to fly around Metropolis on November 2, it looks like you're going to have to wait a little longer. Sony Online Entertainment just announced that DC Universe Online has been delayed until early 2011. SOE President John Smedley said this will allow the team to address community feedback as the game heads into external beta testing.

Speaking of beta testing, SOE took this opportunity to explain a bit more how the beta will work. Players with VIP key cards and who register on the DCUO website by 11:59 p.m. PST tonight will gain access to the beta on a priority basis starting as early as next week. This doesn't guarantee access, but it gives you a better chance. If you prefer a sure thing, North American players who pre-order the game by November 15 are guaranteed access in the beta by November 30.

SOE also announced that a DCUO Collector's Edition for the PlayStation 3 will be released in North America that includes a "DCUO Batman statue, the limited edition Art of DC Universe Online art book, the DCUO Legends Issue #0 comic book with a Jim Lee variant cover, the DCUO Prestige comic presentation of the DCUO back-story and the limited edition Jim Lee-drawn poster Version of the Legends Issue #0 comic book variant cover." That's a lot of swag!

Yeaaaaah screenshots! This week the team over at DCUO has released a brand new batch of screenshots, and this time around they've chosen to highlight various locations in Metropolis and Gotham City. Included in their screenshot package is the Gotham University, Metropolis University and the Science Police Quarters, as well as some DC Universe heroes kicking butt (in the press release, they call it "over the top combat," but I'm not sure how a screenshot can really transmit that over-the-top feel...).

Either way, check out those screenshots in our screenshot gallery here!

We all know who Alexander (Lex) Luthor is, but the real question has always been... do we have screenshots of him!? Well, if we didn't... now we do! Today the team working on DC Universe Online has just released a batch of new screenshots featuring our lovable ambitious nemesis to Superman. Rocking out in his mean robot suit, Lex Luthor will play an integral role in SOE's upcoming DC Universe Online MMO.

You can read more about Lex Luthor after the jump, or you can check out our screenshots of Lex in action in our screenshot gallery!

Sony Online Entertainment has released a new batch of DC Universe Online screenshots, and these images showcase a little bit of everything that the MMO will offer comic book fans. The Green Lantern Corps? Check. Joker and Harlequin? Check. Batman fighting Bane? Check. View them all in our screenshots gallery!

Be sure to head on over the DC Universe Online site to apply for the beta and pre-order the game, which apparently is still targeted for a Nov. 2 release date. Do you think the game will be ready for launch in a month?

This has been a good week for DC Universe Online videos! First Sony Online Entertainment releases the director's cut of the game's cinematic trailer, and now Inside the Studio Episode 7 has been published on Facebook! Game Director Chris Cao and Creative Director Jens Andersen use this regular series to answer questions from fans.

If you don't have time to watch the video, we've summarized the questions and answers after the jump!

The DC Universe Online cinematic trailer is, to put it simply, epic. It's worth watching even if you don't plan on playing the game. To make it even better, Sony Online Entertainment has released a director's cut version of the trailer that features commentary by Jim Lee, a legendary comic artist and DCUO's creative director, and Blur Studio Director Tim Miller.

Lee and Miller go through the film frame by frame to discuss the creative process and provide more details from writer Geoff Johns' original script that established the back story of the game. Watch it after the jump and let us know what you think!