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If all you're here for is to find out how, when and where you can register to be eligible as a closed beta tester.... Then head on over to the DCUO website to sign up! If, however, you can spare a little bit more time to find out about the upcoming PC Collector's Edition of DC Universe Online, then keep on reading!

Today, SOE just confirmed that DCUO would, like any other triple-A MMO, include a Collector's Edition (CE) of this upcoming super-hero MMO. The CE edition of the game will be available for pre-order and at launch, and it will include a statue of Batman, the concept of which came from reknowned comic book artist and executive creative director for the game, Jim Lee. The statue will depict the Dark Knight jumping from a building, ready to "rain justice down on evildoers." The Collector's Edition of DCUO will also include a limited edition Art of DCUO book, which includes 56 pages of the art and information on the making of the game. Finally, the CE Edition of DCUO will also include a limited edition DCUO: Legends Issue #0 comic, written by Tony Bedard (Green Lantern Corps), and illustrated by Oliver Nome, Michael Lopez and Livo Ramondelli, with a variant cover by Jim Lee.

And if buying a Collector's Edition of this game just isn't your thing, you can also get some neat pre-order perks from several major retailers; some will be offering the ability for players to play as Batman in an exclusive two-on-two PvP combat arena, while others will be including the limited edition comic, and still others will be including a unique "in-game iconic weapon" for players. You can check out the full press release here!