10 AWESOME Video Game Trailers (Then The Game Sucked)
7. DC Universe Online
The Trailer
This underwhelming but admirably stubborn MMO that refuses to die made waves when it was first announced thanks to its cinematic trailer. The trailer featured the Secret Society, led by Lex Luthor, finally conquering the Justice League, with Luthor even getting to lay the final blow on Superman. Only for his actions to be immediately rewarded with Brainiac coming down to invade the now undefended Earth.
The trailer ends with the reveal that this is being relayed to the Justice League by the now-repentant Lex of the future, who tells them that they need to prepare for what is coming. A bold as hell mission statement for an MMO, so much so that it was the opening cinematic for the game for many years.
The Game
DC Universe Online just wasn't up to snuff compared to contemporaries like World Of Warcraft. Although it has managed to survive, even getting regular updates to this day, including an upcoming ground-up graphical update, it's just never managed to get people invested.
A lot of this, to be fair, is likely due to lack of marketing. If you know about this game, it's because someone told you, WB has left this game out to dry for YEARS, and why they even keep the servers running at this point is anyone's guess.