Gamers that were lucky enough to gain access to the DC Universe Online beta on either the PC or PS3 will want to pay extra close attention to the details that DC Comics and Sony Online Entertainment have just released.

The beta will be closing Wednesday, January 5, 2011, and to celebrate the success of the beta and also the release of the game next week, there will be a beta closing event. This cataclysmic event will be called "Battle of the Legends," and some of the key staff of DCUO will be taking part in this historic night of gaming.

One of the biggest highlights of this beta closing is that players will get the opportunity to play with one of biggest legends in the industry, Jim Lee, as well as some editors from IGN.

Check out the details about when players can take part in this legendary DCUO event.

(PC Players)

  • January 5, 2011 @ 6:00 PM PST - Players that chose to be Hero can team up with comics legend Jim Lee, who will be playing as "Future Batman" to battle it out with IGN's Nick Kolan, who will playing as "Guyman McMonocle," teaming up with the players who chose to be Villians. The battle will be fought in Gotham Botanical Gardens.

(PS3 Players)

  • January 5, 2011 @ 7:00 PM PST - Jim Lee will once again be playing as "Future Batman," only this time he will be up against the dastardly duo made up of IGN's Greg Miller and Hilary Goldstein, who will be playing as "Blue Business" and "The Temp," respectively. Once again, Gotham Botanical Gardens will be the battleground for this fight.

For the full schedule, check out the details below:

US Beta Servers - Wednesday, January 5, 2011

  • PC Beta 1 - 5:00 PM PST - Botanical Gardens (Batman vs. Joker) or Centennial Park (Superman vs. Lex)
  • PC Beta 3 - 6:00 PM PST - Botanical Gardens (Batman vs. Joker) or Centennial Park (Superman vs. Lex)
  • PC Beta 4 - 7:00 PM PST - Botanical Gardens (Batman vs. Joker) or Centennial Park (Superman vs. Lex)
  • PS3 Beta 2 - 5:00 PM PST - Botanical Gardens (Batman vs. Joker) or Centennial Park (Superman vs. Lex)
  • PS3 Beta 3 - 6:00 PM PST - Botanical Gardens (Batman vs. Joker) or Centennial Park (Superman vs. Lex)
  • PS3 Beta 1 - 7:00 PM PST -  Botanical Gardens (Batman vs. Joker) or Centennial Park (Superman vs. Lex)

The closing event should be a great end to the beta, setting the game up for a strong launch next week. Players who never got a chance to play the beta should take a look at Game Rant's DC Universe Online beta impressions.

Are you planning on being present for the closing event? Are you playing Hero or Villain? Will you be buying the full game next week? Let us know in the comments below.

DC Universe Online is scheduled to be released January 11, 2011, for PC and PS3.