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Despite previous suggestions that future No Man’s Sky updates would be free, Hello Games has hinted at a possible change in plans. Studio boss Sean Murray told the Daily Star that such suggestions were "perhaps naive", adding: "Maybe in the future there’s some reason why we just couldn’t possibly afford …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV will have a Season Pass
It seems that the upcoming Final Fantasy XV will be the first entry in the RPG series to have a Season Pass. This will give those who purchase it access tosix packs of DLC. Final Fantasy XV is not the first entry in the franchise to have post-launch DLC, but …
Read More »Turtle Rock turns Evolve free-to-play to ‘get the magic back’ after ‘DLC shitstorm’
Asymmetric multiplayer shooter launched in early 2015 to mixed reviews largely surrounding implementation of extra characters and maps
Read More »PC game Hadean Lands comes with £27 DLC… for a certificate
Consumers purchasing PC title Hadean Landshave the option of shelling out 27 for a digital certificate. As reported by Kotaku, this digital piece of paper – available as either a PDF or JPG and viewable below – asks consumers to promise to finish the notoriously tough text adventure game without …
Read More »Indie dev releases single-page PDF as £27 DLC
Andrew Plotkin’s ‘add-on’ for text puzzle adventure Hadean Lands makes players vow they won’t cheat
Read More »NetherRealm will be ‘more aggressive’ with Injustice 2 DLC
Upcoming fighter Injustice 2 will be supported for a longer period with a greater amount of DLC than its predecessor. "One of the things we’ve been doing, trying to do more and more with every game… is to support it for a longer period of time," NetherRealm creative director Ed …
Read More »Destiny: Rise of Iron dated, will skip PS3 and Xbox 360
As was rumoured, Rise of Iron will be the big Destiny in the latter half of the year. The content was named in a report last month claiming that Destiny 2 had been pushed back to 2017. The Bungie website itself confirmed the Rise of Iron name ahead of the …
Read More »DLC done right
Techland producer Tymon Smektala offers developers advice on how to build add-ons that truly give gamers extra value
Read More »Buying all of Dead or Alive 5: Last Round’s costume DLC on PC would cost £526
Koei Tecmo has still got a long way to go before it believes that Dead or Alive fans have run out of money for more scantily clad virtual females. DualShockers reports that Dead or Alive 5: Last Round will soon offer a DLC Costume Pass that will in time offer …
Read More »Reef updates two-year old Rambo game with free DLC
Players of Rambo: The Video Game, should any remain, will be delighted to know that Reef has released some surprise DLC for the title. The curious on-rails shooter arrived on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC in early 2014 at a time when many punters’ attentions had already turned to PS4 …
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