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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 »Free PSN Fallout 4 Season Passes revoked
A number of gamers who thought they’d grabbed the Fallout 4 Season Pass for free last week are out of luck. The 39.99 download, which gives access to the RPG’s future DLC, suddenly had its price reduced to a quite bargainous 0.00 last week, leading to a flurry of stories …
Read More »Major Nelson says Season Pass DLC is ‘dangerous’ for multiplayer games
Multiplayer online shooters that lock some of their map content behind paywalls risk fragmenting their community. That’s according to Microsoft’s Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb, who in IGN’s latest Podcast Unlocked episode praised 343 Industries for making Halo 5’s post-release map downloads free to all players, GameSpot reports. [DLC passes can …
Read More »Bethesda upping Fallout 4 Season Pass price
The price of Fallout 4’s Season Pass will jump by 60 per cent at the start of next month. Bethesda has announced that the current price of 24.99 will stay in place until March 1st, when it will then be changed to 39.99. This is due to the fact that …
Read More »Death Star and Cloud City maps heading to Star Wars Battlefront
EA has detailed four expansions on the way to Star Wars Battlefront for Season Pass holders. The first, called Outer Rim, will arrive in March and sees players fighting among the locations Tatooine and Sullest. That will feature Jabba’s Palace of Return of the Jedi fame. In the summer Bespin …
Read More »Dying Light Season Pass price is being increased
Techland is increasing the price of the Season Pass for its zombie game Dying Light. Currently the Season Pass costs 15.99. However, this will be increased to 23.99 on December 8th. The studio says it’s doing this because upcoming expansion The Following has grown in scale and now offers more …
Read More »No Season Pass for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 on PS3 and 360
The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 will not receive all of the post-release DLC pencilled in for the PS4 and Xbox One versions. Players on older machines will not be able to buy a Season Pass to access the content, either. "Season Pass …
Read More »Star Wars Battlefront gets a £40 Season Pass
It’s going to cost in the region of 90 to see everything that Star Wars battlefront has to offer at launch. The base game for Star Wars: Battlefront costs in the region of 40-60 depending on the format and the retailer. On Origin for PC, for instance, it costs 50. …
Read More »Just Cause 3 expansion pass listed on Steam
Square Enix has listed a season pass-style DLC offering on Steam for its upcoming action sequel Just Cause 3. The Air, Land and Sea Expansion Passcontains three game-changing” DLC packs that can be purchased individually upon release or collectively at any point for $25. Developer Avalanche states the content offers …
Read More »Bethesda announces $30 Fallout 4 Season Pass… but no content
A Season Pass has been announced for Fallout 4, even though Bethesda does not yet know what DLC it will make for the game. We’ve always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more,” the company said. To reward …
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