Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess Launches Friday
Koei Tecmo Europe is pleased to announce the release of Deception IV: the Nightmare Princess on the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, and digitally on the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and the PlayStation Vita handheld system this Friday, 17th July 2015.
Pre-Order Bonus Content Announced for Samurai Warriors 4-II
Koei Tecmo Europe have released a wealth of new information for upcoming Samurai Warriors 4-II, a tactical action title slated to be released on 2nd October 2015 for the PS4, PS3, PC and PlayStation Vita system.
Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate – Pre-order Bonuses
Tecmo Koei Europe announced today three exclusive pre-order bonus packs for upcoming fighting title Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate, set for release this September on the PS3 and Xbox 360.
Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires Pre-Order Bonus and Online Mode
TECMO KOEI EUROPE announced today the pre-order bonus content for Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires, which will be released on the 22nd of February 2013 exclusively on the PlayStation® 3 computer entertainment system.
Are we being exploited by DLC?
Spurred on by the debate around the Mass Effect 3 DLC, I started writing some thoughts down.. but it quickly turned into a definite TL;DR with DLC, online passes, pre-order bonuses, retailer exclusives and the fight against used games.. as well as the all-too-common cry that customers are being exploited.
So.. I’ve split it all up, with this part mainly being about DLC, in-game purchases and other bonuses, and another part to come about the fight against used games. I’ve mentioned a few games or companies in my examples here.. either because they were the first or best example to come to mind, or because I know that product better. I’m sure I’ve missed some great examples, and although I’ve checked my facts, I may have something wrong or out of date in here.. so feel free to let me know in the comments 🙂
The first Mass Effect 3 DLC pack appeared briefly on the Xbox Live Marketplace last week, and stirred up quite a debate about exploitation.
One complaint against DLC is that it provides an incentive for developers to withhold part of the game to charge more for it later.. or even on the same day, in the case of Day 1 or unlocks of content from the game disk itself. You can’t return DLC if you don’t enjoy it, nor can you sell it on as it’s usually tied to your game account. Other complaints are about price (Modern Warfare 2’s ‘Stimulus Package’: £10 for 5 maps, two of which were re-releases), or the worth of the DLC (Oblivion’s Horse Armour), and then there’s the idea that it’s only being produced to milk consumers for every last penny. (more…)