Tag: Dlc
News DOOM PS5 DLC Quietly Becomes One of 2026's Best-Rated Releases
Revelations gets a 90 on Opencritic
You might not have noticed, but a new piece of PS5 content currently rated higher than Resident Evil Requiem launched last week: the new DOOM expansion Revelations. The piece of DLC currently commands an Opencritic rating of 90, making it the sixth highest-rated title of 2026 so far on the site's Hall of Fame...
News Could Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Get as Many as 9 DLC Packs?
Probably not
A small update to the backend of Final Fantasy VII Revelation's listing on the Epic Games Store would suggest Square Enix has some pretty substantial plans for supporting the RPG after its launch next year. A Premium Edition, a Premium Plus Edition, a Story Expansion Pass, and a whopping nine DLC packs have all appeared on the backend...
Preview DOOM: The Dark Ages - Revelations Is Putting an Endgame in Your Fave PS5 Shooter
Stand and fight again and again
It may have been away from the PS5 game for more than a year, but id Software has finally returned to DOOM: The Dark Ages with a major expansion that's much more than just another campaign. It does have that as a basis, providing more story, missions, and a new weapon to define the DLC. However, on top of it all is...
News Code Vein 2 Did Enough to Warrant Premium DLC and a Free 2.0 Update
Both coming soon to PS5
Code Vein 2 didn't make nearly as much of a splash as its predecessor did, but Bandai Namco has continued to update the game since that January 2026 launch. Six months down the line, it's preparing the game's biggest overhaul yet: the one-two punch of a paid DLC and a free 2.0 patch. The expansion is called Mask of Idris,...
News Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro Is a Fatal Fury Character Right Now
You're already dead
Back when Fist of the North Star’s Kenshiro was showcased for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves without a trailer earlier in the month, I suspected he’d be a shadow drop. And so here we are: he’s out right now if you want to give him a try. Mangaka Tetsuo Hara confirmed the news in a special video message, which I’ve...
News Bob Is Back and Bigger Than Ever in Tekken 8 on PS5
Here's your first taste
Bandai Namco has released the first gameplay footage of Tekken 8 returnee Bob, who’s “bigger than ever” according to his garish tracksuit. The blonde haired beefcake was first introduced in Tekken 6, and returns here with a clutch of cheeseburgers and some onigiri in hand. I’d never considered those two as a...
News These 4 New Challengers Are Coming to Some of PS5's Best Fighting Games
Ready, fight
The annual EVO fighting game championships are taking place in LA right now, which means we’re seeing a bunch of announcements trickle out of the event. While I’d expect more major reveals on the final day later tonight, several new character announcements and gameplay trailers have dropped over the past 48 hours for a variety of...
News Hyped Avatar Fighting Game Adds These 5 Characters After PS5 Launch
Here comes the next challenger
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is definitely a smaller scale brawler, but it’s got a lot of buzz behind it. And this weekend at Evo, the game – recently delayed slightly to 23rd July – has confirmed its Year 1 Pass of DLC fighters. The lineup is as follows: Uncle Iroh Ty Lee Lin Beifong Bolin Here’s...
News PSVR2's Synth Riders Adds Linkin Park Tunes in Biggest Music Pack Yet
Massive A-Pack
Synth Riders really has no interest in letting up on the gas when it comes to releases, it seems. Barely a month after the release of the Crypt of the NecroDancer pack on PSVR2 last month — it originally debuted on the Nintendo Switch — Kluge Interactive is back with yet another pack of tunes to rock out to. And it's quite the...
News Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro Looks Like the Perfect Fit for Fatal Fury PS5
What colour is your blood?
Here he is, then, the pièce de résistance of the current Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves season: Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star! While there’s no release date just yet, this trailer shows how the legendary character will slot right into SNK’s likeable fighter. Here’s how the publisher describes his...
News Filipino Fighter Yasmine Rushes into Street Fighter 6 with First PS5 Gameplay
The Philippines' finest
It’s always worth paying attention whenever Street Fighter 6 introduces a new character, and here’s our first look at Filipino fighter Yasmine, who moves at the speed of lightning. Powered by the Philippines’ national martial art Eskrima, her kit seems to centre on fast, aggressive, close-up attacks; she looks like...
News PowerWash Simulator 2's Next DLC Pack Has You Cleaning Up Star Wars Next Month on PS5
Mess Eisley
PowerWash Simulator 2 is about to get its biggest licenced DLC to date with Star Wars, and we now have a release date. Developer and publisher FuturLab has confirmed the Star Wars pack will launch on 16th July 2026, meaning it's just over a month away. Here's a new trailer, showing some of the stages you'll be hosing down: As you...
News Fable DLC Already Confirmed for PS5, Adds New Region
It's called Fable: Order of the Hero
Playground Games has just wrapped up confirming Fable for a PS5 release on 23rd February 2027, and with it, PS Store pre-orders have gone live. There's a £60 / $70 base version and a £90 / $100 Premium Edition on offer, with the latter revealing the action RPG will be expanded beyond launch with DLC. One...
News 'Impeccable' Sci-Fi Horror Cronos Adds New PS5 Story DLC This Year
"Experience a faster, more aggressive style of combat"
Fans of last year’s Cronos: The New Dawn – the Bloober Team sci-fi horror we described as “impeccable” in our review – will be excited to learn that a new slice of story-focused DLC is planned for later this year. Cronos: Lazarus, as the DLC is named, promises to put you in “the...
News The Alters Gets Over 20 Hours of New Content in Last Variable DLC
Out for PS5 on 13th July
The Alters will receive more than 20 hours of additional content when its first expansion, Last Variable, drops onto PS5 next month. The DLC follows an elderly Jan Scientist who stayed behind to pursue a "life-defining research opportunity". The fresh content explores this through "new mechanics, an underground base to...
News Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Is Going Absolutely Wild with Future Collabs and I Love It
Why the hell not
SEGA is far from done with Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, and has just debuted a new trailer teasing what's to come in the kart racer's future. In short, it's going off the deep end with some truly unexpected crossovers: First off, it provides dates for the remaining premium DLCs we know about; the TMNT pack is coming in July, while...
News Street Fighter 6 Does What Tekken Won't - Add Final Fantasy 7's Tifa
The rumours were true
The rumours were 100% true: Final Fantasy 7 Revelation’s Tifa will be joining Street Fighter 6 as a playable character in Year 4. The iconic bartender will be joined by two brand-new characters: Yasmine and Arjun. Rounding out the roster this time will be Bosch, who fans may recall featuring heavily in the game’s World...
News Elden Ring's New Tarnished DLC Pack Locked in for August
Paid purchase for extra items
FromSoftware is putting out a Nintendo Switch 2 version of Elden Ring, dubbed the Tarnished Edition. It contains a few brand-new items and features alongside the base game and the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, and those additions will also be making their way to the PS5 and PS4 versions of the game. The Tarnished...
News Push Your PS5 Pro to the Limit with PSSR2 Update for F1 25's New DLC
Vroooom
F1 25 has always made good use of the PS5 Pro, but Codemasters is improving the image quality in the release’s upcoming 2026 Season Update. Due out later this week, on 3rd June, the DLC pack will incorporate native PSSR2 support, resulting in “more performance and a higher quality image”. Speaking on the PS Blog, Technical Producer...
CD Projekt Red reiterates what an "expansion" is
Following yesterday's reveal of new The Witcher 3 content in the form of Songs of the Past, CD Projekt Red has leaned into its definition of what an expansion is, as opposed to standard DLC. This is something the Polish developer has talked up before, and was also commented on by Idris Elba in the...
News Third Witcher 3 DLC Is Real! Songs of the Past Comes to PS5 in 2027
More details coming late summer
After many rumours and much speculation, CD Projekt Red has announced a third expansion for The Witcher 3 really is happening. It's called Songs of the Past and it's coming to PS5 (no PS4 version) in 2027. The developer pitches the DLC as the following: "Songs of the Past will return players to the role of legendary...
News New Street Fighter 6 Skins Include the Subtlest of DarkStalkers Nods
Midnight bliss
At this point, I think we can safely say Street Fighter 6’s next PS5 update is going to be huge. Due out on 28th May, this will include the addition of Ingrid as a playable character, as well as a new mode themed around user created characters. But now we have confirmation of four new skins for Sagat, C. Viper, Alex, and Ingrid...
News Friday the 13th's Game May Be Gone, But Jason Voorhees Is Back in Dead by Daylight
You're all doomed
Fair play to Dead by Daylight. I find the game a bit toxic and complicated to enjoy as a newcomer, but it really has assembled an all-star cast of classic horror villains. And it’ll practically complete the set on 16th June, with the addition of Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees as a DLC killer. Obviously this character was...
News Marvel Cosmic Invasion Is Adding One of My Fave Heroes Today, And a New Mode in 2026
"To me, my X-Men"
I was the perfect age to enjoy the X-Men animated series, so I’ve always been a big fan of Cyclops. Indulge me for a moment, then, while I enthuse about Scott Summers’ impending addition to PS5 and PS4 beat-’em-up, Marvel Cosmic Invasion. This is shaping up to be a big year for the character, as Netease has also been...
News One Year Later, DOOM: The Dark Ages DLC Is Nowhere to Be Seen
But it is meant to be substantial, says dev
Today marks exactly one year since the release of DOOM: The Dark Ages, but for some owners of the PS5 game, they're still waiting on content thay paid for at launch. Alongside the PS5 title, id Software sold a Premium Edition promising a "campaign DLC". 12 months on, that expansion hasn't launched and is...
News RC Cars in The Crew Motorfest Looks Like the PS5, PS4 Racer's Most Fun Event Yet
RC Frenzy arrives today
The Crew Motorfest is an open world racer that doesn't always get the recognition it deserves, but we reckon its new RC Frenzy update is well worth a look. As the name suggests, the game's newest premium event introduces a handful of RC cars, with unique handling and features that make them stand out from the regular...
"F*ck you"
Invincible VS alpha male Rex Splode is now available as DLC with no clothes. The character’s ‘Towel Skin’ will set you back $9.99/£7.99, and includes four colour variations as well as some player profile accoutrements. The blurb reveals the following: “Relive the most intimate moments in Guardians of the Globe history with...
News Tekken 8 Brings Back Kunimitsu on PS5 with a Fiery Twist
With mysterious fourth character still to be revealed
Masked thief beauty Kunimitsu will make her grand return to Tekken 8 from 27th May for Season 3 Character Pass owners. A la carte players will be able to purchase the Manji Ninja specialist from 1st June. Long-time fans will know that this version of Kunimitsu is actually the original game’s...
News SNK Icon Mr. Karate Unmasked for PS5, PS4's Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves
Mystery character revealed
SNK icon Mr. Karate is Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ final mystery character, joining the excellent fighter later this month. The Art of Fighting final boss will arrive in South Town equipped with his infamous Tengu mask, and while we’re still waiting for details on his gameplay, it doesn’t look like we’ll have...
News SNK's Mai, Kula Diamond Return in Dead or Alive 6 PS5, But You'll Need to Buy Them Again
Crossover characters won't transfer from PS4 to PS5 version
Good news: unlike previously revealed, SNK stalwarts Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamond from The King of Fighters 14 will return in PS5 remaster Dead or Alive 6: Last Round. Bad news: they’ll be sold separately from the Standard Edition of the game, and if you already own them in the base PS4...
News Star Wars Needs a Clean in PowerWash Simulator 2's Next DLC Pack on PS5
The water pressure is strong with this one
Developer FuturLab has announced the next premium DLC for its popular cleaning sim, PowerWash Simulator 2, and it's a big one. As revealed in the trailer below, Star Wars is the next stop in your digital power washing career: The DLC pack includes various famous places, vehicles, and other items from...
News Fatal Fury PS5, PS4's Massive Anniversary Update Is Free to Download Now
SNK going all-out
SNK’s superbly supported Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is going above and beyond with its first anniversary update, adding a visual novel-style story mode for free on 24th April. Available alongside DLC character Wolfgang Krauser, the new single player Wolves’ Destiny mode will depict the aforementioned emperor’s return to...
News Bloodlines 2 Dev Will at Least Try and Make the Vampire RPG Worth Playing
Details its first DLC and shares content roadmap
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 was an unmitigated disaster when it limped to release last year, but developer The Chinese Room does seem to be at least willing to try and make the PS5 title worth playing. It's got the RPG's first expansion, called Loose Cannon, releasing on 27th April 2026,...
News Ingrid Brings Barmy Magical Girl Energy to Street Fighter 6 on PS5, PS4
She's out at the end of May
This is the one we’ve all been waiting for, then: Ingrid is coming to Street Fighter 6 on 28th May, and here’s your very first taste of her barmy, galaxy hopping gameplay. In terms of her kit, she’s got a similar, almost balletic-style to newcomer Manon, as she bops around the stage, dancing out of the way of...
News Tekken 8 Fans Furious as Tifa Tipped for Street Fighter 6 Instead
Don't go breaking my Lockhart
Tekken 8 fans have been in a bloody brawl with maker Bandai Namco for years now, but if these Street Fighter 6 rumours come true, blood is going to boil. Many of you will know that Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy 7 has been one of the most requested Tekken 8 characters ever since its release in 2024. And now in what...
News Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero DLC Invites 30+ New Characters in Massive Expansion
New stages! New modes! More!
Bandai Namco is going freakin’ bonkers with Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero’s first major expansion pack, the delightfully wordy Super Limit-Breaking NEO. Due out this summer, the bundle will feature more than 30 new playable characters, four stages, gameplay adjustments, and even an RPG-lite mode where you’ll level...
News After 8 Unbeatable Years, Dragon Ball FighterZ Adds New DLC This Week
DAIMA in the rough
Dragon Ball FighterZ, the unbeatably well-supported fighting game from Arc System Works, will add new DLC on 22nd April in the form of Goku’s strongest Super Saiyan form. As announced moments ago at the Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026, Dragon Ball DAIMA’s Super Saiyan 4 Goku will be available on both the PS5 and PS4 as...
News Dua Lipa Music Pack Dances into PSVR2 Gem Synth Riders
Future nostalgia
Exactly a month after the last major update to PSVR2 darling, Synth Riders, yet more content is on the way. While the last update added a more robust stat and XP system, this time out, we're getting more music courtesy of the Dua Lipa Music Pack. While the game has incorporated dancier pop music in the past, it's not really been...
News Krauser Joins Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, Big Anniversary Update Teased
"You're not fit to shine my shoes"
SNK’s excellent – and robustly supported – Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves will receive a “major update” on 24th April to celebrate its first anniversary. All of the details will be outlined during a YouTube livestream on 23rd April, but we certainly wouldn’t rule out new modes and content given just...
News PowerWash Simulator's Final Fantasy, Tomb Raider DLC Packs Are Going Down the Drain
About a month left to claim them
Developer FuturLab has announced that some DLC packs for the original PowerWash Simulator will soon be going away. The first game, which was published by Square Enix, received two free expansions based on Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider; these DLCs are set to expire in just over a month's time, on 19th May 2026...
News PS5's Mountain Climbing Game Cairn Wants You Back for Free DLC Drops
First new DLC in the Summer
The Game Bakers is asking you to return to its PS5 mountain climbing title Cairn this Summer as it has got the first of a number of free DLC packs to release. Named "On the Trail", this first drop adds new climbing areas, challenges, and "water soloing" to the experience. "Find your route freely, solve fresh climbing...
News First PowerWash Sim 2 DLC Has You Clean Up Adventure Time Locations
Out on PS5 now for £6.49 / $7.99
The first premium PowerWash Simulator 2 expansion is available now on PS5, priced at £6.49/$7.99. The initial pack is themed around Adventure Time and adds an additional five levels to the scrubbing experience. Catch a look in the trailer above. An all-new narrative ties together the following five locations that...
News You're Already Dead! Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro Fights Back in Fatal Fury PS5, PS4 DLC
"What colour is your blood?!"
Whatever your thoughts on Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, there’s no doubt its DLC has been absolutely superb. We’ve basically been getting a new character a month through 2026 so far, and June will include the game’s most awesome addition yet: Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star. Okay, so this was teased late...
News Mega Man Blasts onto PS5, PS4's Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds with DLC Launch Next Week
Blue bomber meets blue blur
The next premium DLC pack for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds brings Capcom's beloved robo-hero Mega Man to the kart racer, and now we know exactly when. As shown in the below teaser trailer, the Mega Man pack launches next week, on 25th March 2026: The trailer doesn't reveal too much about the DLC, but we already know some...
News Shinobi: Art of Vengeance DLC Dated in One of the Best PS5 Trailers You'll See Today
Villains expansion coming soon
SEGA really knocked it out of the park with Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, the first game from its plan to revive some legacy franchises. Developed by Lizardcube, the game is a super slick, side-scrolling action game with a fantastic art style and wonderfully fluid combat. Now, the publisher has announced a release date...
News Dave the Diver's Wild DLC Expansion Turns Up the Heat This Summer on PS5, PS4
In the Jungle gets a date
Mintrocket has finally announced a release date for its major DLC expansion to Dave the Diver. The breakout hit arrived on PS5 and PS4 in 2024, and soon you'll be able to explore an entirely different region with all-new mechanics. In the Jungle arrives on 18th June 2026: Unlike most of the other DLC and updates to the...
News First Major Borderlands 4 DLC Adds Story Content, New Character Later This Month on PS5
Play as C4SH from 26th March
Gearbox Software has announced the first big piece of Borderlands 4 DLC, titled Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned, shall launch later this month on 26th March 2026. It adds more story missions, a new Vault Hunter called C4SH to play as, and another zone to explore. Here's the expansion's setup: As a malicious...
News Resident Evil Requiem Story DLC Confirmed, Bonus Mode in May
Is that you, Mercenaries?
Capcom has confirmed it will be heavily supporting Resident Evil Requiem during this post-launch period, most notably in the form of a story expansion and an additional mode. In a video posted to social media, director Koshi Nakanishi reveals story-focused DLC is now in development, which will "delve deeper into the world...
News Ghost of Yotei's Free Legends PS5 Update Looks Generous in the Live Service Age
Sucker Punch to the rescue
In case you forgot, Ghost of Yotei Legends is out tomorrow, 10th March 2026, and it sounds like developer Sucker Punch has put its all into this multiplayer expansion. Much like the Legends DLC for Ghost of Tsushima, this will be available to all owners of the game for free — which is pretty crazy when you consider...
News Believe It or Not, Atomic Heart Is Still Getting DLC
Fourth and final expansion out April 2026
More than three years after its original PS5, PS4 release, Atomic Heart will receive a fourth and final piece of DLC. Given the name Blood on Crystal, it's launching on 16th April 2026 and you can see it in action in the trailer above. This last expansion is pitched as the "conclusion" to Atomic Heart,...
