Where Are Our Games Going? Part 1: DLC

posted by vecima (more from this author)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 2:59 pm (PDT)

We have fully entered the age of Downloadable Content (or DLC) for video and computer games. Developers can now continue to deliver on the story, give us new missions or maps to play on, new items and weapons, or even put armour on our horse. There is often a price to be paid for this content.  Is it worth it?

DLC has, as far as I've observed, 3 main forms.  There is free DLC - no fuss, no muss.  Who cares how it works, it's free, right?  The next form is content…

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