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There Is No Planned Additional Post-Release DLC For ‘Devil May Cry 5’
As far as the AAA industry is concerned, lucrative and often-excessive monetization plans are now standard practice.
In this age of rampant microtransactions, intrusive loot boxes and multiple season passes, publishers are no longer satiated by the profits of merely selling games. Indeed there’s an expectation for them to be continually generating revenue. Which is why it’s increasingly rare to find tentpole releases that haven’t been accompanied by convoluted expansion roadmaps, or carved to bits so they can be sold in piecemeal portions.
It’s therefore quite refreshing to hear a publisher announce that they don’t have any plans for hawking additional content. Apparently, this is the case with the upcoming Devil May Cry 5, as the game is reportedly shipping as a finished product, with only one (free) DLC in the pipeline.
This information comes directly from Capcom producer Matt Walker, in his response to a fan query on Twitter. When asked if there were any plans for post-launch content, other than the already confirmed ‘’Bloody Palace’’ mode, Walker replied with an unambiguous ‘’nope!”.
Of course this doesn’t necessarily mean there won’t be DLC at a later date but, for the time being, everything that’s been developed for DMC 5 should arrive intact, as part of the full package. Which is a relief, especially when you consider that this is Capcom we’re talking about: a company notorious for stripping titles bare and then charging exorbitant prices in order to finish them (see Street Fighter 5).
While this will doubtlessly earn goodwill for the long-awaited sequel, it’s worth noting that the game will still feature the inclusion of controversial microtransactions. So it’s not like Capcom have completely turned a new leaf or anything.
Devil May Cry 5 will be released on Xbox One, PS4, and PC on March 8th, 2019, whilst the Bloody Palace add-on is expected to come out in April.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that actress Daveigh Chase has passed away at just 35 years old. The news was first reported by TMZ this afternoon.
The outlet reports, “The actress’ boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, tells TMZ … Daveigh died Tuesday from meningitis and an infection in her blood, which caused her to have septic issues and led to her body shutting down.” The website’s report continues, “We’re told Daveigh had been admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles earlier this month because of malnutrition.”
Here in the horror world, a young Daveigh Chase memorably played Samara in Gore Verbinski’s 2002 horror movie The Ring, the American remake of the Japanese horror hit.
Far outside the horror world, Daveigh Chase voiced Lilo in the 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch, a character she continued to voice in various animated spinoff projects.
Chase also appeared as Samantha Darko in the 2001 classic Donnie Darko, later returning to play the sister of Donnie Darko in the 2009 spinoff movie titled S. Darko.
Daveigh Chase’s resume also includes roles on the TV shows “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Charmed,” “ER,” “Touched by an Angel,” “CSI,” “Cold Case,” and 32 episodes of “Big Love.”
Chase appeared in the films The Rats, Silence, Carolina, Beethoven’s 5th, Yellow, Little Red Wagon, Transference, Killer Crush, Jack Goes Home, and American Romance.
We send our deepest condolences to Daveigh Chase’s family, friends, and fans.
Pictured: Daveigh Chase in ‘Killer Crush’ (2015)
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