Love it or hate it, DLC is here to stay. With pre-orders being a vital measure for the industry you can expect more and more DLC being offered as pre-order incentives.
And the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity, which is being set in France during the French Revolution is no different. A Gamestop somewhere in America has put up a pre-order poster a little bit early and it is now hit the Internet thanks to CriptAssassini.
As you can see the pre-order DLC is called Chemical Revolution and features a scientist holding a bubbling beaker. We can also see it is the second pre-order offer but unfortunately we don’t get to see what the first one is.
And this is exactly why I hate this sort of pre-order offer. Firstly I wouldn’t recommend pre-ordering anything as you really don’t know if the game is any good before the reviews come out, which means you can end up with rubbish on day one that you are going to spend weeks complaining about.
But the bigger problem is now that they are offering different pre-order bonuses to different retailers or versions of the game it has become impossible to actually experience the entire game without buying multiple copies which just feels wrong to me. I like the Assassin’s Creed games but I wouldn’t say I’m a big fa,n and knowing that I can’t actually play the entire game definitely puts me off the franchise.
But it’s Monday morning which is depressing enough so to inject some fun into this post here’s a video showcasing the multitude of easter eggs in Watch Dogs that allude to the Assassin’s Creed storylines.
Last Updated: June 2, 2014
Brenz
June 2, 2014 at 08:01
Writing articles that advertise DLC is akin to feeding the trolls or voting for the anc, if everyone stopped, its the first step to solving the problem.
Pieter Kruger
June 2, 2014 at 08:06
Or its just a very very VERY slow news day…..????
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
June 2, 2014 at 08:19
Well the article does stipulate that DLC is a bad thing… At least they aren’t telling us we have to order it right?
Dutch Matrix
June 2, 2014 at 08:27
DLC a bad thing? I am starting to doubt that. I heard the Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC has an extra hot tub scene involving Specialist Traynor… And it is only R159.00… Moar Traynor! Oh uhm .Sorry. Meant Moar Mass Effect. Yes. That is what I meant…
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 2, 2014 at 08:29
Moar Mass Effect… if you know what I’m talking about.
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 2, 2014 at 08:31
Maybe he’s getting it out the way early while everyone’s still too tired to say something sarcastic about it. I know I am.
Brenz
June 2, 2014 at 08:38
Coffee is the fuel for sarcasm.
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 2, 2014 at 08:41
Unfortunately it came to late for this article :/
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 2, 2014 at 08:15
The AC easter egg in Witcher 2 is still the funniest one I’ve ever seen.
Admiral Chief Orca
June 2, 2014 at 08:22
Agreed, laughed wayyyyy too hard than I should for that
Dutch Matrix
June 2, 2014 at 08:36
Going off topic here but:
Dear whoever the hell is responsible for this. (Refresh for Image)
I have to say that you got it wrong…
http://www.takealot.com/movies/predator-4-pack-dvd,12841148
Admiral Chief Kilo
June 2, 2014 at 08:39
*UBER FACEPALM*
Alien Emperor Trevor
June 2, 2014 at 08:40
lol
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
June 2, 2014 at 08:45
Naw, the predator is in that shot, just using active camo.
oVgeeeeee Comet Drop
June 2, 2014 at 09:37
Real warriors use mud.
Weanerdog
June 2, 2014 at 08:45
I really don’t have a problem with DLC as long as the game ships in its entirety and the DLC is extra fluff, be it extra missions or whatever but not actually part of the game. The game must conclude and it must conclude in a decent time frame, i.e. a single player game must not conclude in 4 hours and then have 20 hours worth of paid DLC. MP can have a DLC map or two but the DLC cannot make up the bulk of what is being played, also DLC that gives OP weapons is a no no.
so TL, DR I don’t play DLC so don’t care. If DLC breaks game Devs suck.
Jonah Cash
June 2, 2014 at 09:31
I agree 100% with you on this!! I also don’t play DLC and as long as I have a complete game which is long enough I am happy!!
MakeItLegal
June 2, 2014 at 11:22
freaking DLC , its really the pits