Resistance 3's first DLC dubbed 'Survival Pack,' adds Invasion mode to multiplayer

by Ben Gilbert on Sep 6th 2011 2:00PM

Resistance 3 may be dropping today for PlayStation 3, but it won't be long before Insomniac adds to the multiplayer portion with downloadable content, the "Survival Pack." Arriving on October 4, the Survival Pack injects "Invasion Mode" into R3's multiplayer section, as well as a handful of skins and a "static XMB theme," for $3.99.

"Invasion" is said to be a team-based resource management iteration of R3's multiplayer, forcing teams to control various capture points on the map to earn points (or die trying). And if that doesn't get your mid-20th century heart all aflutter, keep in mind that two brand new (and totally free) multiplayer maps will also be released on October 4 alongside a patch.

Source: US PlayStation Blog

Tags: dlc, downloadable-content, insomniac, insomniac-games, invasion-mode, playstation, ps3, Resistance-3, survival-pack

Reader Comments (50)

Oh yeah, I am super excited for this game, can't wait to get my hands on it.

At least they had the courtesy to wait until after the game came out before announcing DLC. God forbid you release the entirety of what you have ready on release day.

@gordogg24p ...so what about announced DLC that isn't finished content upon release? i.e. Gears of War 3

Should be on the disc or free if they've already been able to submit it for such a soon release.

@KungFuChaosNinja

agreed. i feel like i'm getting jipped when they do this. if you can have this ready to release less than a month after the game releases, it should have been on the disc. i'm ok with new maps and skins 2-3+ months down the road but entire game modes less than a month after release is not ok.

For crying out loud, is this game even out yet? They don't even pretend to care anymore. This is not only the norm now, but you people accept it.

Also, I just can't believe things like avatar icons and XMB themes don't come free with the games. You know.. sort of a 'thank you for buying this game.. here's some free digital items!'

@Tappybot

Game came out today.

@Tappybot

I see you and I both have the same problem, of not understanding how game development works.
And we both also apparently have a sense of undeserved self-entitlement.

Just so you know, a game typically goes gold at least a month before the game is released. What that means is the game is out of the developer's hands, and it's off to the "printing press." This leaves the developers nothing to do except for... CREATE DLC!

Quit your complaining, and quit your sense of first-world self-entitlement.

@HydrophobicFish PSN ID Hydrophob

Blah blah blah "entitlement"

the minute you use that word, your argument loses all validity.

This IS a bullsh*t practice that NEEDS TO STOP. I am so sick of companies telling us the day of a game's release -- or, more recently, months before -- about what ISN'T on the disc.

So STFU about entitlement you corporate fanboy.

@Red Runner

so why dont you go tell someone who cares?

@Tappybot I wouldn't have as much of a problem with it if there weren't people actually defending it

@Red Runner

Stop reading the articles then.

@HydrophobicFish PSN ID Hydrophob

Can't believe I'm reading this.

No, it doesn't leave the developer nothing to do.. They're assigned work on DLC because that's what they're told to do. Prior to the age of DLC, they would have began working on new projects.. Now they leave crews behind to cover the DLC that was unmistakably planned from the start.

The DLC defense force is astonishing.. it's almost as bad as the Nintendo fanboy legion.

I want a mode very similar to COD zombies!!

I'm getting tired of this trend.

@Schlecht
What?
1. R3 isn't even out in Europe
2. Epic said they PLAN on doing by November
3. Doesn't everyone PLAN on doing DLC after the game is released?

Seriously get your facts straight before you start to even think about pouring out random BS.

so R3 has no co op in it correct? instead they leave it on the disc to charge people what should have been included in the first place? LOL go screw yourself. dlc has become a sad thing.

@Knives Chau
The campaign has co-op in it.

I don't know why I bother even reading these DLC comment threads. It's like I have an obnoxious parrot on my shoulder constantly screeching "SQUAWK, shoulda been on the disc! SQUAWK, shoulda been on the disc!"

@baby sea tuna

you mean to tell me people on Joystiq do nothing but complain to the point where its predictable and cliche?!?!

you don't say!

@baby sea tuna

So you've resigned yourself to being a slave to the practices of greedy corporations? Or do you WORK for one of them? Because unless you do, I don't see how you can defend this anti-consumerist bullpuckey.

Seriously dude, the companies DO NOT LIKE the consumers. Get it through your head.

@Red Runner

So, if the developers of a game that people enjoyed and probably wanted to play more of made more of that game to play...then we are all stupid sheep for wanting more of it in the first place, and they are evil soulless monsters for giving it to us? Did I get that right?

I try not to stoop memetic responses, but U MAD BRO

@Red Runner

Also, again, nobody is forcing you to buy any of this stuff.

@baby sea tuna

1. This is releasing literally ONE MONTH after release. Yeah, sure, couldn't be at least free.

2. You know, I get sick of hearing "Let's give back to the developers" when these pubs/devs are greedy jerks who don't really care about the little people.

3. If developers whine so much about how they have to recoup costs...whose fault is it that the development budget ballooned out of control?

Oh, right. Mmm.

@Red Runner

"Consumerism is a social and economic order that is based on the systematic creation and fostering of a desire to purchase goods and services in ever greater amounts."

More and more people are buying more and more DLC which is in turn leading to more and more DLC being made.

Seems very consumerist to me.

shouldn't hoard mode be free?? I know this is resistance and i know we are supposed to put the devs up in a pedestal but this is effing stupid in so many ways... i didn't expect Insomniac to charge for something as trivial as hoard mode.

@PR0F3TA
Lol you mentioned Horde. If you don't start a flame war then I will be pleasently surprised.

You know, I get that a game goes gold months in advance of it being in stores. This means there's time to do DLC between then and launch, stuff that despite what people say probably couldn't have been included without further delaying the game.

But if it's something that's going to be ready at or around launch, it should just be free. It's ridiculous that we pay $60+ for a game then have to spend more money on launch day to get the full package.

@Softserve

You don't have to spend anything. No one's forcing you to buy the DLC.

@This Little Man Says His Name Is

I hate this comment every time I see it.

Of course he doesn't have to buy it, and it's clear from his comment that he's NOT going to buy it.

@This Little Man Says His Name Is

true they aren't forcing anyone to buy it but his point is that he doesn't feel like he's getting the full package if that DLC is ready so soon after launch. i agree with him. DLC started out as a great way to keep people caring about a game but now it seems it's being exploited as a money grab. i rarely buy it and i feel jipped because of it.

I wish most people had the same habits I do regarding DLC released like this.

At least it's only $4. It could've been $10 or $15.. luckily, this isn't an Activision or EA release.

@Georgia Gator exactly 4 dollars isn't that much for what your getting in the DLC If it was Activision in particular it would be 15 dollars

If you buy this you will fail the secret governement 'Usefullness' test and will be 'collected' for transportation to your nearest camp where you will spend the rest of your life giving blood, hair, bodily waste (for farming) and stuffing feathers into pillows and mattresses while generating electricity on a treadmill.

@Dick Socrates

...so basically everyone who owns a PS3?

Should have been in from the start. Wont buy.

That's just a *****. Why not include it in the game?

@trickybuz93

Because Bobby Kotick.

(Yes I'm aware he doesn't own the studio/company)

@trickybuz93

You don't have to buy if dude. Put the money toward that Sesame Street Kinect game you were tempted to buy, or those MS space points.

@Red Runner
No, it would be Koticks fault if the maps costed $15 and you certaintly wouldn't get any free.

Great! I hope we get some fun MP trophies with this at least :)

Hey, at least they didn't throw a season pass at us. This is a relatively small pack for 4 bucks. I'm sure the big stuff won't be released for a while so cool your jets.

Are people really bitching about DLC that's $4. Wow, it comes out a full month after R3, which means it still has a fair bit of development to go.. I doubt they even started the DLC until after R3 went gold anyway. The game comes with enough anyway, people should stop complaining.

Online is a disappointment, it's CoD.. Resistance style. They listened to fans for singleplayer which is amazing, but online just doesn't do it for me. Maybe it's because I don't have friends with the game yet.

@Dcmac
you obviously havent played R3 online

@Roxas560 Yeah.. I have, stopped at level 7 last night. Been playing since R1.

So what happens to those of us that have minimal space left on our HDD? Once the free map patch comes out we have to frantically figure out what we want to delete in order to play again?
Then have to delete more stuff to worry about those stupid games that require free X amount of GBs in order to play?
I don't mind free content, just don't make it mandatory.

from a business standpoint, it makes sense for them to charge for a popular mode and for a few maps a month after the game comes out. From a consumer standpoint, it's awful. If it's coming out a month after the game comes out, they probably could have gotten it on the disc. The only reason why I can see Insomniac doing this is so people will be interested in playing online in a month. I enjoyed the beta but due to lack of money and 324324 games I still need to beat, I didn't pick this up. Since I did enjoy the beta and the previous installments, I assume I would enjoy this too, but by the time I know that by the time I get the game, there won't be nearly as many people playing. There'd be a good chance I wouldn't buy this DLC if I bought R3 on day one, knowing that there'll be few poeple playing it in 5 months, like KZ3, which was empty two weekends ago.

No one wants to buy a car and wait a month for the doors to come.

Ok I usually get pissed at this sort of thing but c'mon people it's only $4, plus we're getting two maps for free on the same day. If you ask me it's a great deal. A CoD game would've priced this at $10-$15 and they wouldn't have given the 2 free maps, you would've had to pay for them.

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