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Dracula's sullen son Alucard stars in the first DLC for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, Konami announced today. Titled 'Revelations,' the add-on goes down a little before the main game, discovering what Alucard was up to and playing with his own vampiric powers. It's due on March 25 but is only announced for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 so far, not PC.
Read more: Transform into a wolf and rewind time as Alucard »
Dracula is prepared to take his vengeance at the end of this month, but there are some that might need somewhat of a refresher on how the Lords of Shadow trilogy has reached this point. If you're on PlayStation 3, a new pre-order offer might be able to help. Those that pre-order the digital version of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 through PlayStation Network will also receive a free copy of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate HD.
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"I am the dark shadow that chills the hearts of men!" roars Robert Carlyle as Dracula in a new Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 trailer. "I am the fury. Your hate and your vengeance. I am your destiny!" It's a very dramatic affair, introducing the game's cast of demons, weirdoes, and really quite nice people through lots of exciting cinematic snippets.
Lords of Shadow 2 promises to end MercurySteam's Castlevania origin trilogy. The final game sets the stage to transform Dracula into the villain he becomes, as players see him move from anti-hero to pretty-bad-dude. "Dracula's origins, battles, family and past transgressions are revealed as viewers find him at his most vulnerable," Konami says of its latest trailer.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is coming on February 25, Konami has announced. The company had previously slated it for a vague winter slot, so this still qualifies as meeting that target.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 picks up right after the first game began. But, if you want the complete story, you'll need to play the 3DS spin-off Mirror of Fate.
"But gee, I don't have a 3DS," you might be saying. "If only they made an HD version for console," you might wish in this hypothetical scenario. Well, it appears your wishes may be coming true.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 picks off right after the events of the first LoS. And spoiler alert: you play as Dracula.
MercurySteam's Dave Cox, head of development on the game, said the team had three goals when it went in to make the sequel. The first was to remove the fixed camera and offer a 360 field of view to who off the world.
"People really loved the vistas and the art design, but a lot of people found the fixed camera work frustrating," Cox said. "That was a really big decision because that meant going back to look at the engine design, which was created for the PS2 and Xbox. We basically used it for the next consoles without making any improvements."
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 picks up from the epilogue of the first game. So, if you don't want spoilers for LoS, you may not want to watch this lengthy, revealing trailer.
The trailer shows off the new free moving camera, as well as the open game world being created by developer MercurySteam. The game, which is coming to PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, should be out this winter.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is a direct follow-up to the surprise 2010 hit. The events in that game, though, have significantly changed the lead character's abilities, and developer MercurySteam has detailed a few of the changes coming to this sequel. Spoilers for the first game follow.
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 is making the transition to PC, but Konami has no plans to bring it to the Wii U. So why is the company skipping the latest video game console on the market? According to producer Dave Cox, it comes down to budget and resources.
Read more: Wii U conversion would require 'another 20 people' »
The VGAs unveiled some interesting tidbits on Friday, from a release date for The Last of Us to the announcement of Dark Souls 2 to the unveiling of a suspiciously Metal-Gear-Solid-5 looking title called The Phantom Pain. There were also plenty of new trailers and here they are in case you missed them.
For the first time, a Castlevania game is coming to PC. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 will be the first in the series to make the transition from console, producer Dave Cox has revealed. But don't expect the game to come to Wii U.
Developer MercurySteam's gritty take on the Castlevania franchise proved to be a tremendous success for Konami. According to the publisher, Lords of Shadow is the most successful Castlevania game ever. But, MercurySteam is keen on ending the series on a high note, with Lords of Shadow 2 concluding not only the trilogy, but their involvement with the franchise.
"Our intention is to tell our story and then move on to other things," producer David Cox said. "We have no intention of milking the series any further than that."
Read more: Producer promises 'satisfying ending' for franchise »
Update: Now includes additional details from Konami.
Mirror of Fate isn't the only Castlevania game coming from Konami. In fact, it's not the only Lords of Shadow game. Konami has officially announced Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 for PS3 and Xbox 360. Developed by MercurySteam, the debut trailer paints a game that looks more like The Lord of the Rings than any Castlevania game before it.
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