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It’s officially 2014, and if you checked out our preview post and video last month you’ll know that means mega awesome titles are coming soon! Tomorrow our Plus members will be able to download both Don’t Starve on PlayStation 4 and DMC Devil May Cry on PlayStation 3. Don’t Starve is deceptively cute, so don’t be fooled, this is a hardcore survival simulator. You (as a Gentleman Scientist) will need to gather, hunt and build in order to stay alive in this mysterious land.

DmC Devil May Cry refreshes the story of Dante and gives him a bit of a makeover, but the combat is still as action-packed as you’d expect from a DMC title. Dante still packs his pistols Ebony & Ivory as well as his blade Rebellion, and you’ll have to switch back and forth from Angel and Demon mode in order to rack up your massive combos.

You can download Don’t Starve and DmC Devil May Cry as well as take advantage of all these PS Plus discounts after the PlayStation Store updates tomorrow, 1/7.

Don’t Starve (PS4)

Free for PS Plus members

Don’t Starve: Console Edition is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. You play as Wilson, an intrepid Gentleman Scientist who has been trapped by a demon and transported to a mysterious wilderness world. Wilson must learn to exploit his environment and its inhabitants if he ever hopes to escape and find his way back home. DMC Devil May Cry (PS3)

Free for PS Plus members

In a society corrupted by demons only The Order can see the world for what it really is. Join Dante in the ultimate experience of stylish action chain together combo after combo with panache and dispatch demonic spawn back to hell – reveal the truth behind the lies. Explore Dante’s dark past encountering some the most familiar faces in the DmC universe. Call upon unimaginable powers combined with Dante’s epic arsenal of weapons: sword, scyte, axe, pistols and more. Face your demons…

Streetkix: Freestyle — PS Plus Price: $10.79, Regular Price: $11.99

Last Chance (Leaving on 1/14)

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Galaga Legions (PS3)

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EUFLORIA HD
Atomic Ninjas
Atomic Ninjas
Foosball 2012
Foosball 2012
The Impossible Game
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Blimp: The Flying Adventures
5-in-1 Arcade Hits

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If you haven't been keeping up with screenshot superstar Dead End Thrills, head on over and see what's new. He's got some great stuff from Skyrim (like the one up top), as well as some excellent shots that capture the striking look of DMC.Read more...

Capcom has revised down sales forecasts for its big games of the last year, blaming "excessive outsourcing" for hindering the quality of the finished products, among other factors.

When Capcom tasked Ninja Theory with rebooting Dante, the main character of its classic Japanese franchise Devil May Cry, it wanted to draw a clear distinction. This was a new Dante, a new Devil May Cry, and the series told through a westernized lens.

"Imagine Dante in a western movie," Capcom told Ninja Theory's art team. And so it did. There's Dante above, shooped into a scene from Brokeback Mountain - a very western movie, after all - and below Dante takes a breather with Brad Pitt in Fight Club.

Important things first: Unlike in the full DMC: Devil May Cry, Vergil wears a total of zero fedoras in his spin-off DLC, "Vergil's Downfall."

Aside from that missed opportunity, Vergil's Downfall plays like a disowned, disgraced brother of Dante should. It resembles the main game and pulls directly from Dante's move list, copying his style and button mapping, but there's something inherently lackluster about the gameplay. Handling Vergil simply can't compare to the thrill of controlling Dante, and Vergil's pared-down weapons pale in comparison (as does his hair).

I'm not saying the addition of a fedora would have helped Vergil's Downfall, but it definitely couldn't have hurt.

DMC: Devil May Cry gets an extra dose of brotherly love today, courtesy of the new "Vergil's Downfall" DLC. The content stars Dante's brother, Vergil, and features a new story along with new weapons and enemies. Vergil's Downfall runs for $9 and is available today on Steam, and will hit PSN later today with the weekly update. The DLC will arrive on Xbox Live tomorrow.

If you're on the fence, Joystiq should have a review later this week.

#dmc DmC: Vergil's Downfall is available for download today. If you haven't read Evan's review yet, I highly recommend you do. But If you want to see te DLC in action, along with a visual breakdown of a few of the major differences between Vergil and Dante, check out the video above. More »

#review To my mind, the best kind of downloadable content expands on the experience that you've grown familiar with while also offering an alternative point-of-view. The add-ons for Mass Effect 2 are exemplars, letting you take Shepard on a snarky James Bond/heist adventure or a chilling experience tinged with sci-fi horror flavor. And Undead Nightmare did something similar with Red Dead Redemption, throwing John Marston into a grindhouse zombie freakshow. And now the newly rebooted DmC follows suit with Vergil's Downfall, a new chunk of a game that lets you control Dante's twin brother. What's that other side like? More »

#devilmaycry Vergil's Downfall, the first downloadable add-on for DmC: Devil May Cry, may not be out until March 5, but that didn't stop some quick-moving European gamers from redeeming their codes early and documenting the entire expansion. More »

DMC: Devil May Cry DLC Vergil's Downfall drops (get it?) on March 6, but some intrepid UK players redeemed their codes early and posted previews of the gameplay to YouTube, including the above 18-minute-long run-through. See what Vergil has in store while you still can.

In spite of an amazing White House petition to have its non-Capcom-developed impurities cleansed from this Earth, DmC Devil May Cry was actually pretty excellent. As Adam pointed out, it proved exceedingly adept at blending gloriously bizarre environments with weapon-switching combat that put even the most demonically possessed of Swiss army knives to shame. And it was a solid PC port to boot. So the new Dante’s a-okay in my book, and he’s quite welcome to hurl more insanity (and masterfully long-form pun jokes) our way if he so pleases. For now, though, it’s actually his brother Vergil who’ll be snagging the spotlight. In an all-new 3-5 hour-long story expansion, no less.

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Capcom has put a date on the DmC: Devil May Cry DLC "Vergil's Downfall." The new content will hit both PSN and Xbox Live on March 6. Vergil's Downfall features a new story and, most importantly, allows players to take control of Dante's brother Vergil, who packs new weapons and abilities and one mean, bushy mustache. The DLC will set you back $8.99 or 720 MSP.

In other teary-eyed Devil news, the free Bloody Palace DLC is available today. The DLC adds a new challenge mode featuring 100 levels.

#devilmaycry While at Tuesday's Capcom press event in San Francisco, I got to take a brief look at Vergil's Downfall, the first story-based downloadable content for DmC: Devil May Cry. Capcom producer Alex Jones told me that the full DLC, which will be out at the end of February, will last 3-4 hours, and will pick up where the main game's story left off. While Vergil won't have a move-set as deep as Dante's was in the main game, Vergil will still get to wreck stuff in his own way. More »

The free Bloody Palace update hits DMC: Devil May Cry on Tuesday, February 19 for PS3 and on February 20 for Xbox 360 in the US; European Xbox 360 and PS3 players get the update on February 20.

Bloody Palace mode is a 100-level romp through demon-infested rooms, and it will support leaderboards, just as in Devil May Cry 4. The update comes with some bonus bug fixes, including the removal of a glitch that renders the succubus Poison non-interactive, fixes to style points calculations, increased damage from the weakest enemies, increased damage from all enemies in Nephilim and Son of Sparda modes, and no more infinite angel glide.

Sorry, Dante. Looks like it's time to clip those wings.

#devilmaycry Here's KadeshFlow with a tribute to the new Devil May Cry—it's pretty good! This song is but one of many gaming-themed flows he has up on his YouTube page, including another one where he's cosplaying as Link while spitting about The Legend of Zelda. See below. More »

There was an unexpected element to DmC: Devil May Cry. It was always going to be about smashing up demons. It was always going to feature weapon-switching, combo-building, score-chasing, and combat tech-fests. What was possibly more of a surprise was it being an outlandish political satire which takes aim at consumer culture, finance and banking, surveillance society, and right-wing media. Ninja Theory’s Dominic Matthews explains the role satire plays in DmC’s cultural commentary on evil.

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#essay In DmC, the new reboot of Capcom's Devil May Cry series, hero character Dante is the offspring of an angel mother and demon father. He looks human but is of another breed altogether, a species of celestial rarity called nephilim who are incredibly powerful. They're wild cards, nephilim are, and their bloodlines gives them the strength to elevate or subjugate the plain ol' mortals who don't know they exist. More »

Being a Nephilim ain't easy. Thankfully these achievements are. Jess is here to cover three achievements and a Gold Secret Mission.

DmC Devil May Cry is Now Available on Steam.

In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action, fluid combat and self-assured protagonist that have defined the iconic series but inject a more brutal and visceral edge.

The Dante of DmC is a young man who has no respect for authority or indeed society in general. Dante knows that he is not human, but also that he is not like the demons that have tormented him throughout his life. Caught between worlds, he feels like an outcast. Thanks to his twin brother Vergil, leader of the anti-establishment group called The Order, Dante is now discovering and coming to terms with what it means to be the child of a demon and an angel. This split personality has a real impact on gameplay with Dante being able to call upon angel and demon abilities at will, transforming his Rebellion sword on the fly to dramatically affect both combat and movement.

#dmc Insert obligatory opening sentence about how some people are upset about how DmC is easier than its predecessors. And, sure, that may well be the case—I'm no Devil May Cry expert, and I also haven't tried DmC on anything beyond its third-hardest "Nephilim" setting. More »

The first issue of Titan Comics' DmC: Devil May Cry prequel, The Chronicles of Vergil, is now available for download through comiXology. You can purchase either through a computer browser or through the comiXology app on iOS, Android and Kindle Fire.

This first issue of the proposed two-book run, written by Guillaume Dorison (AKA Izu) and illustrated by Robin Recht and Patrick Pion, leads up to the events of Ninja Theory's DmC game. The print version drops on May 15, and the follow-up issue hits comic store shelves on June 19.

Before there was Dante, there was...Dante, and lest we forget Brad reminds of us his glory.

Dante, Vergil, and Nero have a lot of cool weaponry that they use to destroy demons of all shapes and sizes with. Here are our 10 favorite.

Check out this Street Fighter 2 Easter Egg in Devil May Cry. You can find it in the first mission of the game right after the Demon shoots the hook at you.

If you're sick of staring at the same Dante or simply pine for the more classic look, feel free to throw some cash at your problem next week. Capcom has announced the alternate DmC: Devil May Cry costumes outed by Japan last week are indeed coming to North America and Europe on January 29 and January 30, respectively.

All three costumes will set you back 320 MS Points ($3) on Xbox 360 and PS3 next week, one of which is the classic Devil May Cry 3 look seen above. The other two feature a blond Dante in a blue jacket, and what we can only imagine is Dante's favorite Goth underpass rave ensemble.

We put together a montage of all the costumes we had unlocked in DMC: Devil May Cry. Which is your favorite?

Go behind the review and find out why IGN thought Dante's adventure was "great" and not "amazing."

Dante makes some comments about his hair color in this easter egg from the new DMC.

Dante gives Scorpion a nod in this Mortal Kombat Easter Egg found in DMC: Devil May Cry.

#devilmaycry The Obama administration has a lot of important things to do. Weighed against acts of governing the world's sole superpower, the Devil May Cry series is not important, no matter what some crazy fans might argue. More »