Motion Twin has confirmed the Castlevania-inspired DLC release date for Dead Cells.
According to Evil Empire, the Return To Castlevania DLC is “our own love letter to the grandfather of Dead Cells”.
Announced earlier this week during a Nintendo Direct, Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania will be released on March 6.
The DLC will bring “two new biomes” to Dead Cells where players can “use iconic weapons like the vampire slayer, throw an ax and throw holy water against classic enemies like merfolk, bone throwers and a enchanted armor on your warpath to defeat. to Dracula himself.”
“Three epic boss fights await you throughout the Haunted Castle, there’s no prize for guessing who one of them is,” the developers continued.
Check out the launch trailer, which features roughly “five percent of the featured content” below:
Originally announced late last year, Motion Twin and Evil Empire said: “Yes, one of the biggest, if not the biggest, inspirations behind Dead Cells is being reimagined in our fast-paced gameplay and frenzied with our most ambitious DLC yet.”
“Somehow we were able to convince Konami to let us recreate this truly iconic pillar of gaming, and we loved every minute we spent penning our own love letter to the grandfather of Dead Cells. , bringing the Castlevania series back to its 2D action roots. We hope we have done justice to the game that has inspired thousands of others and that it has been a ridiculous privilege to work on this project.”
The expansion will also include over 60 Castlevania themes and will cost $9.99 (£8.30). Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania is available on PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation.
Meanwhile, during the Nintendo Direct, the company shared a new trailer for The Legend Of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom and gave a new release date for Advanced Wars 1+2.
Nintendo has also confirmed that several Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles will be available on Switch, through its expansion pack subscription service, as well as a new steampunk-inspired Professor Layton game.