The sci-fi horror game "The Callisto Protocol" (opens in new tab) is being marketed as the spiritual successor to "Dead Space" and vows to be more gorgeous and badass than the series that inspired it (opens in new tab) The We know a lot about Callisto Protocol (opens in new tab), but today we learned more about some of the planned post-launch expansion content.

One of them is that the game's DLC pack will add a bunch of gory death animations for both the main character Jacob and the nasty monsters he fights. These are like skins for his armor, and are actually a set of armor skins, with a total of 25 different skins. Both bundles are included in the season pass included in the digital deluxe edition, which is only $20 more than the standard edition.

The Contagion bundle also includes the ultra-hard permadeath game mode and several skins. The Riot bundle, on the other hand, includes the Wave Survival mode and several skins. The Season Pass also includes the Other Way Skin Collection, a look at rebel movement-themed armor, and the now very obscure Story DLC.

Of course, there are many perfectly reasonable explanations for selling Death Animation as bonus content, other than the blatant money grab. Animators, artists, and the entire developer pipeline need something to do, otherwise they have no choice but to fire them" Such cyclical hiring and firing has been terrible for the gaming industry in the past. These animations were probably worked on after the game content was finalized to polish it up and look for bugs.

In fact, Glenn Scofield, CEO of Striking Distance Studios, offers another reason: they are making more because they think this is what the fans want, and they haven't started yet.

It is indeed gratifying that developers think their gruesome murders are so cool that they are willing to pay more for them. It's a kind of confidence in their work. But some may complain that these animations were produced and perhaps completed before the base game was released. This is truly the legacy of "Dead Space," I suppose. In "Dead Space," there were already plenty of microtransaction skins available for the premium single-player game.

The Callisto Protocol will be released on December 2.