Splinter Cell Conviction to Offer Free Weekly DLC
Goodies to include weapons, skins, and a new map.
By Steve Watts, 04/14/2010
It looks like Ubisoft has learned a thing or two from EA's free downloadable content incentive plans -- but instead of including club access for new purchasers, the company is offering goodies for free to all comers. Ubisoft sends word that the first, a MP7A1 Machine Pistol, will be available through the game's "Extras" menu starting tomorrow. Other planned bits of content will hit on Thursdays, and include other weapons, skins, and a Deniable Ops map.
EA has been supplying similar free DLC incentives to purchasers of new copies in games like Mass Effect 2. But Ubisoft seems to be offering these packs for free to all. EA's strategy has been regarded as a fairly successful way to reward new purchasers, so we'll have to see how Ubisoft's slightly different method affects their bottom line. Check out our video review (above) if you're still on the fence.
