Some people just don't like working with others. Well, Capcom hears you and has provided a solution.
A new multiplayer mode for Resident Evil 5 will be released post-launch as paid DLC via Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network. The new mode is appropriately named "Versus," and allows players to... well, kill each other. You'll be able to battle online and choose from two game types: Slayer's Rule and Survivor's Rule. In Slayer's Rule, players must kill as many Majini as possible in a point-based competition, while Survivor's Rule has players hunt each other as Chris, Sheva, or any of the secret characters.
There's co-op in Versus as well, giving you the option of one-on-one or two-on-two.
This DLC will be available "a few weeks" after the release of Resident Evil 5 this Friday, and is expected to go for 400 Microsoft Points or $4.99 on PSN.
As many people (including myself) thought when DLC started, DLC is slowly going from 'expansion stuff that is added on later, and sold down the road' to 'big parts of the game that are released soon after release, that you need to buy after buying the game in order to get the complete package.'
Stuff like GTA's Lost and Damned is great and a good deal; stuff like this is just a money-grab IMHO. I don't think people should buy it if they can resist it; otherwise so many more games will just come out incomplete.
Content expansions are one thing, unlock codes are another story.
But a whole game mode being made DLC, a few weeks after release? That's line-steppin' !