We kind of seen it coming, as recent trends make most developers use a online pass to access multiplayer sections of their game (Thanks EA.) It seems the latest game to incorporate this is Saints Row: The Third, blocking off the Co-operative Multiplayer section for use with the online pass. This also includes the “Whore Mode” which is similar to the popular “Horde Mode” Made famous in Gears of War.
So that was the bad news, the good news however is that THQ is also using the Season Pass system that Rockstar started with L.A.Noire. Opening up 4 DLC packs throughout the year starting from January 2011 to “Spring 2011.” the pass will include “Genkibowl VII,” “Gangstas In Space,” and “The Trouble With Clones” – and the Nyte Blayde DLC pack, which comes with a sweet “vampire-hunting sports car.” Sadly there is no disclosed price as of yet, be here’s hoping that they fallow suit with Mortal Kombat and L.A.Noire rather than Gears 3 and Forza 4
Here is the press release for the season pass from THQ.
Introducing the Saints Row® Season Pass, your discount ticket to Saints Row®: The ThirdTM DLC
Strapped for cash? Strap it on with the Saints Row Season Pass in order to save money on three future Saints Row: The Third DLC Mission Packs and the Nyte Blayde DLC pack. The Season Pass is a special program to ensure you get the three upcoming mission packs and the Nyte Blayde pack for a single, one-time recommended cost of $19.99, for a total anticipated savings of more than 15 percent if you purchased each DLC pack separately.
Your three mission packs include:
· Genkibowl VII (Scheduled to be available January 2012)
The Wide World of Genki takes over Steelport for a sporting tradition totally and utterly unlike any other.· Gangstas in Space (Scheduled to be available Winter 2012)
The Saints go intergalactic in this science-fiction misadventure.· The Trouble With Clones (Scheduled to be available Spring 2012)
Copy-cat killing at its finest.The bonus Nyte Blayde DLC Pack includes:
· The Nyte Blayde Mobile
Travel Steelport in style with Nyte Blayde’s blood-red, vampire-hunting sports car.· Altar Boy Outfit
Innocence may be lost, but at least you still have the outfit.· Bloody Canoness Outfit
Join the Order, slay your mortal enemies, show some leg.· Bloody Canoness Bike
Vampires can fly, but so will you in this two-wheeled turbo-charged motorcycle of salvation.Please follow the below link for a screenshot if the Nyte Blayde DLC Pack:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/38308135/SR3_NyteBlayde_Pack.jpg