Second DLC announced: ‘Hammer of Infinite Fate’

See, I knew Schafer’s comment during that interview the other day was a ploy. Turns out he had a massive bag of DLC sat under his desk, which has now been unveiled as due for release on December 17th.

Brutal Legend‘s second pack of downloadable content is called ‘Hammer of Infinite Fate’ and includes the following substantial additions:

• Three outfits for Eddie: Black Metal, Mountain Man, and Zaulia Threads
• Seven back patches
• New paint for the Deuce
• The ‘Oculus of the Lost’, which operates like a GPS and points out the locations of the world’s bound sepeants and legends
• Three new weapons: the Coiling Maw, Disgorger, and Eye of Sorrow
• New Achievements and Trophies
• Four multiplayer maps: Altar of Blood, Amplified Cliffs, Coiled Remains, and Crucible of the Titans

So quite a bit for those still enjoying the single-player campaign, and of course you can presumably take your goodies online — although unfortunately there’re no new story quests.

If you fancy that lot, it’ll be on Xbox LIVE for 480 Microsoft Points and PlayStation Network for about $4.99 in just over a week. Thanks to Super-Munkyboy for pointing me towards Destructoid’s post about this!

More DLC potentially hitting your face soon

Tim Schafer has taken part in an insightful interview with GamePro, discussing the reaction to his game and why certain decisions were made. Just a few of the topics brought up include why the RTS elements were downplayed right up until release, the marketing, and the included music.

Regarding the DLC:

“We definitely want to do more DLC for both single-player and multiplayer, as well as some tuning patches.”

Let’s hope that’s PR babble for “We’re working on these right now and they’ll be out soon”!

This t-shirt situation is getting out of control!

If you’re a fan of wearing the most awesome t-shirts in the world, you’re going to love this new pair of designs that’ve just hit Shark Robot:

• Eddie Riggs’ Succoria t-shirt
• Ophelia’s Drowning Doom t-shirt

Yes, those are literally the same t-shirts that the characters wear in the game! And if that isn’t enough, you get a free badge unique to each one too. This should certainly make life a bit easier for the cosplay enthusiasts amongst you!

Thanks to the most brutal of readers, Mykal, for spotting these.

Brutal Legend original soundtrack now available

As has become inevitable for Peter McConnell’s fine music, Brutal Legend‘s original soundtrack is now available. It doesn’t feature any metal beyond Kabbage Boy, but it does include the music specially composed for the game — the stuff that drives the cutscenes forward and gives the exploration on foot that epic atmosphere.

It can be bought from Amazon UK, Amazon US, Amazon DE, eMusic, and also iTunes. And if you liked the Brutal Legend soundtrack, don’t forget the same composer also did the soundtracks for Tim Schafer’s previous games Grim Fandango and Psychonauts!

Thanks to Mojo for spotting this.

Look brutal in public with Brutal Legend t-shirts

You probably already wear an official Brutal Legend t-shirt every time you go out, making it clear to the world where your devotions lie. But can you wear the same Brutal Legend t-shirt every time you go out? What happens if you spill mayo all over its beautifully dark surface?

An easy solution is now provided courtesy of Mishka NYC: two awesome Brutal Legend t-shirt designs! One depicts Ironheade attacking Lionwhyte’s crew, the other features a metal beast being ridden by its mistress.

They’re not available yet, but they’re coming soon and Electronic Arts will be giving a number of them away.

Update

[November 18th, 2009 at 9:40pm GMT] Three sites are now giving away both an Eddie Riggs figure and these t-shirts: Metal Injection, Metal Insider, and Metal Sucks. Go check them out if you want a chance at winning!