Yes, including Day 1 DLC on-disc is controversial, but it's just one aspect of the problem. Why do publishers keep using these methods? Because they work -- and the money they bring in can make a ...

When done properly downloadable content can add a great deal of value to games, but locked on-disc content and day-one DLC can hurt video game brands. My colleague David Thier has a controversial ...

Here’s how it works. One of the most irksome problems in the gaming industry at the moment is the concept of on-disc DLC, oftentimes referred to as disc-locked content. The idea of paying extra ...

But Moore claims that this type of locked-out content often serves as the necessary building blocks for future expansions, and not signs of on-disc DLC. "You have to do that from a technical ...

Moore says players have mistaken ideas about how games are developed and released. Read the whole story ...

Speaking to GameSpot in an interview at PAX East this weekend in Boston, Massachusetts, Bleszinksi said on-disc DLC is often necessary. Bleszinski finds on-disc DLC to be "unfortunate." ...

BioShock 2's first batch of DLC, the Sinclair Solutions pack, may have been on the game disc all along. Developer 2K Marin would need something akin to a miracle to squash all of the Sinclair ...

There is effectively no distinction between the DLC being ''locked'' behind the disc and available for unlocking at a later date, or being available through a full download at a later date ...

Capcom has defended its controversial practice of including locked DLC on the game's original retail disc, arguing there's no distinction between doing that and offering it as a post-launch download.

Street Fighter 6 on Nintendo Switch 2 may come with a big caveat, altering perceptions of physical gaming ownership and ...

Resident Evil 6's controversial on-disc DLC is free content, with Capcom stating that no premium DLC is included with the retail package. In a post on Capcom Unity, the publisher detailed two free ...