The high-definition release of Resident Evil: Revelations will be expanded with three batches of downloadable content coming in June, one of which includes two characters, Rachel Ooze and Lady Hunk, playable in the game's Raid Mode. The first batch of content will hit June 4 in the form of two DLC packs: Resistance Set and Enhancement Set. Each pack will be priced at 160 Microsoft Points/$1.99/€1.99 and contain six weapon upgrades. The following week, Rachel Ooze and Lady Hunk — a female, shorts-wearing version of Umbrella Security Service Unit member Hunk, first playable in Resident Evil 2 — will be available for 240 Microsoft Points/$2.99/€2.99. Both will be playable in Revelations' Raid Mode. The still-human version of Rachel and original Hunk will be also be available in...

The Connected Careers mode that debuted in Madden NFL 13 last year was a watershed moment for the Madden NFL series, representing one of the franchise's biggest leaps in a single year. But it also highlighted a couple of the game's greatest failings: a clunky interface and poor or nonexistent tutorials. Madden's developers at EA Tiburon are attempting to deliver one major addition to Connected Careers in Madden NFL 25 this year, and they're doing a lot of work on its existing pieces, but they knew they had to tackle those two issues first. "Due to the massive amount of stuff we had put in the game last year, we really didn't get a lot of time to sit down and add that extra level of polish that walks you through understanding why things are happening," said Josh Looman, lead designer on...

Batman: Arkham Origins stars noted voice actors Roger Craig Smith as Batman and Troy Baker as Joker, reports Joystiq. Smith replaces longtime Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy; it was initially reported that Conroy would not appear in Arkham Origins at all, but he said last week that he is involved with the franchise in some capacity. Smith's credits include Ezio Auditore da Firenze in the Assassin's Creed games and Chris Redfield in the Resident Evil series. Baker most recently lent his voice to BioShock Infinite protagonist Booker DeWitt, and stars as Joel, the male lead in Naughty Dog's upcoming survival title The Last of Us. He also appeared in Batman: Arkham City as the actor behind Two-Face and Robin. Batman: Arkham Origins, which is in development at WB Games Montreal, launches...

Arc System Works' fighting game franchise BlazBlue is getting an anime series, set to launch in Japan this fall, reports Anime News Network. The anime was unveiled at the Arc System Works Festival yesterday in Yokohama, where the company unveiled the anime's story, cast and staff members. BlazBlue Alter Memory will be based on 2008 title BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, which launched initially for arcades and was ported to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and Windows PCs in 2009 and 2010. BlazBlue Alter Memory takes place in December 2199 during New Year celebrations. The powerful rebel Ragna the Bloodedge, who has an incredibly high bounty on his head and is also known as the "Grim Reaper," appears to wreck havoc and destroy the world. A ragtag gang of fighters —...

Four beloved Mass Effect characters will make their way to LittleBigPlanet tomorrow in the Mass Effect Costume Pack, publisher Sony Computer Entertainment announced today. Skins for male Shepard, Liara, Garrus and Wrex will be available in the pack, along with accessories like armor and gloves and a bunch of in-game stickers for Mass Effect. Like all costume packs, the DLC will be compatible with LittleBigPlanet 2, LittleBigPlanet Karting and LittleBigPlanet PS Vita. The costume pack will sell for £4.79 in the U.K., where it will go on sale May 22. No price for North America is available yet, but the most expensive costume packs have all cost $5.99. You can check out images of the content in the pack on the LittleBigPlanet website.