{"id":130385,"date":"2022-12-09T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-142323"},"modified":"2022-12-09T01:15:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T01:15:00","slug":"return-to-castlevania-in-the-next-dead-cells-dlc-arriving-q1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/09\/return-to-castlevania-in-the-next-dead-cells-dlc-arriving-q1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Return To Castlevania In The Next Dead Cells DLC, Arriving Q1 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8832a2a09e2d0\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8832a2a09e2d0\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8832a2a09e2d0\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"Eu3zfCDbRoU\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Motion Twin&#8217;s award-winning roguelite Metroidvania <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/dead_cells\">Dead Cells<\/a> was the first game to receive an announcement at The Game Awards&#8217; pre-show this year.<\/p>\n<p>In a brief trailer, it was revealed Dead Cells would be collaborating with Konami&#8217;s long-running <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nes\/castlevania\">Castlevania<\/a> series. Fans can expect a new DLC update at some point in Q1 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Battle through the ancient corridors of Dracula\u2019s Castle in this upcoming expansion to the acclaimed fast-paced action roguelite Dead Cells. Team up with Richter Belmont &amp; Alucard and wield iconic Castlevania weapons against hordes of monsters to reach the throne room of the Dark Lord himself&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This update will allow players to fight with 14 iconic weapons and items from the Castlevania series, experience two new biomes, listen to an alternative soundtrack of 51 Castlevania tunes and battle three &#8220;epic&#8221; bosses including Dracula and Death.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/motiontwin\/statuses\/1601012666084233216 @ 2022-12-09T01:26:27+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dracula is back, baby! Dead Cells goes back to its roots for this historic collaboration &#8211; our next DLC &#8220;Return to Castlevania&#8221;! Coming Q1 2023. Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Konami?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KONAMI<\/a> for letting us play with your toy chest, hope we didn&#8217;t break anything. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/deadcells?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#deadcells<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Castlevania?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Castlevania<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheGameAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheGameAwards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IgLKPzmTGp\">pic.twitter.com\/IgLKPzmTGp<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Motion Twin (@motiontwin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/motiontwin\/status\/1601012666084233216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Excited for this one? <em>Comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Motion Twin&#8217;s award-winning roguelite Metroidvania Dead Cells was the first game to receive an announcement at The Game Awards&#8217; pre-show this year. 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