Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon DLC gallery

By Drew Prindle April 15, 2013

Tired of running around the same old island and dealing with the same psychotic people in Far Cry 3? We can’t blame you. Sure, it’s an incredible game with tons of fun gameplay to offer, but it’s also been a few months since it was released with nary a hint at more content. Well no worries if you’ve grown tired of it – Ubisoft is preparing the crazy new Blood Dragon DLC, and its nothing like the original game.

Imagine the apocalypse has had an apocalypse, and a rogue cyborg army is reshaping the world into cyber hell – at least that’s how the trailer describes it. We think it’s more like a cyber-psychedelic RoboCop movie on acid. Just check out the pictures and see for yourself.

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon releases on Xbox 360 and PC May 1st, and a day earlier on the PS3, April 30th.

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