Dead Space 2 Severed DLC Gets Trailer and Release Date

The first piece of downloadable content for Dead Space 2, Severed, has just received an official trailer and a concrete release date.

Dead Space 2, although extremely well received, was a bit short in terms of the single-player content, even if the multiplayer did make up for it in some way.

Now, Visceral Games, its developer, and Electronic Arts, its publisher, have released the first details about the game's first single-player downloadable content, called Severed.

We already heard about the add-on a few weeks ago, when it was revealed that it will focus on Gabe Weller and Lexine Murdock, two of the protagonists from Dead Space: Extraction, the on-rails shooter released originally for the Nintendo Wii and, more recently, for the PlayStation 3.

The DLC will follow Weller, who is working as a security guard on the Sprawl space station, and tries to save Lexine from the necromorph invasion.

Their story will take place at the same time as Isaac Clarke's one from the main single-player campaigns, so expect a few moments to hint at his own actions throughout the Sprawl.

The DLC will be out on March 1, on Xbox Live, for 560 MS Points, and the PlayStation Network in North America, for $6.99, and one day later for the European PSN users.

EA has also deployed three new content packs onto the two online console services, which bring new suits, weapons and other goodies.

Check out details of the new packs below.

Dead Space 2: Martial Law Pack
400 MS Points, $4.99/€4.99
Earth Gov Bundle (Earth Gov Security Suit, Earth Gov Pulse Rifle, Earth Gov Seeker Rifle, Earth Gov Detonator)
Bloody Bundle (Bloody Vintage Suit, Bloody Flamethrower, Bloody Javelin Gun, Bloody Force Gun)

Dead Space 2: Supernova Pack
400 MS Points, $4.99/€4.99
Forged Bundle (Forged Engineering Suit, Forged Plasma Cutter, Forged Line Gun, Forged Ripper)
Heavy Duty Bundle(Heavy Duty Vintage Suit, Heavy Duty Line Gun, Heavy Duty Contact Beam, Heavy Duty Detonator)
Agility Bundle (Agility Advanced Suit, Agility Rivet Gun, Agility Plasma Cutter, Agility Pulse Rifle)

Dead Space 2: Occupational Hazard Pack
400 MS Points, $4.99/€4.99
Hazard Bundle (Hazard Suit, Hazard Line Gun)
Triage Bundle (Triage Suit, Triage Javelin Gun)
Shockpoint Bundle (Shockpoint Suit, Shockpoint Ripper)

Last but not least, EA and Visceral also released a video for the Severed DLC, showing a brief interaction between Weller and Lexine as well as a new type of necromorph, so check it out below.