Downloadable Content takes on many forms in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The game launched with DLC bundled with pre-orders and different editions. There were also many other offers prior to the game's release that could give players different pre-order content. In Japan these give-aways were done through a number of outlets, such as Metal Gear Solid: Social Ops and Konami Style, while Amazon did so in other areas. All the DLC was included in the Japanese exclusive PlayStation 3 Special Edition that released on December 5, 2013. Shortly after the announcement of the Japanese Special Edition the two story based DLCs were made free in the United States and all pre-order content was made available. Other countries including Australia and the United Kingdom received the same changes, but on