As you’ve no doubt realised by now, Insomniac Games’ latest Chimeran-infested first-person shooter was released in the US today in the form of the outstanding Resistance 3!

Lisa’s excellent review of this fantastic game went live earlier today, and you can read that through here to find out why the internet has been ablaze in Resistance 3 praise.

Not being content to rest on these already lofty laurels, Insomniac has just announced plans for downloadable content called the ‘Survival Pack,’ which will add the ‘Invasion’ multiplayer game mode. From a post on the PlayStation Blog, Insomniac’s James Stevenson explains:

“Invasion requires both teams to divide resources to simultaneously own multiple control points on the map. As you hold the nodes, you’ll receive more points. It hearkens back to the wonderful balance in Resistance: Fall of Man of knowing when to send troops on the offensive, and when to hold other players back.”

Releasing on October 4th for $3.99, the Survival pack will also include four new character skins (so you can play as one of the Survivors from the singleplayer), as well as a static PS3 theme.

And then, in addition to all of that, Insomniac will also release a patch for Resistance 3, free to all players, that will bring with it two additional multiplayer maps - also due for release on October 4th.

If you need any further convincing to go out and get Resistance 3 today (in the US) or tomorrow around the rest of the world, then don’t miss this crushing launch trailer for the game, included below:

Resistance 3 - Launch Trailer

Source: US PlayStation Blog