BioShock Infinite: Columbia's Finest DLC drops bonus items, not story
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.
You are now subscribed
Your newsletter sign-up was successful
Want to add more newsletters?
Every Friday
GamesRadar+
Your weekly update on everything you could ever want to know about the games you already love, games we know you're going to love in the near future, and tales from the communities that surround them.
Every Thursday
GTA 6 O'clock
Our special GTA 6 newsletter, with breaking news, insider info, and rumor analysis from the award-winning GTA 6 O'clock experts.
Every Friday
Knowledge
From the creators of Edge: A weekly videogame industry newsletter with analysis from expert writers, guidance from professionals, and insight into what's on the horizon.
Every Thursday
The Setup
Hardware nerds unite, sign up to our free tech newsletter for a weekly digest of the hottest new tech, the latest gadgets on the test bench, and much more.
Every Wednesday
Switch 2 Spotlight
Sign up to our new Switch 2 newsletter, where we bring you the latest talking points on Nintendo's new console each week, bring you up to date on the news, and recommend what games to play.
Every Saturday
The Watchlist
Subscribe for a weekly digest of the movie and TV news that matters, direct to your inbox. From first-look trailers, interviews, reviews and explainers, we've got you covered.
Once a month
SFX
Get sneak previews, exclusive competitions and details of special events each month!
We're still waiting for the DLC that fleshes out Columbia's bloody history, but Irrational Games has released the "Columbia's Finest" DLC pack in hopes of fleshing out your inventory instead.
Putting $4.99 on the table will nab you six new Gear items, five extra lock picks, 500 Silver Eagles, and two weapon upgrades: Comstock's Eagle Eye Sniper Rifle and China Broom Shotgun.
Those of us who paid for the season pass in anticipation of Infinite's story-related DLC still need to pay for admission to the "Columbia's Finest" DLC package. This pack doesn't spin any narrative threads—it just gives people a chance to buy all the in-game pre-order bonuses in a single pack.
But what of those additional narrative threads? Well, according to Creative Director Ken Levine, they're still coming. Levine recently tweeted an update to address fan concerns:
— Ken Levine (@IGLevine) June 26, 2013 June 26, 2013
The term “Day One DLC” is downright toxic these days, and Irrational is answering everyone's requests by working on DLC after the original game has shipped. That pushes up the release date—a consequence many aren't too fond of either. Perhaps there's a nice middle ground between DLC development and post-launch release that has yet to be discovered.
Either way, it'd be nice to have some kind of release window for when the first piece of DLC falls from Columbia and into our laps, but I suppose we'll just have to refer to the one on Steam, which says all three add-ons will be available by March 2014.
Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.

