On a future Earth ravaged by aliens and 50 years of global war, a civilization emerges that rejects the old ways to forge a new destiny in a wild frontier. Can the connection between a lawman trying to keep his town safe and a new kind of gold rush in San Francisco hold the only hope for a better future?

The game combines the intense action of a “AAA” console shooter, with the persistence, scale, and customization of an MMO, while its TV counterpart weaves the rich tapestry of the world into a series with the scope, characters, and drama of a classic sci-fi epic. Because they exist in a single universe, the show and the game will influence each other and evolve together over time, with actions in both mediums driving the overall story of  Defiance.

The Castithan Charge Pack is unlike any other add-on content on the market, as it benefits all players in Defiance, allowing them to experience the evolution of the game together. While the free game content will be released to the entire Defiance player base, the Castithan Charge Pack provides players exclusive access to new story missions, gameplay rewards, vehicles, customization enhancements and more.

As the new add-on content pack goes live, the following additions will be made to the game for all players, regardless of whether they have purchased the new content:

• New Charge Weapons – shotguns, sniper rifles and pistols
• Sieges -- a new type of dynamic content mode that combines Capture-and-Hold control points with kill scores, as enemies invade various mission locations, forcing players to band together to hold them off
• New Monolith Major Arkfall – highly challenging arkfall event with a tough new boss and loot
• Military Academy – a new player-versus-player capture and hold map
• Duels Game Mode – challenge your friends online in one-on-one combat
• Additional in-game changes, including newly enhanced map, and new chat window

Players who purchase the Castithan Charge Pack will receive access to the following:

• Play as the alien Castithan Species – create a new character or change your existing one
• New Battle Arena Game Mode – an instanced single player “horde mode”-style game that opens up a new story mission line, Castithan Charge Blade weapon and in-game item
• Unique version of the Raptor – a new four passenger truck designed to help small groups of arkhunters to quickly traverse the terraformed Bay Area
• Unique Castithan outfit
• New Xbox 360 and PS Achievements and Trophies

Castithan Charge Pack, rated M for Mature, will be available for download on the Xbox 360, the PS3 and PC beginning on August 20, 2013 for $9.99/800 Microsoft Point.

Those who have subscribed to a Defiance Season Pass will get this first add-on content pack as part of their subscription.