Game that promised no paid DLC ever is getting paid DLC: ‘We need a way to continue to fund the development’

Longtime players of the milsim FPS Squad were blindsided yesterday when developer Offworld Industries announced (opens in new tab) that the game once promised to never sell paid DLC will, in fact, start selling paid DLC in its next update. Offworld is starting small with two packs of paid emotes accompanying one set of free emotes that all players will receive automatically.

“Emotes are animations which you can use to express yourself, interact with each other, celebrate in-game situations, or brighten up down time. We hope they will enhance the social and cinematic aspects of your Squad experience,” says the announcement post.