{"id":803004,"date":"2025-12-05T16:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/vampire-survivors-is-getting-contra-dlc-next-month-ps5-release-this-summer\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:03:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:03:09","slug":"vampire-survivors-is-getting-contra-dlc-next-month-ps5-release-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/vampire-survivors-is-getting-contra-dlc-next-month-ps5-release-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampire Survivors Is Getting Contra DLC Next Month, PS5 Release This Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/vampire-survivors-is-getting-contra-dlc-next-month-ps5-release-this-summer.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"vampire survivors operation guns contra DLC playstation 5 ps5 release date\" typeof=\"foaf:Image\" class=\"image-style-body-default\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Developer Poncle has revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/product\/vampire-survivors\">Vampire Survivors<\/a> will finally hit PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 this summer. Before that, though, Vampire Survivors will cross over with Contra in Operation Guns, a new DLC featuring characters, weapons, and more from the series, on May 9.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This was revealed during today&#8217;s Triple-i Initiative Showcase with a new trailer highlighting what Contra in Vampire Survivors looks like, and perhaps to nobody&#8217;s surprise, it looks awesome. This trailer also reveals that PlayStation players can play Vampire Survivors this summer. The game is already available on Xbox, Switch, PC, and mobile devices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out the Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns and PlayStation reveal trailer for yourself below<\/strong>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5w0oFzmQRQ0\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>As you can see, Operation Guns looks like an exciting boost of weaponry, characters, enemies, and more to Vampire Survivors. And it&#8217;s right around the corner, too, hitting the game on Xbox, PC, and Switch on May 9. It will presumably be available from the jump when Vampire Survivors hits PlayStation platforms later this summer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5w0oFzmQRQ0?si=zT5nwdZqXuS4FwP0\">read&nbsp;<em>Game Informer&#8217;s&nbsp;<\/em>Vampire Survivors review<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you excited for Vampire Survivors&#8217; Contra DLC? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gameinformer.com\/news\/2024\/04\/10\/vampire-survivors-is-getting-contra-dlc-next-month-ps5-release-this-summer\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developer Poncle has revealed that Vampire Survivors will finally hit PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 this summer. Before that, though, Vampire Survivors will cross over with Contra in Operation Guns, a new DLC featuring characters, weapons, and more from the series, on May 9.&nbsp; This was revealed during today&#8217;s Triple-i Initiative Showcase with a new trailer highlighting what Contra in Vampire Survivors looks like, and perhaps to nobody&#8217;s surprise, it looks awesome. This trailer also reveals that PlayStation players can play Vampire Survivors this summer. The game is already available on Xbox, Switch, PC, and mobile devices.&nbsp; Check out the Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns and PlayStation reveal trailer for yourself below:&nbsp; As you can see, Operation Guns looks like an exciting boost of weaponry, characters,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/vampire-survivors-is-getting-contra-dlc-next-month-ps5-release-this-summer\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":803005,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-803004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-informer"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vampire Survivors Is Getting Contra DLC Next Month, PS5 Release This Summer | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Developer Poncle has revealed that Vampire Survivors will finally hit PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 this summer. 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