Dungeon Defenders, the super popular hack and slash/tower defense hybrid, has had a constant flow of DLC since its launch last fall. Much of the new content; accessories, costumes, and characters, is only available on the PC. However, the four part series, "The Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards," is available on both PC and consoles.

PAX East is coming, 6-8th April in Boston to be exact. Whilst some of the Co-Optimus crew will be going this year and even showing off their game, others will be forced to endure the snow that has just arrived in Britain. As well as better weather, another perk that visitors to PAX East  will get is some free Penny Arcade DLC for the Steam version of Dungeon Defenders, the rest of us will have to pay $1.99 for the privilege.

Dungeon Defenders' next installment of DLC, entitled the Quest for the Lost Shards of Eternia Part II, has been in the works for a little while. While it was originally planned to come out on February for the PC, further testing and tweaking was required and thus bumped back the release slightly.

I don't know about you, but I can't get enough of Dungeon Defenders. Some nights I play a little on PC, then I switch over to my Xbox and play a little more. Then a little turns to a lot, and I end up playing till the wee hours of the morning. Sometimes I black out and wake up several days later wearing nothing but my favorite boxers (the white ones with red hearts). Perhaps I have a problem. Some say the best way to get through an addiction is to just let it run it's course (at least that's what doc says when I've got a cold). That means more Dungeon Defenders! Of course addicts always need support from their peers, so you're invited!

The folks at Trendy Entertainment are out to celebrate the heart shaped holiday with special content for Dungeon Defenders.  A brand new challenge map called "Sky o Love" is now available as well as bonuses for pairing up boy and girl characters from the game.  In addition the tavern now has a love is in the air theme and there's four new outfits for your characters - including pants for the Squire.  For shame, I was told pants were optional.  

Mixing an Action RPG and Tower Defense into one game has literally paid off for Trendy Entertainment as Dungeon Defenders has reached an amazing 1 million sales across Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam.

The PC version of Dungeon Defenders has been the superior version for numerous reason, the biggest being it's had a half dozen pieces of DLC already available.  The other being the game has been available for some ridiculously cheap prices on Steam.  While console gamers have gotten their own sale on the game, it hasn't been anywhere near as cheap.  Sadly it looks like console gamers aren't going to ever get the DLC for the game too.

$15 bucks is a little steep, even for a great co-op game like Dungeon Defenders.  Have you been waiting to take the plunge?  Well all your hard work (sitting idly by and doing nothing) has paid off.  Dungeon Defenders is 800 MSP ($10) on the XBLA.  It's part of the LIVE Arcade's Deal of the Week, so you'll have until January 17th to make up your mind.

We'd like to say that we are somehow precognizant and plan certain things using that incredible knowledge, but sometimes fate just has a way of working out in our favor. Just in time for our latest co-op night, the fine folks at Trendy Entertainment, developers of tower-defending, action-RPGing co-op hit Dungeon Defenders, have released a new piece of DLC that hits Steam today. Titled "Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards," the latest in a string of PC DLC adds more than just a few new character skins and weapons. This time, new missions and challenges have been added as well in what is the first of four such add-ons that will take the young heroes out of the castle and into the lands of Etheria itself. Best of all, this DLC will soon be seeing an XBLA and PSN release as well. A trailer for the DLC and more can be found after the break.

We're finishing off our December co-op nights with Dungeon Defenders for PC. The event kicks off at 8PM Central on Saturday, December 17th. After all the holiday sales, this game found it's way to most of our Steam libraries, and everyone seems to be enjoying it. If you somehow managed to miss out on those sales, you can still pick it up from Amazon at the regular price of $15, and as an added bonus, you're treated to an Amazon exclusive pet, and $5 credit on downloadable versions of this year's best sellers (including Battlefield 3 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3). Not a bad deal for a quality 8-player co-op game.

For today only - that's Sunday, December 4th 2011 - you can snag Dungeon Defenders for only $3.75 on Steam.  Better yet, you can snag the 4 pack of the game for only $11.24 netting you three copies plus one free copy for poor friend!  The DLC is also on sale for $75% making it only $1.25 for the New Heroes DLC which includes the new 8-player co-op mode!

Recently Dungeon Defenders on Steam released a new piece of DLC called the "Hero Pack."  The $5 content adds four new characters to the game - a female Squire (the Countess), female Apprentice (the Adept), male Hunter (the Ranger) and female Monk (the Initiate).  These aren't just character skin swaps, but actual class changes and tweaks depending on which version of the character you choose.

What's up modders?  I'm sure you've been busy tinkering with code for the lols, especially with all of the great games coming out.  Trendy Entertainment has some new toys for you.  You can get your hands on the Dungeon Defenders Development Kit free off of Steam right here.  You'll have access to the game's complete source code, which means something about a bomb on a train, if I'm to believe Hollywood.  If you want, you can participate in the Pre-Alpha Capture the Flag mode while you're at it.  There's a nice video explaining it all after the break.  As an added bonus, take a gander at the First Person mode sample video.

Dungeon Defenders has done quite well for itself.  The game has sold very well on the PC, and it continues to make its mark on the console scene.  Trendy Entertainment is happy to reward their fans with some community challenges for both the PS3 and Xbox 360.  Not only will you have an opportunity to play with the developers, you'll also get a chance to score some "ultra-rare, unique items."  

A game that has always intrigued me by its potential is Dungeon Defenders. Using the Unreal engine and promising cross-platform, four player co-op is a good way to appeal to the Co-Opticrew. From its First Wave debut on Android to a digital release on PC, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live Arcade, Dungeon Defenders has awed gamers with charm and accessibility. Well...charm, anyway.