PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Release Date, Pre-Order Bonuses Announced

Two more combatants for Sony’s upcoming brawler, PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, are set to be announced this evening. However Sony's getting the party started a little early with the announcement of an October 23 release date, as well as pre-order bonus costumes for every character in the game.

Developer SuperBot kept the hype train running at E3 earlier this summer, announcing that wise-cracking adventurer Nathan Drake and over-protective father figure Big Daddy would be joining the Battle Royale roster. While the next expected character announcements were scheduled for the upcoming San Diego Comic Con, Sony's Cristian Cardona has announced that the newest fighters will actually be announced during their Exhibition Presentation at EVO in Las Vegas this evening at 6 p.m. PST.

Cardona said he dropped by the PS Blog to answer the questions "Why pre-order?" and "When is the game coming out?"

The second question is the easiest to answer: October 23. That’s right; everyone will be jumping around Sony-themed levels, beating the virtual poop out of one another just in time for Halloween. And what better way to celebrate Halloween than by getting into costume?

Cardona also announced that a PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale pre-order will come with an exclusive costume for each character in the game. While players will be able to unlock multiple costumes for the game’s various combatants in regular play, the only way to get these special costumes (some pictured above) is to pre-order the game.

So, there you have it. Pre-order now to net your exclusive costumes to enjoy when the game launches on October 23rd. Stay tuned to the site and we’ll have those new character announcements for you as soon as they become available.