The Saboteur’s The Midnight Show DLC includes nudity

EA’s forthcoming PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 game has a bit of a surprise that will thrill some players and probably anger others. The first downloadable content add-on, “The Midnight Show”, includes a nudity switch. That’s right, a nudity switch. When you add on that DLC, the options menu adds a nudity option that can be turned on or off, allowing users to see the women of the Belle de Nuit strip club naked.

“The Midnight Show” does more then add the ability to see the strippers in game nude, though that’s the aspect that’s bound to get the most attention. It also grants Sean Devlin, the Saboteur, access to the Belle de Nuit basement. Once you’re in there, you can gamble, if you’d like. Wired also reports that lapdances are available in the extra location.

The code to acquire the “The Midnight Show” downloadable content comes with every new copy of The Saboteur. However, EA seems to understand that there is a booming used video game market and will also make the DLC pack available to download through the PlayStation Store and Xbox Live for $4.99/400 Microsoft Points. The DLC will be available when the game releases next week on December 8, 2009.

As you’ve probably guessed by now, the game has been rated “Mature” by the ESRB. As you can probably guess, two of the reasons for that “M” rating are nudity and sexual themes.

This DLC is probably going to cause a lot of anger towards EA. I’m guessing mainly women and parents who purchase The Saboteur for their children without checking the ESRB rating will be the most upset. Personally, I don’t think it was a necessary DLC pack. At least it is DLC though, so if you don’t want to see that content in your game, you just don’t download or install it.

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