Uncharted 3 survival mode DLC drops March 13

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception isn't finished growing yet. The PlayStation 3-exclusive adventure game will welcome the co-op Shade Survival mode downloadable content next week, developer Naughty Dog has announced.

Writing on the PlayStation Blog today, Naughty Dog community strategist Eric Monacelli announced that the Shade Survival mode for Uncharted 3 will arrive on the PlayStation Network on March 13.

Previously, the content was scheduled to arrive sometime in March. A trailer for the DLC is embedded below.

The co-op Shade Survival mode will be free to Fortune Hunters' Club members, or $6 otherwise. The prepurchase system gives players all Uncharted 3 DLC at a discounted rate.

As for the mode itself, the co-op Shade Survival game type has players fighting off wave after wave of increasingly difficult Djinn foes. According to Naughty Dog, there are eight total rounds, with Djinn enemies getting tougher and better equipped in later battles.

On top of announcing the release date for the co-op Shade Survival mode, Naughty Dog today revealed that the final wave of DLC for Uncharted 3 will arrive in April.

For more on Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception, check out GameSpot's review.