New DLC. Two words that have become part of a gamer’s vocabulary in the past two years. The developers want to keep us hooked. Thankfully, with a series as engaging as BioShock, the DLC should be (at the very least) entertaining. Protector Trials will extend the single player experience and allow you to get back into the boots of a Big Daddy as he defends his Little Sister from the ADAM-starved, cracked-out Splicers.

Protector Trials will feature a series of challenges that are designed to push your knowledge and mastery of weapons and plasmids. The goal is deceptively simple: players gotta keep their Little Sister safe from the crazy Splicers as she gathers ADAM from corpses. Yeah, we’ve all seen how easy it to protect Little Sisters. And by easy, I clearly mean insane.

The pack includes:

• Six new maps: three unique difficulty levels, each based on favorite locales from BioShock 2;
• New unlockables, including never-before-seen concept art and videos;
• Seven new Achievements/Trophies.

BioShock 2′s first two DLC packages – Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack and Rapture Metro Pack – are currently available for download from both the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and Games for Windows-LIVE, and from the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3.

Protector Trials will be available starting August 3, 2010 from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 and Games for Windows-LIVE for 400 Microsoft Points, and from the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 for $4.99.