[GAMES] Splatoon officially gets a Squid Girl costume and new crossover art

After months of speculation, Nintendo’s bestselling video game, Splatoon, has announced that they will finally be releasing an official Squid Girl costume for their hit game as a DLC.

The DLC is announced to be free and will be available in the game’s big 6 August 2015 update, which will also include 40 other costumes, two new game modes, an updated ranking system, an increased level cap, and a new spinner weapon. Here are the details on the squiddy new Squid Girl costume:

Ika Musume hat

– Brand: Shinryaku! Ika Musume
– Gear Power: Opening Gambit
– Rarity: * *
– Price: 1600

Ika Musume dress

– Brand: Shinryaku! Ika Musume
– Gear Power: Damage Up
– Rarity: * *
– Price: 2000

Ika Musume shoes

– Brand: Shinryaku! Ika Musume
– Gear Power: Swim Speed Up
– Rarity: * *
– Price: 1700

A new cross-over artwork has also been revealed:

Squid Girl mangaka, Masahiro Anbe, is a huge fan of the game, even releasing crossover artworks for Shounen Champion magazine and Weekly Famitsu magazine.