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Dave the Diverhas announced thatIchiban’s HolidayDLC, featuring crossover content inspired by Sega’sLike a Dragonfranchise, is set to arrive in April 2025 across all platforms. The newly announced post-launch content adds toDave the Diverdeveloper Mintrocket’s growing list of collaborations with other IPs.
Back in 2023,Dave the Diverrolled out for the first time on PC and quickly became one of the most popular indie titles of the year. Since then, the widely acclaimed game has been ported to PlayStation consoles and the Switch, eventually selling over five million units as of November 2024. During this time, its content has also been refreshed quite a few times with crossover items based on popular franchises, ranging from the major movie IPGodzillato the resounding indie successDredge. In an effort to continue this streak,Dave the Diveris now being lined up to collaboratewithLike a Dragonas part of theIchiban’s HolidayDLC coming soon in 2025.
During the PlayStation State of Play livestream,Dave the Diverrevealed thatLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth’s Ichiban Kasugawill venture into the Blue Hole in a forthcoming paid DLC. The expansion follows the adventures of Ichiban and Dave as they take on a syndicate of dolphin poachers and the Sea Blue gang. As shown in the new trailer,Ichiban’s Holidaybrings some beat-em-up gameplay to Mintrocket’s title in which theLike a Dragonprotagonist andDave the Diver’s Cobra will team up together. Moreover, the new content includes mini-games that are a cross between those available in the two IPs. Players can also recruit characters from Sega’s long-running franchise to lend a helping hand at Dave’s seafood restaurant.
Dave the Diver Director Talks About Ichiban’s Holiday DLC
On thePlayStation blog,Dave the DiverDirector Jaeho Hwang labeled theLike a Dragonfranchiseas one of his “greatest gaming inspirations” and credited a “fateful meeting” with Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio lead, Masayoshi Yokoyama, for the forthcoming DLC’s existence. Further, he said that the crossover DLC brings together “the best elements of both games” for the two sets of fans.
Excitingly,Ichiban’s Holidayisn’t the onlyDave the DiverDLC slated for release this year. At The Game Awards 2024, Mintrocket shared the first glimpse of theIn the Jungleexpansion coming to the adventure game near the end of 2025. On the other hand, there are rumors circulating aboutLike a Dragoncrossover content coming to another popular game,Fortnite, in the near future.
