Deep Silver announces the Faction Pack, the first DLC for Metro: Last Light. 4A Games' first-person shooter sequel. This will be released worldwide on Steam and Xbox LIVE on July 16th, and while the PS3 edition will be released at day in North America, it will come to the European PlayStation Network the day after. Here are some screenshots and this page has details, saying: "The Faction Pack includes three original single player missions, each casting the player as a different specialist from the warring Factions. Returning to some classic locations from Metro 2033, these missions feature new weapons, the return of a truly terrifying mutant foe, and offer three distinct gameplay challenges…" We also have word on the three additional DLC packs to follow this one:

• The 'Tower Pack' presents a unique experience for seasoned Metro gunslingers - a challenge based game mode, with online Leaderboard support, as players fight their way up the combat simulator known as The Tower
• The 'Developer Pack' boasts a fully stocked Shooting Gallery, the AI Arena and Metro Museum... And a bonus solo mission - The Spiders' Nest - offers some new tools for dealing with an infestation of the skittering Spider mutants
• Lastly the Chronicles Pack will feature original single player missions that cast the player as three of the game's standout characters - Pavel, Khan and Anna - and explore their side-stories away from Artyom's adventure