Well, according to the attached scan, Julius and Yoko (each priced at 200 MS points or $2.50) are going to be the next available characters for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. Not sure just what happened to plans to release Maria as a playable character, but Yoko will - at the very least - introduce a bit more variety in terms of play style (although she really wasn't a terribly interesting character to play as in DoS, in my opinion). Anyway, the pyramid level is supposedly in, as well, although I don't believe that's been priced as of yet. Thoughts? Also, bear in mind that most of the dates mentioned in the scan have already passed, so feel free to be skeptical.
 

Yeah, it's definitely gonna be interesting to see how people respond to the cost. I mean, viewed comparatively alongside the full game, this sounds like it could drastically inflate the game's total cost, albeit with the game getting more expensive on a per-asset basis. We've already paid $15 for five characters and six levels, so seeing two characters cost $5 and not having a cost applied to the level yet (unless it happens to say "free" in that scan - I can't read Japanese) is a bit concerning. Still, I've gotten more playtime out of this $15 game than most disc releases that were several times more expensive, so it's hard to complain. 
 
By the way, I kinda wish that there was a larger screenshot of that pyramid level. I'd like to try figuring out which new enemies (if any) will be introduced to the game. Also, I kinda wonder if there'll be new enemies added to the existing levels. 
 
One last thing: Am I the only person who's noticed how damn annoying the Yorick placement is in this game, especially in chapter two? Yorick seems to get separated from his head far too often, causing him to just continually run against the wall without turning around much of the time. 
 
EDIT: Never mind. I found a larger image by Googling it. It looks like more of the same as far as enemies go. I don't see a single new one. Disappointing. Could they have not at least tried putting Egyptian-themed enemies in? I mean, I'm gonna be really, really sad if I don't at least see a damn mummy.

" Yeah, it's definitely gonna be interesting to see how people respond to the cost. I mean, viewed comparatively alongside the full game, this sounds like it could drastically inflate the game's total cost, albeit with the game getting more expensive on a per-asset basis. We've already paid $15 for five characters and six levels, so seeing two characters cost $5 and not having a cost applied to the level yet (unless it happens to say "free" in that scan - I can't read Japanese) is a bit concerning. Still, I've gotten more playtime out of this $15 game than most disc releases that were several times more expensive, so it's hard to complain.  
 

just got a woody from seeing the new dlc up on xbox.com

It's just the stage, though... Makes me hope that the characters will come out next week.

" It's just the stage, though... Makes me hope that the characters will come out next week. "