December 15^th, 2001 (12:00am) - Tecmo plans to make the extra features from the upcoming Japanese version available to US consumers.

North American consumers will have access to the extra features that will be packed in with the Japanese release of Dead or Alive 3, according to series creator Tomunobu Itagaki. The extra features from the Japanese version, which includes such things as additional costumes, will be available to US customers in an add-on disc for DOA3, Itagaki told the Japanese Dreamcast Magazine. When contacted, a representative for the North American arm of Tecmo confirmed its plans to give North American consumers access to the extra features from the Japanese version and said that a more detailed announcement is forthcoming.