Dust 514 purchasable Mercenary Pack guarantees beta access

PlayStation 3 online shooter Dust 514 will be free to play and free to download. But there's also the option of buying it.

Specifically, you'll be able to buy the Mercenary Pack, for £13.99, from tomorrow in Europe.

It's effectively a booster pack stuffed with around $50 of content ranging from exclusive armour and weapons, to items and ability boosters. The Mercenary Pack contents are listed below.

Buying the Mercenary Pack also nets you guaranteed access to all Dust 514 Beta Events, the first being this weekend. You're granted access to the game on "off-weekends", too.

• 4,000 Aurum ($20 USD value) - the in-game currency for DUST 514 that you can buy in the PS Store
• 30-dat Active Skill Booster - increases earned Skill Points (SP) by 50%
• 'Dragonfly' Scout Dropuit - a uniquely designed armor with unlimited use
• 'Toxin" ICD-9 Submachine Gun with unlimited use and a custom skin
• HK4M Shotgun X 50
• Hacked Drop Uplink x 50 - allows players to create on-the-spot spawn points for their teammates
• Fused Locus Grenade x 50
• 1.5dn Myofibril Stimulant x 50 - offers players a temporary melee damage boost against opponents
• All Access Beta Pass - allows players to participate in every Beta Event, as well as additional play sessions during off weekends