There have been problems associated with the DLC character Valkenhayn R. Hellsing and the general gameplay patch that goes alongside his release. The Xbox 360 release of the character and patch have been delayed, with ETA unknown. The patch for the Playstation 3 version also has issues as well.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
Arc has released an official statement, dealing with the issues causing this delay, and their suggested workaround. The issue is basically this: The patch that enables use of Valkenhayn (not the Valkenhayn DLC itself) also introduces a bug. Since the 360 patch and DLC haven't been released yet, the 360 version is currently unaffected, but any PS3 versions that have been patched are. Arc is, of course, currently working on a solution, but for now they have the following suggestion:
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