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The first premium content for yet-to-be-released free to play” first person shooter Dust 514 will arrive on the European arm of PSN tomorrow. The Mercenary Pack, which apparently offers $50 worth of content for $19.99 (13.99 in the UK), includes a host of in-game perks and, most notably, guaranteed access …
Read More »Sony scraps PSP comic service
Time has been called on the Comics section of the PSP’s PlayStation Store. Andriasang reports that no additional content will be added to the service after March 15th. The Comics section of PSN will disappear completely from September. Users will be able to access and download any existing of new …
Read More »Free day-one DLC for Ridge Racer Vita
Early buyers of Namco Bandai’s PS Vita Ridge Racer game at retail will receive paid-for content for free. At the launch of PlayStation Vita on February 22nd and for a limited time, boxed copies of Ridge Racer will come with a Ridge Racer Gold Pass. This grants access to five …
Read More »Date set for new MW3 DLC
Premium Call of Duty Elite users will be able to download the fresh multiplayer map Overwatch on February 21st. This piece of downloadable content will be available to Xbox 360 owners first, and will arrive on PS3 shortly afterwards. It will be available as a paid-for extra to non-Call of …
Read More »Katy Perry teams up with The Sims
EA has announced a collaboration with Katy Perry which will see the music star appear in future DLC and ad campaigns. The publisher says Perry will work closely with The Sims Studio to help create in-game accessories, clothing, hairstyles and furniture. She will also appear in TV ads, online promotions …
Read More »Publishers to Microsoft: ‘Don’t kick us off the Flight’
Microsoft Flight could harm the simulation games market if the company doesn’t open it up to third-parties, publishers have told MCV. Firms such as Mastertronic and Contact Sales currently sell extra content for Microsoft Flight Simulator X.But its sequel Flight, a free-to-play digital PC title out this spring, will not …
Read More »OPINION: Digital Content at Retail
InComm Europe has done the impossible: bridged the gap between digital content and physical retail. European product and marketing director Simon Osgood explains how the High Street is taking the next step… The focus and key buzz this past year is digital – and this is reflected in the discussions …
Read More »Saints Row 3 Season Pass revealed
Buyers will be able to purchase four content packs for Saints Row: The Third in advance at a smaller price. THQ has confirmed a DLC Season Pass for its crazy open-world action title, which is being offered for free with any copy of the game ordered from the publisher’s online …
Read More »Obsidian says Online Pass ‘is a gimmick’
Feargus Urquhart, the CEO of developer Obsidian, has criticised the use of the Online Pass in the industry’s battle against pre-owned video games. One of the recent issues is not putting the full game in the package and requiring downloadable content to move on. Also, including DLC in the package …
Read More »Sledgehammer: Modern Warfare 3 not aiming to shock
Despite claims to the contrary, the developers of Call of Duty say that they do not see the use of shocking content as a marketing tool for their games. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is released worldwide tomorrow, and while the mainstream media has yet to go big” on …
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