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Gears of War 3 owners will be able to download a free map pack on November 24th, Epic Games has confirmed. The Versus Booster Map Pack will include five maps for online play – including Bullet Marsh and Clocktower from the original Gears of War game. The other three are …
Read More »Netflix is finally coming to the UK
US film and TV streaming service Netflix will launch in the UK and Ireland early next year. Its arrival will allow users to stream TV shows and films to their TV, consoles and PCs as well as smartphones and tablets offering access for those on the move.Supporting mobile devices include …
Read More »Tech problems affecting PlayStation Plus members
Sony has outlined details of a PSN problem that it temporarily stopping PlayStation Plus subscribers from accessing some of the free content on offer. The issue stems from the infamous Welcome Back program, some legacy code of which is preventing full PlayStation Plus access. I just wanted to let you …
Read More »SONY: PS3 gets EA privileges
EA is to continue its ‘special relationship’ with Sony by offering extra content for three of its upcoming key releases on PS3. Highly anticipated shooter Battlefield 3 will get a significant extra on the Blu-ray disc for no extra charge – a copy of Xbox Live and PSN hit Battlefield …
Read More »PlayStation Plus avalanche accompanies Store return
The PlayStation Store is back and as a reward for customers’ patience Sony has gone live with a host of fresh content to download. Currently all PSN members have been upgraded to PlayStation Plus membership for a month. Four PSN titles are currently free to download – Burnout Paradise, Magic …
Read More »PSN catch-up schedule announced
Sony is to increase the rate at which it releases new content on the PlayStation Store to catch up on all the content that was missed during the PSN outage. "To date, three Tuesday publishes were missed, which included items like Under Siege and the MotorStorm Apocalypse demo," an updated …
Read More »Nivea offers free Your Shape DLC
Publisher Ubisoft has announced a new partnership with Nivea that has seen the pair publish free downloadable DLC for Xbox 360 Kinect fitness title Your Shape: Fitness Evolved. The new workout has apparently been developed by "Nivea’s fitness and lifestyle expert Sarah Maxwell". The free content, which is called Nivea …
Read More »Gamers need to re-buy PSN content for Xperia Play
PlayStation owners who have previously downloaded PSN content will have to re-purchase any content they wish to access on their Xperia Play. The new Android handset will be compatible with a range of emulated PSone software as well as Android games from a number of publishers. "Xperia Play owners will …
Read More »Guitar Hero strategy ‘was wrong’
Activision’s decision to sell Guitar Hero as a product as opposed to a content platform was the ultimate cause of the IPs downfall, GamesBrief analyst Nicholas Lovell has told MCV. "I wasn’t surprised by the news," he stated. "Sales peaked at $1.7bn for music games in 2008, fell by 50% …
Read More »Time called on Wii’s Rock Band Network
Develop Harmonix has called time on the Wii arm of the Rock Band Network. From tomorrow, no new content will be released on the service. RBN allowed users to create their own tracks for use in the game. Harmonix had until now been manually converting tracks uploaded by Xbox 360 …
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