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Xbox has won another DLC exclusivity deal, this time with Square Enix’s Tomb Raider. New footage from the reboot of Lara Croft’s adventures was shown on stage during the format holder’s E3 press conference. Following the demo, the game’s the developers confirmed that the game would be supported with several …
Read More »GameStop lets gamers trade in games against PSN DLC
PlayStation fans will soon be able to buy DLC from GameStop’s stores in Europe and Australia. The new deal between the world’s leading games retailer and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will see digital products made available in more than 1,600 stores across Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria …
Read More »Fall of Cybertron gets retro Optimus Prime DLC
Activision is targeting the die-hard Transformer fans with its pre-order DLC offering in the US for Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. The publisher has announced that customers who pre-order the game from either GameStop or EB Games in the US will receive a code to unlock a generation one version of …
Read More ȣ35 Battlefield Premium service revealed
EA will at next week’s E3 reveal the Battlefield Premium service, according to a retail listing. Coolshop reckons that the download will go live on June 29th and it is offering a code to access the content for 34.96. It offers the existing Back to Karkland DLC as well as …
Read More »On-disc DLC is "plain greed"
The practise of putting post-release DLC on disc and requiring customers to pay to unlock it is plain greed”, according to Michael Pachter. The subject hit the limelight earlier this month when Capcom admitted to including DLC for Street Fighter X Tekken on the disc. It’s just plain greed – …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 Rebellion Pack DLC arrives next week
BioWare has confirmed Mass Effect 3’s upcoming DLC the Rebellion Pack will arrive next week in North America and Europe. A leak from Playstation Asia originally unveiled the upcoming content last week. The multiplayer add-on hits PC and Xbox Live worldwide on Tuesday, May 29th along with a North American …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 Content Collection 2 out now on Xbox 360
The second Modern Warfare 3 content drop has arrived on Xbox 360, Activision has announced. Content Collection #2 packs five new maps: Getaway, Lookout, Sanctuary, Foundation, and Oasis; as well as two spec ops missions in Kill Switch and Iron Clad. Thus far the content collections are how MW3 DLC …
Read More »New Mass Effect 3 multiplayer DLC leaked
Info on what appears to be Mass Effect 3’s next DLC offering has leaked out. Kotaku reports that a Playstation Asia page (which has since been pulled) details the upcoming Rebellion Pack. The multiplayer-focused pack includes Firebase Jade in the jungle and Firebase Goddess on Thessia maps, six new classes, …
Read More »Capcom "re-evaluating" on-disc DLC
Having irked some consumers with its on-disc DLC policies with Street Fighter X Tekken, Capcom has said it is re-evaluating” its additional content policies. The publisher suffered a backlash of sorts when it transpired that premium DLC for the cross-brand fighter was already included on the disc, with consumers paying …
Read More »Capcom ‘re-evaluating’ on-disc DLC
Content policy won't change on in-development titles, but new direction considered
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