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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 »Blockbuster lands exclusive Wayne Rooney DLC exclusive for Tiger Woods
Retailer Blockbuster has signalled its growing intention in the games space by striking its first DLC exclusivity deal. Thanks to an agreement with EA, those who pre-order Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 with the chain will receive two bonus golfer foursome downloads. The first will allow gamers to play with …
Read More »Nintendo Network to offer gamer accounts, DLC and game downloads
Nintendo has revealed the first details of Nintendo Network – the platform holder’s answer to Xbox Live and PSN. The online platform will replace the current Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service and will work across 3DS and Wii U. Foundations have already been laid – the phrase was first used in …
Read More »Iwata once again rejects new digital models
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata insists that his company will not publish games unfinished and requiring further purchases to enjoy in full. In announcing the Wii U’s digital distribution service, called the Nintendo Network, Iwata suggested it was inaccurate to compare the firm’s online policy to the ones used for social …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 2012 Season DLC plan outlined
Activision has announced all the downloadable content Modern Warfare 3 players will be able to access from now until September. The publisher already confirmed at least 20 pieces of MW3 Season DLC will arrive over the nine-month period. These extras – which include new maps, modes and missions – are …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 figures include exclusive DLC
Plans are afoot to launch a range of four action figures alongside EA’s RPG release Mass Effect 3 in March. US toy specialist BigBadToyStore is carrying a listing for the figures which cost $17.99 individually or $67.99 for a case of all four. The featured characters are Miranda, Garrus, Mordin …
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 »MW3 to get 20 DLC releases over next nine months
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will be supported by at least 20 new batches of downloadable content between now and September. Referred to as the Modern Warfare 3 Content Season for Call of Duty Elite, the push starts next week with two new mutliplayer maps. Liberation and Piazza will …
Read More »UPDATED: EA details Mass Effect 3 pre-order goodies
GameStop has revealed two exclusive in-game items that will be given to all who order Mass Effect 3 from the retailer in the US. The first is the N7 Valkyrie Assault Rifle, which for non pre-orderers will only crop up in the game as a rare black market icon. The …
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