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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 »OPINION: Shadow of the Bat
The release of Batman: Arkham City last Friday marks, by all accounts, the arrival of the best game produced for 2011.For retailers, it will be a cash cow. For consumers, a delight to play. But it also contains the most brazen of publishers’ moves to clamp down on pre-owned. You …
Read More »Valve building ‘Photoshop-like editor’ for Portal 2
Half-Life studio presses ahead with 'entertainment as a service' model
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Untapped consumers worth '$600 million in total market revenue across North America'
Read More »Batman: Arkham City launch suffers DLC code issues
While UK gamers wait for the Dark Knight’s critically acclaimed adventure, Australian and US consumers are having problems with the title’s downloadable extras. Through a combination of retailer deals and the Batman: Arkham City Online Pass, fans can gain access to extra levels and characters such as Robin and Catwoman …
Read More »Sony details Uncharted 3 season pass
Uncharted fans are invited to join the Fortune Hunters’ Club, Sony’s take on the growing trend of Season Passes. Signing up to this DLC pre-order program entitles PS3 owners to first four multiplayer map packs and three multiplayer skin packs for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, according to the PlayStation Blog. …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 DLC delayed
SCEA has confirmed that the first DLC for Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed in the territory. The download was scheduled to arrive in all regions today. It has already been released in Asia and should hit the European PSN servers later today. However, the content now won’t be released …
Read More »Deus Ex DLC gets priced, dated
The first DLC for Square Enix’s highly successful Deus Ex: Human Revolution, called The Missing Link, has been given a release date of October 18th. It will cost 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or 8.99 on the PlayStation Network and PC. The content details exactly what happened to protagonist …
Read More »First Gran Turismo 5 DLC dated
11 months on from its belated worldwide release, Polyphony Digital is to release the first premium DLC for hit PS3 racer Gran Turismo 5. Launching on October 18th, four individual DLC packs will be released for the game. The Racing Car Pack, priced at $7.99, includes 15 cars such as …
Read More »Release date for PES 2012 DLC
Konami has dated its first free DLC release for the upcoming PES 2012. Interestingly, the download will arrive before the game is actually release – tomorrow (October 11th). PES 2012 will be released in the UK this Friday on October 14th. Included in the DLC are roster updates, kits changes …
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