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THQ will release DLC for its upcoming racer MX vs ATV Alive every other week to satisfy fans. The off-road racer is part of a new, experimental strategy for the publisher. The game will be sold at a reduced 29.99 price point, with further sales made through DLC. Fans have …
Read More »Activision signs stars for COD Zombies DLC
An all-star cast has been announced for the Zombies content in Call of Duty: Black Ops’ upcoming Escalation DLC. The new zombie level is titled Call of the Dead and will feature characters voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Robert England (Nightmare on Elm Street, Michael Rooker …
Read More »Black Ops Escalation DLC dated
Black Ops’s Escalation map pack will be released on Tuesday, May 3rd. As part of the ongoing agreement between Microsoft and Activision, it will be exclusive to Xbox Live users first. The new DLC will feature five new multiplayer maps, including one "unique Zombies experience", according to Major Nelson. The …
Read More »Red Dead pre-order DLC out this week
Rockstar has confirmed that three pieces of DLC will be made available for Red Dead Redemption this week. Each piece was originally offered as a pre-order incentives when the game was first released in May last year. They will now be available to everyone on Xbox Live and PSN. The …
Read More »New Black Ops DLC leaked
GAME Australia has, presumably mistakenly, released details of what appears to be the next DLC release for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Called ‘The Escalation Pack’, it apparently contains five maps – Seize the Zoo, Take the Hotel, Secure the Convoy, Raid the Stockpile and Survive the Call of the …
Read More »XBLA hits heading to retail
Three of the most popular XBLA titles will no longer be download-only come April. Microsoft has confirmed that a triple pack containing Limbo, Trials HD and Splosion Man will be coming to retail, according to Gamasutra. The pack was first spotted on Amazon. The compilation will be released in the …
Read More »Next PES 2011 DLC dated
Konami has put a firm release date on the next piece of long-awaited DLC for football title PES 2011. The patch, which will include all the player changes from the winter transfer window that closed on February 2nd, will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on March 15th. …
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 »No Online Pass for Crysis 2
Upcoming EA release Crysis 2 will break with the publisher’s recent tradition and not require a user to input an Online Pass code to access key features. GamertagRadio reports that developer Crytek itself, which as a member of the EA Partners program was free to decide for itself, made the …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Da Vinci Edition announced
Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: The Da Vinci Edition will be released on March 25th. This new SKU includes the best-selling historical action game which was first released in November last year, as well as the recent Da Vinci Disappearance DLC pack, on one disc. It will be available …
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