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As sales of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood lead the brand past the 20m sales milestone, Ubisoft wants to maintain the momentum behind the franchise. DLC packs will increase the excitement around Brotherhood’s multiplayer modes as the wait for a follow-up begins. We will have good surprises for players in the weeks …
Read More »UK date for Test Drive Unlimited 2
Publisher Atari has confirmed that Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be released in the UK on February 11th. A number of pre-order incentives have also been revealed. Those putting money down at GAME, Amazon, HMV, Play or supermarket Asda will receive the Casino DLC for free. The Casino allows players …
Read More »GameStop reveals first ever DLC pre-order campaign
North American gamers can pre-order the Halo: Reach DLC from GameStop, and get some free extras to boot. The US giant claims it is the first firm to do a pre-order campaign for downloadable content, and forms part of the companys drive into digital markets. Players who pre-order the upcoming …
Read More »Fable III Understone DLC announced
Microsoft has revealed details of its first add-on pack for Xbox 360 exclusive Fable III. Owners of the action RPG will be able to purchase the Understone Quest Pack for 400 Microsoft Points (around 4) on November 23rd. The DLC includes three quests that take place in a secret town …
Read More »Kotick criticises EAs Project $10
The cash-strapped core gamer has found an unexpected ally in the rally against Project $10 – Activision’s Bobby Kotick. Publishers such as EA, THQ, Microsoft and many more are increasingly choosing to includes DLC codes with their new releases. These can be redeemed against additional in-game content or are sometimes …
Read More »Zelnick: Dont punish pre-owned buyers
The recent trend for including DLC codes in new copies of games and charging those who buy the game pre-owned is poorly targeted, according to Take-Two chairman (and in a few weeks CEO) Strauss Zelnick. Speaking in New York, Zelnick explained that US law clearly allows for the sale of …
Read More »Rock Band DLC abandons older titles
Owners of either Rock Band or Rock Band 2 will not be able to download any future releases on the title’s in-game app store. Effective as of October 26th 2010, all DLC releases will work exclusively with Rock Band 3 only. Owners of the new game will be able to …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet 2 CE detailed
Sony has announced the extras scheduled for inclusion of the Collectors’ Edition version of LittleBigPlanet 2, which is due out on PS3 in January. The SKU will come packaged in a SteelBook case. The transparent plastic sleeve onto which the game’s logos are printed slides off to reveal a clean …
Read More »Dance Central DLC hits Xbox Live
Developer Harmonix has released the first DLC for Dance Central on Xbox Live ahead of the game’s arrival in the UK on Wednesday – the same day, of course, that Microsoft Kinect will officially launch. OXM reports that in total three tracks have been made available – Lady Sovereign’s ‘Got …
Read More »PS3 bags exclusive Creed DLC
The first DLC released for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will be exclusively available on PS3. Ubisoft announced that Sony fans will be able to get their hands on additional quests in a downloadable pack entitled the Copernicus Conspiracy. The DLC will be available for free on PSN on November 19th – …
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