Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), and Team Bondi Pty. Ltd. are pleased to announce downloadable content plans for the blockbuster crime thriller, L.A. Noire. Several standalone cases, collectibles and challenges will be released in the coming months on the PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network. You can view our review of L.A Noire here.
As stated on Bethesda’s blog, Brink will get free DLC in June which will consists of “additional maps and new content for players.” Bethesda also announced updates to all platforms are now live. One of the features of this update adds a ‘Big Team Battle’ option for multiplayer, along with fixing glitches. This DLC will be available for free for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC in June.
Call of Duty: Black Ops is set for a second strike on Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network with Call of Duty®: Black Ops Escalation, the newest content pack, now available for download worldwide.
Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced three downloadable content packs will be released in the coming months for Fallout®: New Vegas™. The three packs will be released simultaneously for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Windows-based PCs.
Well, can you believe this! We had to wait 10 whole days after Valve released Portal 2 to hear about their upcoming DLC. And if that wasn’t harsh enough, it’s going to be free for all platforms (PC, Xbox 360, and PS3)! Well I have to say, Valve needs to get better at this. They either need to take notes from EA or Activision, because this free content is bull and away from the norm. More about the news and what’s going to be in the DLC after the jump…
A few of you might know or even care that I tend to view the Mass Effect series as Bioware’s only saving grace in the last couple of years. When I play duds like Dragon Age 2, I have to hope that somewhere, somehow, they have a bright team writing great stories that flow well into game play. So far, that team has been on Mass Effect. While some might argue that the games are a bit rigid to play, they still have great story. I tend to forgive a fair amount if the game takes me out of reality a bit and gets me into the characters.
Bioware is looking to bridge the gap between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 with the release of “The Arrival”. In his latest mission, Shepard is tasked with finding an undercover operative with crucial intel on the imminent Reaper threat. Rumors are currently circulating that the DLC is only around an hour long, which is disappointing given how long Bioware has had to work on it. To view “The Arrival” trailer hit the break, and don’t forget to let us know what you think in the comment section. Will you be downloading this DLC?
It’s Wednesday and time for the EU PlayStation Store update. Ross McGrath writes: “PSone – Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver joins us on the EU Store, proving that you don’t need a bottom jaw when you’ve got a snazzy pashmina type thing to keep the flies off. Oh, I seem to remember there’s a tale of revenge and vampire killing in there somewhere as well.” To view the full list of updated content hit the break, and remember to let us know what you think in the comment section.
If you were one of the few, smart people that didn’t buy Modern Warfare 2, well now you can see how intelligent you were. The Modern Warfare 2 Cliffhanger Demo is now available on the XBL Marketplace, which is the same demo that was shown at E3 2009. The more recent, Call of Duty: Black Ops Single-Player Demo is also available, along with two other demos, which include Top Spin 4 and MLB 2K11, and other game add-ons after the jump.
It’s Wednesday and time for the EU PlayStation Store update. Ross McGrath writes: “We have demos for PS3 and PSP, new DLC for Mass Effect 2, Test Drive Unlimited 2 and The Sims 3, XMB themes with a suitably Valentines feel and some new avatars for you all to enjoy. They’re not even EyePet ones. And don’t forget the discounted 90-day subscription for DC Universe Online!” The full list of updated items can be found below.
From our Activision press release: Santa Monica, CA – February 1, 2011- The first new multiplayer downloadable content (DLC) from the record-setting, best-selling blockbuster title Call of Duty®: Black Ops is now available worldwide on Xbox LIVE®. Released today by Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI), Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops – First Strike adds five all new action-packed maps that span the globe. “Berlin Wall,” a new map surrounding the iconic barrier, gives players access to both sides of Cold War Berlin; “Stadium” delivers plenty of fast-paced, close-quarters combat set in the backdrop of a sports complex; “Discovery” is an abandoned German outpost set along the coast of Antarctica; “Kowloon” spans the tiered levels of high-rises and rooftops of Kowloon City, Hong Kong. “First Strike” also features an all new experience for the fan-favorite Zombies mode. The new level, “Ascension” pits players against hoards of vicious, perk-stealing zombie monkeys, flesh-eating Soviet Zombies and more in a trap-filled, Cold War era cosmodrome.