In today’s edition of Major Nelson Radio, Infinity Ward Creative Strategist Robert Bowling (aka fourzerotwo) revealed today that the soon-to-be-released Stimulus Package DLC will cost, yes, 1200 Microsoft Points.
Yes, that’s $15 for 5 maps. Three bucks per map, and two of those maps, Crash and Overgrown, are ports of Call of Duty 4 maps.
With a price tag like that, do you still plan on purchasing the map pack yourself? Or will you start playing an alternative… say, Battlefield: Bad Company 2?
[Major Nelson Radio]
The long rumored 12th and final member of Commander Shepard’s dirty dozen, Kasumi, will finally be making an appearance on April 6th. While pricing has not yet been announced, this will be the first paid for DLC for Mass Effect 2. Also included in this DLC will be the Locust SMG, a flashbang loyalty power (undoubtedly gained through Kasumi’s loyalty mission) and a new achievement.
“Kasumi’s Stolen Memory” will revolve around a recovery mission of some sort (being that Kasumi is a thief) and it deals with a dirty art collector. Expect more details to drop soon as Bioware finalizes the DLC pricing and formally makes an announcement.
[Via Joystiq]
EA is set to release a new VIP Map Pack on March 30th. Undoubtedly taking a shot at Infinity Ward and Call of Duty, EA is taking aim with a free map pack set for release on the same day as the ‘mapathy’ cure. “We’re dedicated to taking care of this product for a long time – helping you avoid “mapathy” without getting nickel-and-dimed.” Taking no shame in their statements, they do bring up a good point as it “helps avoid segmenting the community, making sure everyone can play together having the same maps available.”
VIP Map Pack 2 contains the following:
Arica Harbor Conquest mode – US Command launches a break through action directly at the Russian base. Collateral damage is of no consequence. Capture and secure tactical positions in Conquest Mode across the vast Arica Harbor map.
Laguna Presa Rush mode – The valley and surrounding mountains possess a strategic value in the battle for South America, and an infantry assault supported by light armor vehicles is likely by both armies as US forces defend the nearby Dam.
[Via Battlefield Blog]
It’s not even Friday yet, and Harmonix has announced it’s next batch of songs scheduled for release, including some Lady Gaga (!) songs, along with Eric Cartman’s own version of Poker Face. Since Guitar Hero content for each month is revealed at the beginning of a month, we can tell you the next DLC a bit earlier! Read on for the full track listing!
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Are you ready for some new Modern Warfare 2 maps? Today Robert Bowling, the community manager at Infinity Ward tweeted,
http://www.mapathy.com – Feeling the effects of Mapathy? It’s okay, the cure is hitting #Xboxlive in just 3 short weeks. #MW2
On March 30, we can all expect to see the first DLC for Modern Warfare 2 exclusively on Xbox Live first.
[Via @fourzerotwo]
Bioware has released a new heavy weapon, the Arc Projector, on the Cerberus Network. With the Firewalker DLC pack on its way, Bioware has made the Cerberus Network a worthwhile investment for those who purchased the game new.
The lack of weapon options was one of the drawbacks of Mass Effect 2. Hopefully a new SMG and Heavy Pistol eventually make its way into the arsenal too.
Read on for screenshots, more info and a possible preview of the next DLC.
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Some would hardly consider this news, but there’s been a lot of hype regarding the upcoming Modern Warfare 2 map packs. On top of the recent happenings at Infinity Ward, some doubt was cast as to whether they would release on time (if at all). News today from Robert Bowling (Infinity Ward’s Community Manager) is that details for the first DLC will be released later this week. Following up to other Twitter users, he also mentions that a release date will likely be the first thing announced.
On another note, Bowling also announced that Modern Warfare 2 has surpassed 25 million unique users (on all platforms), an absolutely staggering number. Props to the guys at Infinity Ward for creating such a successful title.
The 2K Games blockbuster sequel to Bioshock has sold more than 7 million copies worldwide and now will have new DLC. The Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack consists of only multiplayer aspects and will release on March 11. The DLC is set to include:
- A rank increase to level 50 with Rank Rewards
- New playable characters – Louie McGraff and Oscar Calraca
- 20 new trials
- A third weapon upgrade for each weapon
- Five additional masks
*Some of the items are only available after level 41. See the entire press release after the break and once you’re done reading that why don’t you read our review?
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The crew over at The Tech Game supposedly got their hands on leaked screenshots of the upcoming Stimulus Package DLC set to be released by Infinity Ward. You can see some old favorites from COD4 will be making a return along with some new locales. This seems to affirm the story we broke in January about possible new maps.
Here is an exclusive sneak peek at the brand new modern warfare 2 ’stimulus package’(DLC)slated for release around spring this year. Make sure you watch until the end of the video for somthing special.Keep an eye on thetechgame.com for more gameplay videos from the new maps . The video and images are all recorded on an xbox360 console. This is footage of the actual dlc.
UPDATE:All the videos we found and posted have been removed (per Copyright claims by Activision).
[Via The Tech Game]
Yea, you read that right! With today’s suprise launch of the Rock Band Network, over 100 new songs have been added for your enjoyment. This is the largest DLC content release at a single time for any videogame to date.
From big to small, bands of all sizes can now have their songs added to Rock Band for everyone to enjoy, and if you have a band and would like to add your own music to Rock Band, just head on down to creators.rockband.com, and download the necessary tools! Soon, your own music could be playable in Rock Band.
For the full track listing of every new song available, read on!
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