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]
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.
You should be fine with those 100 songs for a good month or tw-
What’s that? You want more? You’re in luck! Along with a new, constantly updating stream of Rock Band Network DLC, Rock Band Music Store DLC will still be updated on a weekly basis, while Guitar Hero still gets it’s (now rather flimsy looking) 3 songs per week. So… what’s comin’ next week?
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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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After the last week of conflict between Activision and Infinity Ward, IW founders Jason West and Vince Zampella, have announced they are filing suit against Activision over “substantial royalty payments” they are owed, along with the rest of the Infinity Ward team. Jason West says, “We were shocked by Activision’s decision to terminate our contract. We poured our heart and soul into that company, building not only a world class development studio, but assembling a team we’ve been proud to work with for nearly a decade. We think the work we’ve done speaks for itself,” with Vince Zampella adding “After all we have given to Activision, we shouldn’t have to sue to get paid.”
Along with unpaid royalties, West and Zampella are also fighting for “the contractual rights Activision granted to West and Zampella to control Modern Warfare-branded games,” meaning, if they indeed win, Activision will lose control of all future Modern Warfare titles, letting the two take the Modern Warfare franchise to any publisher they feel fit.
Keep on watching, folks… this will get messy.
[Via Kotaku]
Take Two Interactive just released their financial report and had a 13.8 million increase in net revenue. Despite this, Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick announced today that NHL 2K11 would not be coming to the Xbox or PS3 but instead only the Wii. “As far as (the) NHL, we’re taking a year off on PS3 and Xbox 360 to refine, redesign and re-think,” With the Olympic Gold Medal game recently between the United States and Canada, hockey seems to be at an high in North America. Now if you want to play some hockey, you’re going to have to play in standard definition and not the luscious 1080p that we all love.
[Via Joystiq]
