Futuremark Games Studio has released the Firepower weapons pack for Shattered Horizon on Steam. Firepower, which is free for all players, adds eight new weapons and three new grenades. To celebrate the release, Futuremark is offering Shattered Horizon for just $14.99 until Wednesday May 12.

"We believe players should be rewarded for supporting a game and that’s why we have released all our DLC packs for free," said Jaakko Haapasalo, Head of Futuremark Games Studio. "In fact for $14.99, the same price as 'that other map pack' released this week, PC gamers can now get the complete Shattered Horizon game, including both the Moonrise map pack and the brand new Firepower weapons pack, from a developer that puts players first." (more...)

The map pack, which has you capture strategic town positions and secure M-COM stations in Laguna Presa and Arica Harbor, is available with the VIP code which is included in every new copy of Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Players that do not have a code can purchase one via the in-game store, PC players will get the content as a game update.

Bioware shed some light on its upcoming Mass Effect 2 "Kasumi - Stolen Memory" DLC. For about $7 USD, you'll be able to recruit Kasumi Goto for a new mission involving a vault heist from a deadly criminal named Donovan Hock. The new content is reported to add a cool 90-minutes to the game and is set to release sometime in April for 560 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live, and 560 Bioware points (really?) for the PC.

Other add-ons with the DLC include a new research upgrade, weapon, and achievment.

[via Kotaku]

EA has released an all-new co-op campaign map pack titled ‘Chapters of Deceit’ on Xbox Live for Army of Two: The 40th. The map pack will be available on April 1st on the PlayStation Network. Chapters of Deceit puts players back amidst the disaster in Shanghai where they will stumble upon new information that could help end the invasion by Jonah and his 40th Day Initiative army. However, they quickly learn that everyone is out for themselves and no one can be trusted. The lives of this iconic two-man private military team are at risk, forcing players to rely on each other to get out alive.

Chapters of Deceit is available for $9.99 or 800 Microsoft points.

Infinity Ward has finally put out official word on the incoming DLC pack for Modern Warfare 2, entitled the "Stimulus Package." The pack will launch worldwide on March 30 for Xbox Live. It will later be coming to PC and PSN down the line of course.

There's no word on what maps will be included in the package, but rumors suggest it will include five maps, which may include some familiar locales.

Well, technically not so much "new maps" as "now widely available" maps. The four bonus maps included with the special edition version of the game will be available for all as DLC March 18th. Price of entry is $7.

Regarding the maps themselves, two are designed for the games competitive multiplayer modes and two are designed for cooperative modes. The competitive maps are called "Docks" and "Machine". The cooperative maps are called "Outpost" and "Hive".  The latter two take place in an overrun human colony and Alien breeding ground and are designed for human versus alien gameplay.

I haven't played the game yet, but the latter coop. maps sound right up my alley.

2K issued a press release earlier today detailing the first add-on pack for BioShock 2. Sinclair Solutions Tester Pack will be releasing worldwide on March 11 for 400 MS Points or $4.99. The DLC pack will include the following:

• 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

More announcements for BioShock 2 DLC will be arriving "in the coming weeks."

We knew that Battlefield: Bad Company 2 would have some sort of DLC on or around its launch next Tuesday. Today, EA sent out a trailer confirming this notion as well as providing us insight into what it will be and how we'll get it. Bringing the total count to ten, the DLC will include two new multiplayer maps, Laguna Alta, playable in Conquest mode and Nelson Bay, playable in Rush mode. As part of EA's initiative to screw over used-game retailers, it will be free to anyone who purchases the game new or purchases separately the VIP code, which costs $15.

Coming later in March will be another free map pack, giving players a chance to experience the Arica Harbor map in Conquest mode and Laguna Presa map in Rush mode. This will be available in the same manner as the day-one DLC.

Remember Valkyria Chronicles, that tragically overlooked PlayStation 3 tactical role-playing game that SEGA put out back near the end of 2008? If you do, and if you’re one of the few that actually took it upon themselves to go out and pick up a copy, it looks like you’re in for a bit of a treat on February 25th when a brand new downloadable content pack is released for the title.

Challenges of the Edy Detachment will have you playing as...well, Edy, a minor character from the full game, as she embarks on a conquest across six new maps. Each map is respectively tailored to provide a challenge for each of the different soldier classes ranked throughout Edy’s squad.

With three packs made available last year, including one that also focused around this specific cast of characters, this release marks the fourth DLC pack for Valkyria Chronicles. Unfortunately the press release mentions no pricing information, though I have no reason to believe that it will cost any more than the previous offerings were at $5. Look for it on the PlayStation Store this Thursday.