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:
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.
Haven't had enough Borderlands? The third DLC pack for the game, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, will be releasing tomorrow on Xbox 360, TeamXbox reports. For some reason, it's not releasing on PC or PSN until this Thursday.
The pack will cost 800 MS Points or $10. As you may recall, it's upping the level cap in the game and adding a substantial amount of content.
Lost in Nightmares is the first of two single-player focused downloadable content for Resident Evil 5, and it serves primarily as a prequel to the events of the game’s narrative. You’ll be playing as Chris Redfield who, alongside his faithful partner Jill Valentine, infiltrates the cryptic estate of Umbrella’s founder, Ozwell E. Spencer. Of course, anyone who’s played through the base game knows how this scenario is going to end, but in the case of this piece of DLC, it’s all about reaching that resolution.
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Helsinki-formed rockers HIM make their Rock Band debut next week with a three pack of songs, including “Heartkiller” and “Ode to Solitude,” from their latest and seventh studio album, Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice, Chapters 1–13, which was released Feb. 9 in the United States. The pack also includes “Wings of a Butterfly,” from 2005’s Dark Light. The band is currently touring worldwide through August 2010 in support of their new album.
Also available in the Rock Band Music Store next week are singles from KSM (“Distracted”), Marilyn Manson (“The Dope Show”), One Night Only (“Just for Tonight”) and The Police (“Walking On the Moon”).
Available on Xbox 360 and Wii (Feb. 23) and PlayStation 3 system (Feb. 25):
• HIM – “Heartkiller” +
• HIM – “Ode to Solitude”
• HIM – “Wings of a Butterfly”
• KSM – “Distracted” +
• Marilyn Manson – “The Dope Show”
• One Night Only – “Just For Tonight” +
• The Police – “Walking On the Moon” +
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The Assassin's Creed II Bonfire of the Vanities DLC pack is releasing tomorrow, so Ubisoft sent out a new trailer for it today as well as giving us some details on the two different flavors of it. It will cost 320 MS Points ($4.00) or, for an additional three locations, 520 MS Points ($6.50).
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