In news that came completely out of left field, Naughty Dog has stated that DLC for Uncharted 2 can be expected this calendar year. I never saw that one coming. In an interview with IndustryGamers, the game’s Creative Director, Amy Hennig, had this to say:
We’re working on that now, and what we’re prepared to say is that there will be DLC available before the end of the year. Without going into specifics, it’ll involve new maps, new characters, things like that. Some of it will be free of charge and some of it will be purchasable.
I’m in for new maps and hopefully some new co-op environments. The character skin unlocks don’t really do much for me now, so I doubt I’d buy any those. If they’re free, I’ll definitely download, but not for any cash.
Are you excited for this year’s DLC? Did you see it coming a mile away like I did?
That’s way too many capital letters for my liking. SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Confrontation is getting a new DLC pack soon on the PS3. The COLD FRONT pack promises to bring a shit-ton of new content for $14.99:
- New Russian / Eastern European Area of Operation
- Snow setting complete with snow effects, new snow gear and camo for both the Special Forces and Mercenaries, and thermal vision
- New ARMS RUN gameplay mode
- 5 New Maps: Uprising, Entrapment, Blizzard, Night Stalker, Vigilance
- All new mercenaries characters with new looks and new VO.
- New Special Forces squad, the Russian Spetsnaz
- Gun turrets emplacements
- New music
- All new character specialization/progression system
- Allows players to pick a primary and secondary specialization and unlock new equipment exclusive to those specializations
- New weapons, including: 3 new weapons, 6 enhanced versions of weapons available as part of the new weapons specialization system, 2 new weapon attachments (including the thermal scope), 5 enhanced versions of weapon attachments also available as part of the new weapons specialization system.
- 2 new grenade launcher ammo types (flash and smoke)
- New Trophies
I haven’t touched SOCOM since launch and I don’t know if new content will bring me back. There are plenty of other games out drawing my attention, like Uncharted 2, Critter Crunch, Halo 3: ODST, and the upcoming Modern Warfare 2. I will say that this is a lot of content for the money, so hardcore SOCOM players should be pleased. Given that up until recently, Confrontation was one of the most played games on the PSN, I have a feeling this should sell quite a bit.
Borderlands hasn’t hit store shelves yet, but that didn’t stop Gearbox and 2K from announcing the first round of downloadable content for the RPG shooter. The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is currently in development and will be released later this year for $9.99 (or 800 Microsoft Banana Bucks). From the press release:
Tasked with keeping the workers of Jakobs Cove alive, Dr. Ned (who is not related to Dr. Zed from Fyrestone) does his job a little too well, creating zombies and other abominations that now run rampant in this region. Players will have to work alongside Dr. Ned as they embark on a quest to cure the inhabitants of Jakobs Cove in this full-fledged expansion filled with new enemies, new quests and rare loot drops.
It sounds like Gearbox is going to be releasing Fallout 3 style DLC packs, each adding new areas, missions, and weapons. I have no problem with this model whatsoever. Just hearing about DLC for Borderlands makes me want Tuesday to be here already. Not only is it Borderlands day, it’s my birthday!
Of all the horrible and shitty trends plaguing the game industry these days, none make me lose as much sleep as the horrible and shitty idea of having exclusive content based on pre-orders and the location of the game’s purchase.
I mean, what is the deal with exclusive in-game content anyway? (And airline food, of course.) I learned to stomach the idea of “DLC” a while ago, small bits of overpriced content addons usually released to expand a games lifespan, but for some reason, this exclusive shit doesn’t sit right with me.
As a gamer, I realize that developers are regular people like you or I working for a paycheck, and that game studios and publishers need to make a profit on their product. As a consumer of video games, I find it bullshit that this type of marketing practice is becoming so popular. Collectors editions are fine – but don’t make me have to purchase a game at a specific location in order to experience the full game.
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Fallout 3 is finally getting DLC for the PS3 version of the game starting next week. Bethesda today pushed out a patch for the game to optimize a few things as well as add Trophy support for the DLC. Next week, Broken Steel drops, so you’ll be able to run up to level 30 with the first DLC package. The follow week (October 1st), both Operation: Anchorage and The Pitt will be released. Finally, on October 8th, Point Lookout and Mothership Zeta will be available to purchase. That is a ton of content in a short period of time.
To go along with the PS3 DLC, Bethesda finally confirmed the release date for the Game of the Year editions, which will be available at retail starting October 14th. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions will run you $59.99 while the PC version will be $49.99. The GoTY editions contain all DLC, so it’s a nice bargain if you want to wait a bit longer on the PS3 and pick up the game.
This weekend I took off my pants, propped my feet up, and spent most of my Saturday in front of my PS3. Really there should be chicks involved, as well as sex, but you don’t have time for those sort of things when you are playing a video game for 7 hours straight! I just couldn’t get enough of the Batman: Arkham Asylum story missions and finding Joker challenges strewn around the island. I started at 21% completed and when I turned off the PS3 for supper, I was at around 53%. The story campaign of Batman: Arkham Asylum is pretty deep and varied so it should extend well over the 20 to 25 hour range (I’ve already put in about 12 hours or so). I purposefully am taking my time, soaking in all of the nuances of Batman and the Gotham universe.
Adding even more gameplay to the mix, are the challenge maps (or ass kicking rooms as I call them). These are where you take on a few of Joker’s henchmen with the difficulty getting progressively harder to get the FreeFlow combat system multiplier and score up. Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive have just announced that two brand new challenge maps are coming soon in the form of the Insane Night Map Pack.
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The wait for Mass Effect 2 is going to be a rather long one, but that shouldn’t stop you from enjoying some fresh content on your old Mass Effect save, should it?
Out of no where, Bioware released a second DLC pack for Mass Effect yesterday, called “Pinnacle Station“. It costs 400 Microsoft moon-dollars or five real dollars, for which you’ll be able to follow Sheppard’s wacky exploits on some remote space station, or something.
If you played Mass Effect on the PC, you can download the DLC through EA’s horrible piece of shit download manager, but a heads up to Steam users – the DLC download won’t recognize the Steam version until Bioware uploads a fixed version sometime today.
Chainsaw is included!
Almost a year after its release, Castle Crashers is still topping Major Nelson’s Xbox Live Arcade activity list. It has dropped down over previous months in lieu of new Arcade titles like Battlefield: 1943 and Trials HD, as well as the great fighting game Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Coming soon though will be downloadable content for Behemoth’s classic game in the form of new weapons, new animal orbs, and a few new playable characters. No news on the release date or price for the “Necromatic DLC”, but we’ll let you know as soon as we know! Knowing how Microsoft operates, they’ll charge their evil currency known as Microsoft points, instead of leaving the DLC free of charge for all Castle Crashers owners. Oh great, Microsoft is running the show.
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Okay, after quite a few hours of gameplay, in my opinion, this map pack is some of Treyarch’s best work to date. Simply put, these maps are awesome, and totally worth the download.
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The third map pack for Call of Duty: World at War is scheduled for release today. This latest offering of n00b PWNING glory will feature three multiplayer maps (Battery, Revolution, and Breach), and one new Zombie map (Der Riese).
Below is the info provided by Treyarch:
Battery: Fight for ocean territory on an armored island surrounded by anti-ship mines and shore to ship cannons.
Revolution: Watch out for sniper fire as you defend Russia’s most coveted resource.
Breach: Keep a sharp eye out through the dense, overcast city streets, set at Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate. A lot of you will remember the original COD map “Dome” that takes place inside the Reichstag, which can be seen in the background, and on the fringes of ”Breach”.
Der Riese: This new zombie map is set in a Nazi research facility featuring the weapon upgrading Pack-A-Punch Machine. Use the teleporters to escape in an instant and fight to the death in pursuit of the map’s 10 new Zombie Achievements.
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