Love it or hate it, DLC is the new normal in the world of video games. You pay $50-$60 for your boxed game disc, and then the publisher expects you to shell out around $10 (or more) extra to download additional multiplayer maps or entire episodes of solo play. But is it fair? Read more »
Sony Online Entertainment has been updating DC Universe Online with character-based and seasonal missions since it was first launched in January. (See our extensive review here.) These updates have been fun but left very little impact on the game’s online world. That’s set to change this Summer with the release of “Fight for the Light,” a $10 DLC pack that answers many a fan’s desperate desire: to play as a Green Lantern. Green Lantern Hal Jordan has always been part of DCUO, but players have never had access to his power set, having to settle for battling alongside this NPC in a few level-grinding missions. “Fight for the Light” is Read more »
I just bought all of the Rock Band DLCs a little over a month ago and at this point I’m not even halfway through the songs because i keep going back to the songs that I love playing — which is surprisingly a lot. But despite being up to my eyeballs in Rock Band DLCs I’m already earmarking money for next week’s purchase because it’s gonna be an awesome bunch of songs. Harmonix and MTV Games has announced that Jane’s Addiction will be the featured artist for next week’s DLC release. Jane’s Addiction’s Nothing’s Shocking album will be finally released after so much delay. Actually, the first announcement of this Read more »
The first downloadable content for the Playstation exclusive hit Killzone 2 si coming out in a couple of weeks. Guerrilla Games anounced that two new downloadable map packs will be made available on the Playstation Network on April 30. The new maps will be called Steel and Titanium. The first map is located on board the ISA tech cruiser New Sun. Gameplay on this map will focus on vertically oriented fights held on multiple decks and walkways. The second map will be placed on two high speed Helghast freight trains, an added element that gamers will have to manage is navigating the hard routes in between the two speeding trains. Read more »
Fable II fans will have something to look forward to this May. Lionhead Studios has announced that the second add-on for the hit RPG Fable II. The new add-on will be entitled See The Future and will be made availalbeo on Xbox Live this May. The equivalent dollar cost for the add-on is $7 (or 560 Microsoft Points). As a sign of the tough economic times, the cost is actually $3 cheaper than the first Fable II DLC, Knothole Island, which was released last January. The intrinsic plot around See The Future is in trying to life a curse on three items that have been obtained by Murgo The Trader Read more »
