First of all, we want to thank you for playing Monday Night Combat and supporting Uber Entertainment. We’ve been busy fixing bugs, exploits and optimizing based on your feedback on our forums, emails, Facebook, and Twitter. Our first Title Update is being tested right now and then it will be handed off for certification and in your hands as soon as possible. Here’s a full list of fixes and changes that will be in the Title Update.
2K Games announced today that Minerva’s Den*, the final installment of single-player focused downloadable game add-on for BioShock® 2 is now available for download from the Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft for 800 Microsoft Points and from the PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system for $9.99. Minerva’s Den is a self-contained narrative experience that introduces new characters, locations and mystery to the fiction-rich world of Rapture. The game add-on puts players in the role of an all-new character who has teamed up with Brigid Tenenbaum to unravel a megalomaniac’s stranglehold on a key district in the distinctive city under the sea.
Prepare to explore Rapture Central Computing, a never-before-seen location inthe undersea city, and uncover the dark secrets hidden in its founder’s past. Wield new high-tech weaponry and a devastating new Plasmid to best the towering threats in Minerva’s Den: more dangerous Splicers that command the power of the elements, upgraded Security Bots that throw rockets and lightning bolts, and even a never-before-seen type of Big Daddy. Developed by 2K Marin, Minerva’s Den offers new twists on the story-driven experience that drew players into BioShock 2 when it launched earlier this year.
Posted July 19th, 2010 in News, PS3, Xbox 360 by Drew Koehler
Rockstar Games, is proud to announce plans for an ongoing series of downloadable content for the highly acclaimed open world game, Red Dead Redemption. Four packs of add-on downloadable content will be released for the PlayStation®Network for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox LIVE® online entertainment network* over the next few months, starting with the Legends and Killers Pack at the beginning of August 2010, and culminating with the Red Dead Redemption ‘Undead Nightmare’ Pack this fall. The packs follow the recent release of the free Outlaws To The End Co-Op Mission Pack, which is currently available on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE.
“We want to continue to provide Red Dead Redemption’s fans with a steady supply of innovative new content,” said Sam Houser, founder of Rockstar Games. “Our goal is to continue to pack as much entertaining gameplay and as many surprises as we can into the massive world of Red Dead Redemption over the coming months.”
The upcoming downloadable content for Red Dead Redemption includes:
Legends and Killers Pack
New active map locations, characters and more:
Release date: beginning of August 2010;
9 new multiplayer map locations — more than doubling the amount of territories in the multiplayer competitive modes;
8 new multiplayer characters — play as characters from Red Dead Revolver;
Introducing a new projectile weapon: the Tomahawk, with corresponding challenges for single-player and multiplayer gameplay;
New achievements and trophies;
Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).
Liars and Cheats Pack
New competitive modes, multiplayer mini-games in Free Roam, and more:
Release date: TBC;
Attack and Defend multiplayer competitive mode and challenges;
New multiplayer horse races, complete with mounted combat;
Play as the heroes and villains of Red Dead Redemption, as well as 8 additional multiplayer characters;
Multiplayer versions of Liars Dice and Poker from the single-player game;
Introducing a new weapon: the Explosive Rifle, with associated challenges available in single-player and multiplayer gameplay;
New achievements and trophies;
Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).
Free Roam Pack
Delve deeper into the world of Red Dead Redemption with new modes, challenges and gang hideouts to discover:
Release date: TBC;
Additional Free Roam challenges;
New action areas and defensive placements;
Posse scoring and leaderboards;
New anti-griefing measures in Free Roam;
Pricing: TBC.
Undead Nightmare Pack
Ghost towns and cemeteries come alive in a West gone horribly wrong:
Release date: TBC;
Brand new single-player adventure, challenges and quests;
8 new multiplayer zombie characters;
Additional animals unleashed in the world;
New dynamic events and more;
Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).
More details on these upcoming packs and other updates will be revealed closer to each release.
Red Dead Redemption employs Rockstar Games’ signature high production values and open-world approach to create the experience of life as an outlaw on the frontier during the dying days of the American West. Alongside an epic single-player story, Red Dead Redemption’s multiplayer delivers a massive world full of ambient challenges to participate in with friends, limitless freedom, constant unlockable awards for gameplay progression and a wide range of competitive game types that are perfectly matched to the game’s Western setting. From Free Roam challenges to hardcore competitive playlists, Red Dead Redemption’s multiplayer is fun for players of any skill level.
Chances are high that if you have some sort of DLC code for BioWare’s newly released sci-fi RPG epic, Mass Effect 2, you’re probably pulling your hair out right now.
According to Kotaku, there are myriad issues plaguing players’ experience with the game. For instance, there are reports of GameStop codes not working, activation issues on the Cerberus Network (BioWare’s in-game DLC launching pad), and an inability for many players to even connect on the PC version’s Cerberus Network. There are also reports of Blood Dragon armor issues, the helmet in particular being a thorn in some gamers’ sides.
Have any of you fine folks run into similar problems? My course load prevents me from diving into Mass Effect 2 until the semester ends, so I can’t say I’ve experienced any troubles—or the game, for that matter. I might just cry. But if you’re experiencing download troubles, don’t fret, because BioWare handyman Chris Priestly (sorta) has you covered.
Yeah, I know—this place is turning into Hardcore Dragon Age Gamer. I can’t help the news is still slow, so read up and hush.
If you can’t get enough of the nostalgic RPG fun in Dragon Age: Origins, worry not. BioWare’s got their fans covered with an upcoming DA:O expansion—yes, a seriously old-school fullexpansion—called Awakening, due for release this March. The expansion will ship on a retail disc and will be available in downloadable form, and will cost gamers $39.99.
Players can expect new areas, higher level cap, five new characters (although BioWare has been unclear on whether or not they’re all playable), and lots of new loot. BioWare says players can expect roughly 15 hours of new gameplay in the expansion. (more…)
The next DLC for EA and BioWare’s Dragon Age: Origins, a heart-warming tale of revenge and ogre massacre called Return to Ostagar, hits Xbox Live and the PC on January 5. PSN will see the DLC pack sometime later. If you want to know what to expect in the pack, catch a glimpse below, courtesy of Gamerfuzion and Youtube.
Categorize this in the “well, duh” department. Gearbox Software’s Mike Neumann, creative director of recent hit Borderlands, told VG247 that a Borderlands 2 is a “no-brainer.” Take that with a grain of salt considering it isn’t a concrete “yes”; but given that Borderlands sold extremely well for Gearbox and publisher 2K Games, I’d be very surprised if a sequel doesn’t surface.
Neumann also spoke about Randy Pitchford’s recent anti-Valve remarks, claiming that the Gearbox honcho’s statements were “twisted and contorted.” Whatever that means. Whether he really meant what he said about Valve or not, Pitchford would do well not to stir that particular hornet’s nest in the future. Don’t bite the hand that feeds, and all that jazz.
This is probably as good a time as any to remind you folks that the first DLC for Borderlands, titled The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned,hits Xbox Live and PlayStation Network on November 24th. The pack will cost you 800 space bucks (or Microsoft Points if you prefer) on XBL and $9.99 on PSN. Players will head to the titular island to take on zombified critters and score sweet new loot. Neumann wouldn’t comment on a possible level-cap increase in this or future DLC, but I’m certain we’ll see it soon enough.
This trailer, courtesy of Kotaku, shows off the Blood Dragon Armor, which comes in new copies of Dragon Age and can also be used in Mass Effect 2.
If this was paid DLC, I’d probably pass, despite the armor’s high awesome factor. Thankfully, it’s free for the folks who pick up Dragon Age brand-new. I assume that means there will be a download code included in the box. Sorry, used-game buyers.
Seemingly out of nowhere, BioWare today released a new add-on for their excellent space RPG, Mass Effect. Entitled Pinnacle Station, the 2-3 hours of new content features 13 new combat scenarios to test your mettle against. I admit that the combat was the weakest part of the game so I’m not sure why they would release an add-on focusing on it, but it’s nice to have an excuse to return to the game.
Pinnacle Station costs 400 MS points, includes 150 points of new achievements, and requires your character to have attained Spectre status before accessing it. In addition to the new content, patch 1.02 has been released for the PC version of the game, fixing numerous bugs.
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