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Emerging from the shadows

Naughty Dog’s announced a new co-operative mode for its PS3 exclusive blockbuster, Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Unfortunately, beyond the name – Shade Survival – and an infuriatingly cryptic screenshot, the developer’s failed to share any specific details about the addition. Joystiq hypothesises that the mode...

Keeping it classy

If you can’t get enough of Saints Row: The Third’s general wackiness and potty humour, then THQ’s got a treat for you; the open-world title’s latest DLC pack, Gangstas in Space, is set to take off next week on the PlayStation Store for $6.99. The content revolves around the Boss and new character Jenny Jaros who attempt to...

Less quantity, greater quality

Bethesda’s aiming to rein in the amount of DLC it produces for PlayStation 3 mega RPG, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, with the hope of increasing each pack’s overall quality. Speaking to Kotaku, studio gaffer Todd Howard warned that fans should not expect the same rapid-fire DLC approach employed by the team's...

Shoryuken

Capcom’s going crossover crazy at the moment. Not content with combining the universes of Street Fighter and Tekken, it’s also announced a nifty little DLC pack for Asura’s Wrath that adds karate king, Ryu, to the fold. While the Japanese publisher’s being coy about specific details, a single screenshot shows Asura facing off...

More Nolan North

Looks like Ubisoft has a fresh batch of single-player DLC in development for Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. A new set of achievements – uncovered by, erm, XBOX360A – references block-based platforming, suggesting there’s more modern day Desmond content on the cards. Naturally, no release date or pricing for the downloadable...

Unleash your dark side

Following the release of Uncharted 3’s latest title update yesterday, Naughty Dog’s revealed the game’s next batch of DLC. In addition to a bunch of new skins, the developer’s also announced the Fort co-op adventure pack, which marks the first time in the series that you’ll be able to play as the game’s villains. Favourites Zoran Lazarević, Eddy Raja and Harry..

+6 HP

You have to admire developer Zen Studios for its commitment to expansion. Zen Pinball has been available on the PlayStation Store for almost three years now, and it’s still playing host to some great DLC. What’s even more incredible is that with each new download, the developer’s ambitions get that little bit greater. Take the latest...

Bang for your buck

Microsoft’s irritating exclusivity period is over, and Activision’s taken to the PlayStation Blog to confirm that Call Of Duty: Elite subscribers will get their first taste of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 DLC before the month is out. As previously announced, the DLC will bundle two multiplayer maps named Liberation and...

Snow joke

Lightning strikes twice: that much we already know. But it sounds like publisher Square Enix has much bigger plans for Final Fantasy XIII-2’s post release content in mind – with the return of several other familiar faces teased by the Japanese publisher. According to director Motomu Toriyama and producer Yoshinori Kitase, chatting in...

Best headline ever?

Who's better — Sackboy or Rowlf, the piano playing dog from The Muppets? Of course it's Rowlf. Don't believe us? Watch this video of Rowlf in the new Muppets DLC for LittleBigPlanet 2 and try again. The Muppets pack is out now on PlayStation Network for £4.79/€5.99.

The latest issue of Japanese gaming bible, Famitsu, has dropped a metric ton of details pertaining to Square Enix's post-release plans for Final Fantasy XIII-2

According to the magazine, former Final Fantasy XIII protagonist, Lightning, will appear in the sequel as a downloadable coliseum character. If you beat her, she'll join your party. Furthermore, Lightning will also feature in "secret..

While map packs and character skins are nice, we absolutely adore DLC that expands a game's narrative

Dead Island's newly announced "Ryder White" DLC is a textbook example of intriguing post-release content, extending the game's single-player campaign by "several hours" and allowing you to experience the game's events from the antagonist's point of view. Throughout the course of..

Just when you thought Saints Row: The Third couldn't get any weirder, publisher THQ has announced that CheapAssGamer

com</a> proprietor, CheapyD, is set to join the cast of the bananas open-world game. As explained by the man himself, PlayStation 3 gamers will be able to grab the "character" for free from the PlayStation Store next week. Bafflingly, CheapyD recorded "hundreds..

Ubisoft's lifted the lid on a new map pack for Assassin's Creed: Revelations' popular multiplayer component

Entitled the Mediterranean Traveller, the pack will introduce six new maps, spanning Jerusalem, Constantinople and Dyers, in addition to Assassin's Creed: Bortherhood favourites Florence, San Donato and Siena at night. The pack will launch on January 24th for £7.99 on the PlayStation..

Starhawk developer, Lightbox Interactive, is planning to surprise players with its DLC plans

In an interview with Respawn Action, senior producer Harvard Bonin told the website that the developer has decided to give a lot of content away, though he added that the expansions will not be throwaway, joking that he'd be "happy to take your money". "We rethought our DLC strategy and we'll..

Journey to Eternia

The absolutely top notch Dungeon Defenders is about to get bigger, with Trendy Entertainment loading some extra content up on the PlayStation Store this week. The DLC is titled Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards: Part One, and should set you back no more than $3.99. It adds a new mission, enemies and a new boss, though there's more...

If you're looking for an excuse to secretly stab some shady assassins, then Ubisoft's got your back

The publisher's announced that Assassin's Creed: Revelations' "Ancestors" DLC pack is available now from the PlayStation Store for $3.99 / £3.19. The pack includes a bunch of new multiplayer characters (including "the swashbuckling Privateer, the devious siren Corsair, the..

How are you getting on with Skyrim? Assuming you've got past the horrendous technical issues -- that cause the game to lag and stutter on PlayStation 3 once your save-file reaches a certain size -- then we anticipate that you've just about managing to scratch the surface, right? Bethesda doesn't care if you've already got a quest list as long as your arm, as the publisher has started to share details about the game's forthcoming DLC

Game director Todd Howard told Joystiq that the expansion packs will be "meaty". But he clarified that, be..

Is anyone still playing Duke Nukem Forever? We suppose someone must be, right? After all, the game did gangbusters at retail

But is there really a market for new DLC? Gearbox thinks so, as its announced a new expansion pack for the critically disliked game. Entitled "The Doctor Who Cloned Me", the pack includes new single player missions, multiplayer maps and trophies. The expansion sees..

Assassin's Creed: Revelations is set to get a DLC pack entitled "Mediterranean Traveler" on January 24th, a GameStop listing has revealed

The store's page includes no further details, but does point to a $9.99 price-point for the content expansion. While Ubisoft has yet to officially confirm the DLC, the Assassin's Creed Wiki hints that the pack will include new multiplayer maps set in Siena,..

The debut Battlefield 3 expansion pack, Back To Karkand, is available now from the PlayStation Store

If you purchased a specially marked limited edition copy of EA and DICE's destructive shooter, then the DLC is yours to download for free. Everyone else will need to stump up a reasonable £11.99 / $14.99. In order to celebrate the DLC's release, EA has released a brand new trailer showing off the..

Insomniac Games has announced the latest DLC pack for the brilliant Resistance 3

Entitled the Brutality Pack, the $3.99 expansion brings Horde-inspired co-op to the bleak shooter's roster of modes. Faced with a never-ending stream of Grims, you'll need to keep your cool in an overcast Wales to stem the threat. The expansion pack will see the sledgehammer added to Resistance 3's multiplayer..

Back to court

NBA 2K12 is one of the best sports games of recent times, even though its PlayStation Move features aren't everything we'd hoped for. Anyone still rattling the rim with Jordan, Bird and company might want to check out the new Legends Showcase DLC that hits the PlayStation Store this week. Costing £6.30 in the UK or $9.99 in North...

The schedule in full

The news that Ridge Racer will only launch with three courses and five cars attracted some raised eyebrows, but for Namco Bandai it's all part of a bigger plan: a plan that will see the game milked for all its worth increase its value proposition over the coming months. We should also point out that Ridge Racer will cost...