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News You'll Learn About The Last of Us' First DLC Pack This Month
Running into sight
As if the imminent onslaught of software wasn’t enough, Naughty Dog has hinted that we’ll get our first glimpse at The Last of Us’ inaugural add-on pack at some point later this month. Speaking as part of a Reddit question and answer session, creative director Neil Druckmann hinted that news is right around the corner...
News BioShock Infinite Picks a Fight in the Sky in Clash in the Clouds
Arena add-on out today
The combat sections may have been the weakest part of BioShock Infinite, but Clash in the Clouds hopes to keep you high on Irrational Games’ adventure until proper expansion Burial at Sea sinks to new depths later this year. The combat-focused content sees you taking on a wealth of foes from the main campaign in waves of...
News BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea Returns to the Watery Grave of Rapture
Beneath the ocean
BioShock Infinite’s first proper DLC pack – dubbed Clash in the Clouds, if you’re curious – may be a disappointing arena-based combat affair, but publisher 2K Games has softened the blow by revealing the title’s two-part story expansion Burial at Sea, which will take you back to the depths of Rapture later this year. The...
News Tekken Revolution's New Fighter Couldn't Be More Predictable
The blood is the life
The path to success apparently includes underdressed females with fangs. We’re not prudes, but we can’t help but feel let down by Tekken Revolution’s latest fighter. The character – the culmination of a poll on the franchise’s Facebook page – is currently dubbed ‘Female Vampire’, and represents a lady with roses...
News PlayStation All-Stars Wanted to Take You on a Tour of Hekseville
Gravity Rush and Journey arena leaked
Sony was planning a Gravity Rush-inspired stage for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. The cut arena – spotted on the portfolio of ex-SuperBot Entertainment artist Ky Bui – intended to mash-up the colourful city of
News Dishonored: The Brigmore Witches Stirs Up August Release
Toil and trouble
French developer Arkane Studios will conclude Dishonored’s post-release strategy with a third DLC pack named ‘The Brigmore Witches’. The expansion – which is due out on 13th August in North America and 14th August in Europe – will pick up where ‘The Knife of Dunwall’ left off, directly after antagonist Daud’s...
News This Cloud Strife Costume Makes Lightning Even Moodier
Power of the cloud
Final Fantasy VII is finally entering the HD era – well, sort of. By pre-ordering Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, you'll snag a SOLDIER uniform that's more than a little reminiscent of Cloud Strife's original attire, along with his iconic Buster Sword. The final chapter in Lightning's tale was recently delayed until next...
News The Walking Dead: 400 Days Debuts, Er, Tomorrow in North America
Surprise, surprise
The hotly anticipated add-on chapter for Telltale Games’ award-winning The Walking Dead episodic series will shuffle onto the PlayStation Network tomorrow in North America. Those of you in Europe will have to wait until 10th July to get your hands on the expansion, which will retail for $4.99 in the land of the free. The...
News The Legend of Dragoon's Dart Almost Fought in PlayStation All-Stars
Here comes a new challenger
We thought that the roster in mascot mash-up PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale was fine, but it could have used a few more niche names. While we were always personally gunning for the mannequin from Echochrome, it turns out that Dart, the protagonist from PSone classic The Legend of Dragoon, was in production as DLC at...
News Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Season Pass Plunders New Mate
Walk the plank
Those of you that choose to sail the seven seas in Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag on the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 3 will not only be able to step into the baggy trousers and boots of Edward Kenway and Aveline de Grandpré – but also a new shipmate named Adewale. The last character will be available as part of the...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Is Back with a Vengeance in New Map Pack
Lock and load
Call of Duty: Ghosts may be guzzling up Activision’s attention at the moment, but that doesn't mean that it's done with last year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Following a string of leaks earlier today, the publisher has confirmed that the first-person shooter’s latest map pack Vengeance is on the way, and it includes four new...
News Scorpion Latches onto Injustice: Gods Among Us as DLC
Get outta here
Popular Mortal Kombat protagonist Scorpion is set to sting comic book brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us. The character – who will be available as DLC for £3.99/$4.99 – has been designed by DC Entertainment co-publisher Jim Lee. You can catch the challenger in action courtesy of the trailer embedded below. Are you still playing...
News The Last of Us' Season Pass Searches Out Single Player Content
Tales from the apocalypse
The Last of Us’ mysterious multiplayer mode will not be the only area explored in the game’s season pass, as developer Naughty Dog has confirmed that there’s new single player content on the way. “The journey and cast of characters in The Last of Us lends itself to thorough narrative exploration, and we’ve got...
News Brighten Up Your Far Cry 3 Maps with Blood Dragon Assets Add-On
Acceptable in the eighties
If you didn’t already get your fill of throwback action in the brilliant Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, then publisher Ubisoft has the perfect add-on for you. The ‘Mark IV Style’ multiplayer assets pack – which is available from the PlayStation Store for the vanilla version of Far Cry 3 now – brings with it a whole...
News These Mass Effect Themed LittleBigPlanet Costumes Are the Best on the Citadel
Geth a load of this
Sackboy really is the ultimate cross-marketing opportunity, isn’t he? Sony has teamed up with EA to bring some brand new outfits based on the Mass Effect series to LittleBigPlanet – and the results are unsurprisingly adorable. The image above shows Wrex, Garrus, Liara, and, of course, Commander Shepard – the problem is,...
News Rip Off a Couple of Tearaway Pre-Order Bonuses
Boarback riding
Media Molecule has scrunched up details on a couple of pre-order bonuses for its upcoming PlayStation Vita exclusive Tearaway, and tossed the information online. The first extra – available from participating retailers, of course – is dubbed the Jukebox Pack, and includes a harmonious selection of avatars, wallpapers, and MP3s...
News DriveClub Will Be Getting Plenty of Post Release DLC
Evolution doubling down on additional content
With development budgets beginning to eclipse the Nürburgring in size, it looks like Evolution Studios will be aiming to make back some of its investment with an extensive DLC offering for PlayStation 4 launch title DriveClub. Speaking as part of Game Informer’s cover story, the company revealed that...
News Sony Augments Soul Sacrifice with New Archfiends in Japan
More former sorcerers to slay
Soul Sacrifice may have only just arrived in western territories, but the game’s already secured a strong fanbase overseas. As such, Sony’s supplementing that enthusiasm with a couple of new archfiends, both of which will be available as free DLC in Japan from today. The Ghost is a cursed woman who exchanged her...
News Exclusive Watch Dogs Content Cooped Up on PlayStation 4, Too
Official comment sniffed out
Ubisoft has barked word that the additional hour of Watch Dogs content confirmed for the PlayStation 3 version of the game yesterday will also be available on Sony’s next generation platform. Initially there was some confusion over whether the extra would be compatible with the PlayStation 4, but the French...
News Sony Snatches Exclusive Content for PS3 Version of Watch Dogs
Extra hour of gameplay up for grabs
Sony’s close relationship with French publisher Ubisoft will serve up another bonus for PlayStation 3 owners this holiday in the form of an extra hour of Watch Dogs. Much like Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, the platform holder has wrangled an additional 60 minutes of content for the PlayStation 3 version of
Talking Point Do DLC Deals Influence Your Purchasing Habits?
Early access and bonus maps
With third-party exclusives slipstreaming the saola on the rotten road to extinction, platform holders are putting a much greater emphasis on exclusive DLC deals. Typically, these arrangements ensure that content remains restricted to a particular system for a set period of time (sometimes indefinitely), with financial...
News Yakuza's Kazuma Kiryu Is Teeing Off in Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
Gangster's paradise
Kazuma Kiryu’s proficiency with the martial arts may have made him a better fit for mascot mash-up PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – but the Yakuza protagonist is no stranger to the golf course either. As such, we suppose it makes perfect sense for the former Tojo Clan chairman to join the roster of Hot Shots Golf: World...
News The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC Done, Bethesda Switching to 'Next Adventure'
Fus ro dah
With hundreds of hours already on offer, Bethesda has ruled out the possibility of any further The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim content. Writing on its official blog, the company revealed that it's leaving behind the snowy peaks of Hrothgar in favour of its (hopefully warmer) next big adventure. "Skyrim has been a labour of love for us since...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2's 'Uprising' DLC Adds Volcanoes, Hollywood Stars
Staging a rock concert, too
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is set to host a global uprising later this year, with the first-person shooter’s second major expansion pack. The add-on – dubbed Uprising, in case you missed it – features four new maps and a fresh “zombie adventure”. Treyarch is describing the package as the most “fan-centric” it...
News Borderlands 2 Plundering Your Bank Account with Psychotic Character Class
Born to be wild
Borderlands 2 is expanding once again in May, courtesy of Krieg, the sixth vault hunter to pillage Pandora in pursuit of loot. Originally teased at SXSW earlier in the year, the character class was officially unveiled during a PAX East panel yesterday. The post-release protagonist will set you back $9.99, and won’t be available as...
News BioShock Infinite Looks Way Better in Burlap
Sackboy flexes his cross-marketing muscle
In order to celebrate the impending release of BioShock Infinite, platform holder Sony is launching a custom collection of LittleBigPlanet costumes based on the characters from the game. Outfits include heroine Elizabeth, protagonist Booker DeWitt, and weird mechanical flying thing, Songbird. The add-on will...
News Don't Expect to Raid Any More Tombs in Tomb Raider
Developer focusing on multiplayer DLC
Those of you hoping for more single-player DLC in Crystal Dynamics’ excellent Tomb Raider reboot may be disappointed to learn that the studio is focusing all of its attention on multiplayer add-ons from now on. Speaking on Reddit overnight, global brand director Karl Stewart confirmed that the developer has...
News PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Patch Prepares for DLC
Update 1.10 rolls out the red carpet for Zeus and Isaac Clarke
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale’s latest patch has passed the weigh-in and is fit to fight. If you boot up either the PlayStation 3 or Vita version of the mascot mash-up right now, you’ll be prompted to download the meaty update ahead of the title’s impending DLC deployment. As...
News Feast Your Eagle Eyes on This Assassin's Creed III DLC Trailer
Second episode available next week
The next instalment in Assassin’s Creed III’s alternate history ‘Tyranny of King Washington’ DLC will allow you to transform into an eagle. Much like the previous add-on's invisibility cloak, the next chapter will give you the option you to select surfaces and fly towards them without being spotted. Someone...
News Dishonored's 'The Knife of Dunwall' DLC Draws Blood in April
New content unsheathed for stealth title
Bethesda’s brilliant stealth sandbox Dishonored will make a comeback in April, as the title explores the narrative of antagonist assassin Daud in a new expansion named ‘The Knife of Dunwall’. The add-on – which is apparently the first of two story-based expansions – will launch on 16th April in...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Expanding Its Arsenal with Microtransactions
Pork packs
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 may have managed to stave off the dreaded online pass – but the lure of microtransactions has proved too much for the title to resist. Activision has confirmed that the first-person shooter will be upgraded with a slew of small items in the coming weeks, which will allow you to further customise your game. For...
News Sound Shapes DLC Honks Its Horn to the Beat
Baby, you can drive our car
Sound Shapes is aiming to pump up the volume this week with a couple of downloadable expansion packs. The first – memorably dubbed the Car Mini-Album and Creator Pack – will augment the rhythmic platformer with a couple of pimped out rides, in addition to a number of new campaign levels, a full sound pack, a slew of...
News Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Wins the Award for Most Overdue DLC Ever
Online multiplayer add-on out this week
The oft-delayed expansion for Scott Pilgrim vs. The World will finally fight its way onto the PlayStation Store this week. The add-on pack – which was announced all the way back in August – will incorporate online multiplayer and a new playable character named Wallace Wells into the digital download. The...
First Impressions Mass Effect 3's Citadel DLC Is One Party That You Shouldn't Skip
Cheery bye
Commander Shepard has walked a long and dangerous road – and with Mass Effect 3’s final DLC offering, Citadel, that road comes to a heartfelt and engaging end. What starts off as an opportunity to unwind and relax at the galaxy’s centre of operations takes us on a rather wild ride absolutely packed with cameos and in-jokes. The...
News Dead Space 3 Pulls Horror Out of Hiding with Awakened DLC
The scares are no longer in stasis
Visceral Games will deploy Dead Space 3’s darkest chapter yet next week, when its ‘Awakened’ DLC pack spooks the PlayStation Store from 12th March. The expansion – which will set you back $9.99 – promises to depict the events after the conclusion of the main campaign, and is said to feature some of the...
News It's Party Time with Mass Effect 3's Citadel DLC
Friends for life
BioWare has unsurprisingly released the trailer for Mass Effect 3: Citadel, the trilogy’s final slice of DLC. It’s looking to be the biggest add-on that the series has ever received, and the trailer is suitably packed full of teasers. It would seem that BioWare weren’t exaggerating when they said that protagonist Commander...
News Skyrim Version 1.9 Enters Beta, Venturing to PS3 This Month
Keep on slayin’
You have to give Bethesda credit for continuing to support The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for more than a year – and it seems like they have no intention of stopping just yet. The company has announced a brand new update for the open world epic, and it adds a couple of surprising new features. Firstly, a new ‘Legendary’...
News PlayStation All-Stars DLC Free with God of War: Ascension
Crossover game prompts crossover marketing
Super popular PlayStation characters, er, Zeus and Isaac Clarke are set to enter the ring later this month – and you’ll be able to scoop both of them up for free if you purchase the upcoming God of War: Ascension. Writing on the
First Impressions Taking Sides with Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC
Bloody good
Consider Dawnguard’s arrival on PlayStation 3 a late Hallowe’en present from Bethesda. The latest The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim expansion is full of vampires, creepy rituals, spooky old castles, and a lot of violence. There’s also a lot of epic questing thrown in for good measure, too. Just like Dragonborn, there’s an awful lot...
News PlayStation All-Stars DLC To Bring Isaac Clarke, Zeus and an Unfinished Swan-Inspired Stage
Colour us interested
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale has had some trials and tribulations since launch, with early price cuts reflecting low sales and Sony dropping developer SuperBot entertainment. We loved it in our review, but time will tell whether a sequel ever sees the light of day. On the plus side, the fun isn't over for
News Sony Forfeiting Free Post Release Soul Sacrifice DLC
David and Goliath
Soul Sacrifice will be augmented with a round of extra content following its launch in Japan next month. Siliconera reports that the Monster Hunter-esque demon slaying game will be augmented with ten bonus boss battles in the weeks following release, all of which will be available to download for free from the PlayStation Store...
News Leaked Dishonored DLC Explores the Other Side of the Coin
There are two sides to every story
Dishonored will get a second helping of post-release content named ‘The Other Side of the Coin’ shortly, if a new batch of leaked Trophies are to be believed. The digital trinkets – which popped up on PS3Trophies.org earlier today – point to the addition of new story content, evidenced by the reward...
News BioWare Blasts Final Mass Effect 3 DLC Details into Orbit
The final frontier
Believe it or not, we’re close to the one year anniversary of Mass Effect 3. It’s been a long rollercoaster ride, but all things must come to pass – and with that, BioWare has revealed the final DLC packs for the space shooter's single player and multiplayer offerings. The multiplayer DLC, named Reckoning, hits next week...
First Impressions Make a House a Home with Skyrim's Hearthfire DLC
Sitting beside the furnace
Hearthfire isn’t quite what you’d expect from a piece of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim DLC. This doesn't offer an epic journey into the heart of an unknown land – it’s about expanding your experience through lovey-dovey stuff like making you and your spouse a new residence from scratch, or adopting children. In...
First Impressions Exploring The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's Dragonborn DLC
Back to the brink
After more than a year without DLC, the PlayStation 3 version of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim finally gets some love from Bethesda. In this case, the latest Skyrim DLC to release on other platforms is the first on PS3 – and it’s arguably the best of the bunch. In an attempt to make up for the delay, Bethesda and Sony saw fit to...
News God of War: Ascension Allies with the History Channel
Thor for your money
Just in case you needed any more convincing about the commercial clout of God of War: Ascension, Sony has announced that it is teaming up with the History channel to bring an exclusive new weapon to the ancient adventure based on the upcoming TV show, Vikings. That’s right, for the first time ever, Greek and Norse mythologies...
News Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Starts a Revolution on 28th February
Something about being televised
Those of you with tickly trigger fingers will finally be able to sate your Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 cravings on 28th February, when the first-person shooter’s hotly anticipated ‘Revolution’ add-on unloads on the PlayStation Network. The content – already available on the Xbox 360 – will cost you $14.99, or...
News This Is What Happens When Vikings Relax
Hairy holiday
Vikings don’t head to the seaside and sip on piña coladas when they want to relax. Instead, they do much the same as they would on a normal day – attack each other. The twist is that they embark on this antagonistic pastime in brand new locations, such as on golf courses, cruise ships, and, er, giant chess boards. Of course,...
News Dead Space 3 Resource Farming Glitch Won't Be Patched
Dry paint
Dead Space 3 allows you to spend real money to upgrade your weapons – but you don’t necessarily need to engage in the shady practice to unlock the ultimate Plasma Cutter. An exploit discovered by the fine folks at GameFront allows you to farm as many resources as you like – and it’s unlikely to get patched, according to publisher...
News Aliens: Colonial Marines Goes on a Bug Hunt in March
Squelch
Aliens: Colonial Marines will allow you to relive your youth next month. However, this time you won’t be burning ants with a magnifying glass – you’ll be pumping giant insects full of lead. SEGA has revealed that the first of Gearbox’s imminent extraterrestrial eviscerator’s expansion packs, ‘Bug Hunt’, will deploy in March,...
