Gears Of War 2 All Fronts DLC Now Available
July 28, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
Major Nelson has confirmed that the Gears of War 2 Multiplayer Map Pack, Dark Corners, is now available for purchase and download on Xbox Live, as well the All Fronts DLC.
Dark Corners features 7 new multiplayer maps and some bonus deleted single player chapter “Road to Ruin,” where our main characters are navigating the Locust highway. It is in this chapter where you can go balls to the wall or slink in the darkness.
The 7 maps that are included in the Dark Corners map pack are; War Machine (new), Allfathers Garden (Gears 1), Highway…good battle in the Locust Hollows, Memorial…battle at the Tombs of Unknowns, Firefight…battle in an old motel, Way Station, and Sanctuary.
The DLC will cost you $14.99 or 1200 MS points.
If you want to download both the Dark Corners map pack and the All Fronts DLC, it will run you $19.99 or 1600 MS points.
Bioware Working On Secret Tech Add On For ME2?
July 27, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
Twitter holds all the secrets, just remember that. In a strange tweet earlier today, Bioware developer Christina Norman announced that they are working on a big tech feature for the upcoming Mass Effect sequel.
“Working on the new “technology” feature for #masseffect2. It’s secret, and awesome! Don’t tell anyone.”
Knowing Bioware, we won’t know what this tech add on is until the game is released, they are that good…or bad, at keeping secrets.
The game is out in 2010 for the 360 and PC.
New L4D2 Footage
July 27, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
Get your popcorn ready!
Army Of Two: 40th Day To Feature Expanded Multiplayer
July 27, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
Army of Two: 40th Day creative director, Alex Hutchinson, confirmed over the weekend at Comic-Con that sequel was to feature expanded multiplayer. Even more so than the first game, he even said that the game will allow more than four players to mix up at once.
The game will feature a “fully/client server” connection, with “many more modes and more people allowed to play.”
The first game had three multiplayer modes and only four players allowed.
The game is due out later this year for the 360 and PS3.
Halo Waypoint Gets A Bit More Detailed
July 27, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · 1 Comment
Frank O’Connor, of 343 Industries, was on hand this past weekend at Comic-Con and spoke about the Xbox 360’s latest Halo venture, Halo Waypoint.
Halo Waypoint will be an accessible Xbox 360 Dashboard channel featuring news, videos, screens, wallpapers, etc. available for download. All about the Halo universe.
“There’s a lot more to Waypoint than just watching movies and listening to podcasts,” he said. “Maybe you just want to see a really old Halo trailer from E3. We’re going to aggregate everything that you would want to watch from the Halo universe on that site. But it’s a lot more ambitious than that. It’s going to evolve in features and functionality to make it the prime destination for the Halo fan.
“You’ll be able to see [Legends] episodes in their entirety via Waypoint in a staggered schedule. Those events will be global—it will be in every Xbox territory—and we’ll make those things sort of ‘come participate’ events.”
When asked about a release date, O’Connor reiterated that it is scheduled for a fall release. He was also asked about pricing for this new channel and whether or not Silver XBL member’s would be able to access the channel.
“Certainly, if you’re a Gold member you’re going to get access to all of that experience,” he said. “We want everyone to have this same experience, but the question is, if there’s multiplayer features that are technically connected to Gold, it’s easier to deal with. There’s a lot of reasons that [tying it to] Gold makes sense.”
Microsoft sure does love their Halo!
