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.
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!
Halo Waypoint
July 23, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
Halo Waypoint has been announced by Microsoft, it will be a place on Xbox Live where Halo fans can go, expected to launch sometime this fall.
Think of it as a Halo channel that will provide Halo fans with the latest Halo news and activities; it will also contain Halo podcasts, screens, trailers, and other video footage.
According to the PR:
“provide a new challenge for Halo gamers with a career system and player rankings tied to both in-game and out-of-game accomplishments related to Halo.”
It figures that Halo would get it’s own channel on Xbox Live, I mean, afterall…it is Microsoft’s baby.
Swamp Fever Left 4 Dead 2 Screens
July 23, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
The newest campaign announced for Left 4 Dead 2, Swamp Fever, has received the screen shot treatment.
CVG first had the proof.
Swamp Fever features a new type of zombie, The Spitter. The game is due out in November this year.
Madden 10 Demo Is On Live Now
July 23, 2009 by Mark Barley Editor in Chief · Leave a Comment
It’s been confirmed that the Madden 2010 demo is now available on Xbox Live for download.
It’s only available for download in the United States right now. Sucks if you’re in Europe or anywhere else in the world.
