Used games are a hot topic for developers in the gaming community. Game studios often get the shaft when it come to used game sales of which they see zero profit for. Some developers and publishers have even taken it upon themselves to include exclusive DLC with new purchases. The strategy is that gamers who [...]
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Incentive DLC Won’t Stop Used Game Sales
Sunday, March 21st, 2010New DJ Hero DLC Incoming With Huge Names
Saturday, March 20th, 2010DJ Hero was a refreshing spin on the rhythm genre of games. But since its launch, the game has seen only two DLC releases. A third pack has just been officially announced, contains some huge names in the music industry, and will be available soon.
DICE Plan Concise Multiplayer DLC for Bad Company 2
Friday, March 19th, 2010Since the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 more than two weeks ago, the debate between whether Modern Warfare 2 or DICE’s latest installment of the Battlefield series being better has been garnering a lot of attention. Now that an official price has been given for Modern Warfare 2’s first DLC, many have been complaining [...]
Star Wars Unleashes Dominating Sales Force
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010LucasArts has done a fantastic job with Star Wars: The Force Unleashed; the title was a big hit among fans, and for good reason. The title has been well supported, with the developer recently adding trophies and even releasing DLC long after the game was released. LucasArts has recently announced how well the game has done since its [...]
Valkyria Chronicles Reloads with New Content
Sunday, February 21st, 2010Fans of Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles, one of the most underappreciated and underrated games on the PlayStation 3, have been begging for two things: New DLC and a Trophy patch for one of the best RPGs to grace the PS3. Sega has answered one of your prayers and it hits next week.
Heavy Rain DLC Gets Lost in the Rain
Friday, February 19th, 2010Pre-order DLC is often either lame costumes or ‘golden’ versions of the character’s weapons. When Sony announced that pre-ordering Heavy Rain granted you free admission to the first episode of the ‘Heavy Rain Chronicles’, which would be downloadable day and date when the game hit. Well houston, we have a problem
Final Fantasy XIII Cut Content Has Zero Future
Thursday, February 18th, 2010A recent PR mess over some screenshots, the mention of cut content, and complaints stemming from the game’s lack of towns, and linearity have really dampened the excitement that was mounting for the game’s long anticipated March 9th release. The cut content stuck out in particular for PS3 owners who blame the Xbox 360’s last generation DVD [...]
The Force is Strong with Home
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010PlayStation Home is the destination for many PlayStation 3 users who want nothing more than to just sit back and relax with friends. However if you’ve gotten off your avatar’s virtual behind, you may have noticed a poster popping up in both the Theatre and the American Mall on PlayStation Home.
Ezio Has New Date with PlayStation Store
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Even though Assassin’s Creed 2 hit store shelves last year, Ubisoft continues to support the single-player only experience. The first DLC, which hit the PSN Store about a month ago, was dubbed, “Battle of Forli”, and offered players’ six new missions. This latest offering promises players more Italian Renaissance fun.
Beatles: Rock Band to Share the Love
Friday, February 12th, 2010Beatles: Rock Band was announced and debuted last E3 during Microsoft’s press conference, and even showcased former members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr to promote it’s development. During the event, Microsoft announced exclusive content was to be released solely for the Xbox 360. Now, just over 5 months after its release, “exclusive” needs a new [...]
Bad Company 2 Lands In The Battlefield With Additional Content
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010DICE has revealed that their hotly anticipated shooter Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will have first day content available through an in-game store at launch.
More Tales of Vesperia DLC Inbound
Monday, February 8th, 2010Even though Namco Bandai is being tight lipped about Tales of Vesperia being released over here in the United States, it doesn’t mean that there isn’t downloadable content still being released over in Japan. Namco Bandai recently announced a new set of costumes being released for the title in Japan. The costumes follow.
Indy Racing a No-Go for Gran Turismo 5
Sunday, February 7th, 2010News broke last month when PlayStation: The Official Magazine reported that IRL would be finding its way into Gran Turismo 5. A month later and P:TOM has revealed that it’s more like ‘IR-OOPS!’ as they have some bads for fans of the Indy Racing League.
Dante’s Inferno Blazing DLC isn’t PS3 Exclusive
Sunday, January 31st, 2010EA and Visceral Games announced in December that Dante’s Inferno on the PS3 would be getting the ‘Divine Edition’ of the game for FREE when purchased. The Dark Forest DLC, a prequel to the game, which comes with the Divine Edition, was originally thought to be a PS3 Exclusive DLC mission, but this isn’t the case. Even though it isn’t PS3 exclusive, we still have some good news for PS3 owners.
