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Thursday, September 1, 2011 2 Comments
With the release of Gears of War 3 just three weeks away, Microsoft and Epic Games are already getting the DLC hype machine prepared by announcing a new way to get the upcoming downloadable content. Fans devoted to the franchise typically pay a minimum of 800 Microsoft Points (approx. $10 USD) for Gears DLC (usually [...]
Thursday, June 9, 2011 No Comments
As part of its E3 2011 announcements, Microsoft announced this week that it will be releasing a special Limited Edition Gears of War 3-branded Xbox 360 and controller. The console, available for $399 USD/CAD will include an exclusive red and black Xbox 360 Slim console with a 320GB hard drive, two custom-designed wireless controllers featuring [...]
Tags: downloadable content, gears of war 3, limited edition, xbox 360
Category: News
Friday, June 3, 2011 1 Comment
Gearbox Software and 2K Games sent out a notice today announcing the extension of the registration deadline for the Duke Nukem Forever First Access Club. The extension was made to allow those who haven’t redeemed their First Access Club membership code the time to do so. Here’s the official announcement directly from 2K. “On June [...]
Tags: 2K Games, downloadable content, duke nukem forever, game of the year
Category: News
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 No Comments
Helsinki-based developer RedLynx announced today that its motocross stunt title, Trials HD, will be available for half price this weekend. Available as part of a special Microsoft Game Studios promotional program, the game itself will be available for 600 Microsoft Points ($7.50 USD) on one day only, this Friday, April 15th. Meanwhile, the game’s Big [...]
Tags: downloadable content, expansion pack, limbo, sale, Splosion Man, trials hd
Monday, April 11, 2011 No Comments
ZEN Studios announced the upcoming launch of a new downloadable expansion table for Pinball FX 2 today, called Mars. I know what you’re thinking, “L.E., didn’t ZEN Studios already release an expansion table called Mars back in July of last year?” Why yes, it did. Except that it was launched for its Playstation Network pinball [...]
Friday, March 25, 2011 No Comments
Lucky Americans, always getting more contest possibilities than us. We got word from Harmonix today about a contest it’s been running with Schick (the disposable razor brand) since February. The contest, only open to Americans (sniff) gives entrants a chance to instantly win various Rock Band software or peripherals like the recently (see: finally!) released [...]
Thursday, February 24, 2011 No Comments
Only a day after announcing more downloadable content for the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Ubisoft announced that the game will be making its way to PC on March 22nd. Though the game’s development was led by Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, the publisher made specific note in its press release about the PC version that Brotherhood was a [...]
Tuesday, February 22, 2011 No Comments
This past week, Ubisoft announced that it will be releasing a new downloadable content pack for Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood in early March, for 800 Microsoft Points/$9.99 USD. The pack, titled The Da Vinci Disappearance, will feature both single and multiplayer content. The single player portion takes place after the fall of the Borgias in Rome. [...]
Tags: assassin's creed, downloadable content, multiplayer, ubisoft
Category: DLC, News, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Thursday, December 2, 2010 No Comments
In today’s part of our week-long look at Windows Phone 7, I get into the fun stuff, Xbox Live and Zune. Windows Phone 7 is able to completely integrate with your Xbox Live profile, including the ability to collect and monitor Achievements. One of the things I don’t mention in today’s video though, is how [...]
Tags: achievements, downloadable content, windows phone 7, xbox live, zune
Category: Rants
Thursday, November 25, 2010 1 Comment
While Xbox Live’s Major Nelson, Larry Hyrb, said he would unveil some major one-day-only Black Friday specials for Xbox Live tomorrow’, development studio RedLynx announced today that their Xbox Live Arcade 3D Side-Scrolling Motocross stunt game, Trials HD, will be available for 67% off its regular price as part of tomorrow’s Xbox Live Black Friday [...]
