Mass Effect 2 Final DLC Coming Just Before ME3

Mass Effect 2 was an incredible hit with gamers in 2010. On the coattails of its success came many DLC packs expanding not only weaponry, but also the storyline. The final downloadable pack for ME2 will come about two weeks before the release of Mass Effect 3. No information has been given yet on what it will entail, but we can expect another expansion to the storyline.

BC2 Vietnam Live Chat Details

It is nice to see a developer taking the initiative to allow fans to ask questions regarding an upcoming update, and DICE did just that earlier today. For an hour and a half, members of DICE's development team took questions regarding the Vietnam expansion for Bad Company 2 that will come out December 21st for consoles and December 18th for the PC.

Free Assassin’s Creed DLC On The Way

Ubisoft is rewarding fans of Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood early with downloadable content. The best part: it's FREE. PlayStation 3 owners have already received the exclusive Copernicus mission pack, available through the PlayStation Network, so this only adds more sauce. The latest DLC will be available to both PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 users through PSN and Xbox Live. Read more for details on the new content.

The Witcher 2 Pre-order Details and DRM-Free GOG Deal

When CD Projekt RED held a live conference, they gave out a lot of information regarding their PC title The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings set to release on May 17th. This ranged from what pre-order bonuses would be, where you could pre-order the game, and the confirmation of the Collector's Edition details.

Community Voice #22: Console Based Exclusive Content: Good or Bad?

As this gen of gaming continues, the trend of console exclusivity seems to be slowly fading in to the past. Key characters like Master Chief, Mario, and Nathan Drake will remain loyal to their respective consoles, but you're seeing less and less console-exclusive games. Don't forget the “exclusive” franchises that eventually break rank and end up multiplatform. Take Halo creators Bungie Studios for example. Since Halo 2, they'd been an Xbox 360 exclusive company, and yet now their recently inked partnership with Activision has them poised to appear on other consoles.

What we're seeing more and more of is publishers and developers striking deals with one of the “big three” to release exclusive extra content, meanwhile leaving fans of the game who don't own said “exclusive” console out in the cold. So instead of Xbox 360 fanboys arguing with their PS3 nemeses about things like graphics, you've got one rubbing their console exclusive content in the other's face. Moreso, it takes choice away, in a sense, from the consumer, rendering some versions of the game less "complete" than others, since access to exclusive DLC will be forever (or at least for an extended period of time) barred from those users' access.

Review: Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare

With the May 2010 release of Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar had successfully mixed the Wild West with an open world gameplay. Following the life of John Marston on his path for redemption, the game received outstanding reviews. Rockstar has unleashed an undead plague on the world of New Austin that will affect everything from townfolk to wild animals. But does this mean that zombies will replace Indians as cowboys' adversaries? You'd have to play Undead Nightmare to find out...

Harmonix, Rock Band Creator, For Sale

Several outlets have begun reporting that the company behind the development of the once popular franchise Rock Band, Harmonix, is up for sale. Viacom President and CEO Philippe Dauman stated the reason for the sale being Viacom’s desire to remain focused. Dauman stated, “Our decision to exit this business strategy is to focus on what we do best, and that's creating world class entertainment.” He went on to further reiterate the official reason Viacom was dumping Harmonix as, “the console games business requires expertise we don't have. For us, this is all about focus."

New Mass Effect 2 PS3 Details: Interactive Comic and DLC Included with the Game

Recently on a BioWare German forum, some information was released regarding how BioWare is handling the back-story that leads up to Mass Effect 2. Just yesterday on the BioWare Social Network site, Producer Jesse Houston clarified some of that information. To help bridge the gap between the first and second game, PS3 owners will play through an interactive comic that tells the core of Mass Effect 1’s story and will also allow them to make some of the major choices found in the original title.

Details on Enslaved’s DLC “Pigsy’s Perfect 10″ Emerge

Namco-Bandai have shed some light on the soon to be released DLC for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, called Pigsy's Perfect 10. The download will add all new content, as well as 3D support for both 3D-enabled television and standard HDTVs. The game lets players take control of Pigsy, an NPC that appeared in Enslaved alongside Trip and Monkey. The add-on finds Pigsy playing mad scientist in his home, trying to build the perfect robotic woman from scrap parts he finds in his junkyard.

Free Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light DLC coming to Xbox 360

For those Xbox 360 players who have been waiting (im)patiently since late August to be able to play Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light online, Square Enix is releasing "All the Trappings" DLC for free starting on the 27th of this month; the add-on will be free for a full 30 days.