I made this lot with mods. Its red, black and white which is why I call it ‘newspaper‘. This is one of my favorite ones that I have built/designed so far. I haven’t uploaded it to The Sims 3 site because I kept getting a network error and even if I could, people would have to download all the mods that I have to actually enjoy the house like I did.

Well I haven’t played the game since my save files have totally disappeared. I’m still trying to figure out why all of my save files just magically disappeared off my computer. Save file recovery programs couldn’t even find them either. Its like the save files never existed. All it left me was the ‘BACKUP’ files and I’m sure you can’t use those. What’s weird that it didn’t delete any of the lots that I’ve created, even all the Sims I created was still there, just the save files were gone for all of my games. If that isn’t a reason to stop playing The Sims 3, I don’t know what is.

Newspaper

I’m not much of a landscaper but I might open up the game and do a little landscaping around the house. It does look a bit plain but its not bad…I guess. The pink and white house that’s in some of the screen shots was made by me of course and you can go here to download it. Its not made with any mods so you shouldn’t have a problem downloading it. My boyfriend said the game reminded him of Mirror’s Edge because of the random places where there are red walls.

What’s black, white and ‘read’ all over? A newspaper….Lol.

Der etwas bekloppte Bruder von Dr. Zed, Dr. Ned, hat eine Insel voller Zombies, die es zu schlachten gilt. Seit dem 24. November erhältlich.

-Fenrol

From/De: Namco Bandai Games America

NAMCO BANDAI GAMES TO RELEASE SERIES OF FREE DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT FOR DRAGON BALL®: RAGING BLAST

 NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. will release a series of free DLC packs for Dragon Ball®: Raging Blast for Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system. The first pack in the series is now available on PlayStation®Network and will be ready for download from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360 on Nov. 26, 2009. The series includes customized character packs that will be released as free downloadable content every two weeks between now and April 2010. Each pack will include customized versions of popular characters, each with different powered-up abilities, which can be used in exciting versus battles in the game.

The following customized Dragon Ball character packs will be available for free download on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360 and PlayStation®Network biweekly (note: packs will be available on same days for both platforms, except holidays as noted):

• Nov. 24, 2009 (PlayStation Network): Warriors on Earth Pack – Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu
• Nov. 26, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace): Warriors on Earth Pack – Krillin, Yamcha, Tien and Chiaotzu
• Dec. 10, 2009: Alien Warriors Pack – Vegeta (Scouter), Raditz, Nappa, Zarbon and Dodoria
• Dec. 22, 2009 (PlayStation Network): Ginyu Force Pack – Captain Ginyu, Recoome, Burter, Jeice and Guldo
• Dec. 24, 2009 (Xbox LIVE Marketplace): Ginyu Force Pack – Captain Ginyu, Recoome, Burter, Jeice and Guldo
• Jan. 7, 2010: Androids Pack – Android #16, Android #17, Android #18, Android #19 and Dr. Gero
• Jan. 21, 2010: Warriors of Justice Pack – Kid Gohan, Gohan, Kid Trunks, Goten and Videl
• Feb. 4, 2010: Revived Warriors Pack – Majin Buu, Kid Buu, Broly, Super Gogeta and Super Saiyan 3 Broly
• Feb. 18, 2010: Saiyans Pack – Majin Vegeta, Trunks (Fighting Teen), Vegito, Bardock and Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta
• March 4, 2010: Ultimate Warriors Pack 1 – Goku, Teen Gohan, Piccolo, Bardock and Super Gogeta
• March 18, 2010: Ultimate Warriors Pack 2 – Majin Vegeta, Frieza, Android #17, Android #18 and Cell
• April 1, 2010: Ultimate Warriors Pack 3 – Vegeta (Scouter), Vegeta, Trunks (Sword), Vegito and Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta
• April 15, 2010: Ultimate Warriors Pack 4 – Majin Buu, Super Buu, Kid Buu, Broly and Super Saiyan 3 Broly

Recreating the popular Dragon Ball Z series’ epic combat in all its glory, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast includes a host of exciting gameplay options including powerful and customizable attacks, stunning HD graphics, and a variety of gameplay modes including online or offline versus and tournament matches. Dragon Ball: Raging Blast features more than 70 characters, including transformations, facing off against each other in iconic battles throughout the Dragon Ball Z series’ sagas as their favorite heroes and villains.

New interactive and massively destructible environments lend an enhanced layer of intensity to the battle as characters can now take immense damage from being smashed into mountains, buildings and debris during heated battles. On top of classic signature moves, characters also benefit from a new “Super Rising” move which allows players to quickly fly upwards throughout large-scale battle stages, adding a new layer of strategy and tactics to the melee. As players progress through the game and win more battles, they receive items and Super Attacks as rewards. Players can then utilize these with the Ultimate Customize option to configure up to three customization profiles of each character, which can then be used in versus battles. Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is set to deliver more explosive fighting action than ever seen before!

Developed by acclaimed game studio SPIKE, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast is rated “T” for teen audiences by the ESRB and carries an MSRP of $59.99.

Tekken 6

The producer of Tekken 6 told Playstation Europe that his team is planning the creation of additional DLC for this new fighting video game. What ever it is that they are planning, which sounds like it will be more than just a new outfit, it will be free.

When the Namco Bandai producer, Katsuhiro Harada, was asked if there are any plans for further downloadable content, and he responded in saying that there is a strong possibility that there will. If there is in fact one planned, he said that it would be free to the players as well.

This is pretty good news, because it makes it known that this is not just a quick patchup or fix. This seems to be truly added on content that you will be able to download for use. This is a good idea considering the issues the game had at first. Tekken 6 had online lag issues at first, that warranted the release of a patch to fix the networking issues. So I am pretty sure that they feel compelled to release any downloadable content that they would create for free, sort of in good faith as a response to their initial mess up.

The only issue I can see with making it free is that it would not be exclusive anymore. There are actually people out there that enjoy paying for their content, because it makes them stick out while playing online and it makes them exclusive in a way. Well, what ever the case is, if they do release new content for the game, it is good to know that we, the gamers, will be able to download it for free.

If you are a Need for Speed: Shift fan, then coming soon you are in for quite a treat. In a couple of weeks, Electronic Arts will be releasing their first bit of downloadable content for this popular racing title, Need for Speed: Shift. The best part about it is that this downloadable content will be available to you at no cost. It will be entirely free.

There will be a new multiplayer mode coming out for this DLC. This multiplayer mode is called Team Racing. This mode, Team Racing, will put two teams, each consisting of six players, up against each other in a Circus Maximus style racing battle. There is also something else coming out with this new downloadable content. There will be five new cars that you can get for yourself. The five new rides are as follows:

• 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 427
• 1967 Shelby GT-500
• 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
• 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T
• 1998 Toyota Supra Mark IV

This new and exciting downloadable content will be available starting on December 1 for Xbox 360 and on December 10 for the PlayStation 3.

1up.com released a story earlier today that a Call of Duty movie may be in the works. This was leaked by the voice actor who plays Soap McTavish in the games. Personally, I think this is an outstanding idea. I mean really, look at all of these movie tie-ins that have done so well, both critically and financially:

I think I’ve made my point. I can’t wait to see that turdbortion come out. For that matter, I can’t wait to see all the disappointed fanboys come out of the theaters. I’m looking forward to this.

BioWare just announced today that they’ll be releasing another piece of DLC later this winter. Sadly, I will be one of the fanboys that will buy this content as soon as its released. Many nerds and geeks have complained that BioWare should’ve included the DLC(Warden’s Keep and Stone Prisoner) in all copies of the game for free, instead of charging to download it if you wanted it. Yes, its kind of a dick move, but they’re a business. They’re trying to make excellent games while trying to make money at the same time; no small feat, mind you. One could argue that a dick move would’ve been putting the content on the disc, then charging you if you wanted to unlock that content.

Look, without the DLC, you’re still getting your money’s worth on this game. Without playing Warden’s Keep and Stone Prisoner, it was still 50 hours of playing time…and that was rushed.

From/De: Capcom

CALLING ALL RESIDENT EVIL FANS! MORE DETAILS REVEALED ON RESIDENT EVIL 5 DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT AND GOLD EDITION!

We announced to you this morning that we would be bringing you a ton of new content for RESIDENT EVIL 5 in a variety of different ways! Now we blow the lid off with more information on the DLC content and a calendar that includes all dates and prices.

For the downloadable content, we plan to release two new episodes, a host of new costumes, and a new “THE MERCENARIES REUNION” mode, featuring 8 new playable characters and weapon load outs.

For those RESIDENT EVIL fans who prefer a box copy, we are also happy to report that we will be releasing a RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION that will include the original game plus all additional content, making this the ultimate RESIDENT EVIL5 experience.   RESIDENT EVIL 5: GOLD EDITION will be available for $49.99 as a single Blu-ray disc for the PLAYSTATION 3 or as a DVD with a token for the downloadable content for XBOX 360.

Previously only seen during cut scenes of the original RESIDENT EVIL 5, the first new episode titled “LOST IN NIGHTMARES”, finds BSAA agent, Chris Redfield, working with his partner, Jill Valentine, as they investigate Ozwell E. Spencer’s hideaway.   Spencer, the evil mastermind and co-founder of Umbrella Corporation, has been hiding a new evil deep within the basement of his mansion. Chris and Jill discover this grotesque evil standing in their way as the two enter deeper into the catacombs beneath the mansion.

Simultaneous with the release of “LOST IN NIGHTMARES”, new costumes for Chris and Sheva will be made available, allowing the player to experience RESIDENT EVIL 5 with a fresh new look and feel through both game play and cut-scene playback.   A new refresh of Mercenaries Mode, “ THE MERCENARIES REUNION”, gives players new playable characters and weapon load outs which provide players additional challenges as they aim to shoot down as many enemies as they can within a limited time.   Each piece of downloadable content will contain two new playable characters.   The GOLD EDITION will feature all eight.

More information regarding the second episode is still to come so be on the look out for more great RESIDENT EVIL info coming soon!

Please see below for a release schedule of all additional content:

Also be sure to check out our official Capcom community site, Capcom Unity, for all the latest scoop at: http://www.capcom-unity.com/snow_infernus/blog/2009/11/18/announcing_resident_evil_5_gold_edition.

GameStop’s tentacles are wrapped pretty tightly around most of the games industry, the exception being downloadable content that’s sold after a game is released.

That’ll change early next year, when the retailer will begin selling digital game downloads through its stores. A report from Reuters doesn’t explain in detail how this will work, but my understanding is that you pay at the store and supply GameStop with your Xbox Live Gamertag or your Playstation Network user name, and the content will be ready for download when you get home.

Boxed retail games aren’t dead yet, so you’ll still have reason to visit GameStop in the first place. The retailer hopes that by visiting the store, you’ll learn about new content that might’ve flown under your radar — say, additional multiplayer maps for Modern Warfare 2 — and instead of reminding yourself to buy it once you’re home, you can just make the transaction right there.

The problem is that GameStop’s plan doesn’t add value for the buyer. It’s nice to be reminded that map packs are available, but that doesn’t make the store any less of a middleman. This is an issue the retailer will increasingly have to deal with as more people get their gaming content online instead of at the store.

For now, I’d suggest that GameStop get creative with how it sells downloadable content. Maybe it can work with publishers on selling all-you-can-eat passes, entitling you to all a game’s extra content in exchange for one up-front payment. Everyone wins: GameStop gets the extra revenue, the publishers feel safe knowing you won’t immediately trade the game back, and you get a discount. Or maybe the retailer can simply lure people into the store by with launch parties for the new content. That’s at least a service that isn’t being duplicated at home, and avoiding redundancy is GameStop’s best bet, now and in the long haul.

I am a PC gamer. I am a huge fan of COD4, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, I think it’s the best FPS PC game ever released and its sales figures back up that claim. As with all games of this genre, while the single player experience is fun, the multiplayer mode is why you buy the game and what gives the game its replay value. In this regard, COD4 is awesome, absolutely without peer, IMO.

So, as you might imagine, ever since they announced a release date for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, I have been waiting in eager anticipation. Now, imagine my surprise when it turns out that Activision/Infinity Ward, in MW2, has stripped out all the multiplayer features that made COD4 such a success. Not only is this a major multiplayer experience downgrade (which they’re charging $10 more for), but it seems that this was done deliberately, as a slap in the face to the PC gaming community!

Modern Warfare 2: The Battleground for PC Gaming?

Every once in a while (every 10 minutes or so), the death knell of PC gaming is cried out by someone or other. And once in a while, it seems like they might be right. PC gaming is not, however, going anywhere. With such an open platform that allows anyone to get in without buying a dev kit, there will always be something to play. Nonetheless, the release of Modern Warfare 2, to me, signals one of the loudest shots fired from the bow of a major publisher against PC gaming.

Freelancer Mitch Dyer commented on his twitter feed earlier today that he was ranked one million something in Modern Warfare, meaning that in just 12 hours, the game has sold over a million copies on one platform. Any doubt that this game would be huge should be a distant memory by now.

The two console versions are pretty much feature-identical, as far as I know. It comes down to preferences for controllers and online service. Beside that, they’re the same game.

But then there’s the PC version.

The thing about PC gamers is, they expect certain things out of their games, things that have always been there as far back as Quake. First and foremost is the exclusion of support for dedicated servers. Back in the Quake II days, I remember logging into the same server (Nostromo) every night over the summer to play deathmatch over dial-up. On the 360 and PS3, matchmaking is an accepted part of the platform.

To not have that, as little an inconvenience as it may be in reality, seems like a major affront to PC gamers. Having the option to get familiar with a server and the group that shows up there has always been one of the benefits of the game, along with having the option to vote users off the server if they’re being disruptive without having to wait for an admin to get to it. Also, when the game isn’t hosted by a player, no one gets the home field advantage and no one affects the game when they pull the plug mid-match.

Of course on the publisher side, you get problems like servers with weird settings that encourage cheating and most importantly, servers that don’t verify that your copy of the game is legal. That’s the big thing. By having the entire online game run through a service, you force all your users to verify their copies of the game if they want to play online. Even if it means no clan home servers and worse, no local play.

Another missing aspect is the lack of console access. The best way to describe a PC gamer, to me, is to compare them to those car nuts that build hot rods from scratch. PC gamers build their systems, know the specs of every part in their computer, and have everything set-up just the way they like. Check out their World of Warcraft interfaces when they get to higher levels, and you’ll see something that barely looks like the same game. Similarly, some gamers like to have their shooters set-up just-so. Tweaking the field of view settings and sensitivity of the controls are things gamers expect to have the option to do as necessary. Instead, Infinity Ward has told gamers that they’d like them to play the game as they designed it, regardless of any user preferences that may not conform to what the publisher thinks is important.

Other limitations include restricting the maps to 9v9 (when the first Modern Warfare allowed games with 16v16) and the exclusion of the lean move, in the name of not having to recalibrate the maps. That lower team limit is a major thing for all the clans that formed on Modern Warfare servers trying to make the jump to the sequel. Split the team up? Have Alpha and Bravo teams? Not play the new one?

I won’t even mention that the PC version of the game is selling for the same price—$59.99—as the console equivalents. Oops, I just mentioned it.

All this together makes me think Infinity Ward/Activision is excluding expected features in hopes of discouraging PC users. Maybe not discouraging them, but taking away many of the advantages that have drawn PC users in the past while doing as much as possible to combat piracy. Of course, where there’s a will there’s a way, and there’s always a will in PC gaming, and I won’t be surprised if we see dedicated servers with 16v16 games within a few months.

Whether the mad geniuses of the mod world come up with a solution, Activision’s decision strikes me as a very clear message that PC games—or at least hardcore PC gamers—do not play a large role in their equation. While indie gaming and MMORPGs thrive, I have a feeling that some of the bigger publishers are going to give the PC less and less attention when they have a much more reliable option available.

See also:
Modern Warfare PC compared to Modern Warfare 2 PC
Modern Warfare 2 PC User reviews low…
PC Gamers Fear Modern Warfare 2 Is A Console Port [Video]
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 PC Multiplayer Capped at 18 players
Modern Warfare 2 (PC) Capped at 9v9
PC Players Revolting Against Modern Warfare 2
PC Modern Warfare 2: it’s much worse than you thought
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC review
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 PC Review
Activision Not Concerned With Modern Warfare 2 PC Negativity
Modern Warfare 2 Hacks Already Available on PC

Needless to say, I’m extremely dissapointed and conflicted by this fiasco. I was really looking forward to playing this game but, on the other hand, on principle, I don’t want to financially reward Activision/Infinity Ward for their blatantly arrogant and hostile treatment of loyal PC gamers. They expect us to pay more for an inferior product after we’ve already seen that they’re capable of putting out an excellent multiplayer game like COD4. It sucks.

/for now, I guess I’m going to sit back, think about it some more, and wait and see how this controversy plays itself out

Por: William J. Ramírez (skycrawler1138)

Finalmente el (prematuramente) anunciado DLC para Borderlands titulado Zombie Island of Dr. Ned tiene una fecha de lanzamiento. Así que preparen sus mejores armas, pulan sus destrezas y ahorren $9.99 por que el 24 de noviembre no vamos de cazería, Zombie Style.

En este DLC nuestros Caza Fortuna se dirigen a Jacobs Cove, donde un lunático llamado Dr. Ned ha convertido a la población en Zombies (¡GASP! -ed.). ¿Su misión? Nada más y nada menos que encontrar más Loot mientras buscas un antídoto para ayudar a esta gente. Ahora todo lo que falta es un DLC sobre dinosaurios y este juego es definitivamente el “Juego del Año”.

Si todavía no saben por que este es uno de los mejores juego de este año, estén pendiente a PSNPR que nuestras impresiones saldrán muy pronto.

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So I’m downloading The Ballad of Gay Tony right now and it made me realise something, I bloody love Downloadable Content.

Grand Theft Auto IV and Fallout 3 were two of my favourite games of last year as both titles absolutely blew me away with their attention to detail and overwhelming sense of immersion while the extra content released for both provided a welcome opportunity to dive back into both of those worlds and discover new things.

The astounding scope and level of quality of both these games’ DLC truly sets new standards, with enough content and value for money to form stand alone releases.

What really interests me however is how natural a feeling it is becoming to download my entertainment.  I very rarely buy music on physical media now, with my first thought being to buy through iTunes.  Through my iPhone it is quick, easy, relatively cheap and I instantly have my choons.

I still buy my movies on a mixture of Blu-Ray and DVD but I can’t help but think that it is because there is not an idiot proof option for that at the moment ala iTunes.

Perhaps it is easier for me not to bemoan the lack of physical media with music and to be open to the same with film because they are cheaper than videogames.

If I was paying £30-£40 a pop for a download only piece of entertainment would I be so eager?  I never thought so, but I’m starting to come around.

Purchasing the aforementioned full game sized expansions already feels like second nature, as does buying smaller games through Xbox Live and PSN, with what’s on offer on those services increasing in quality and scope all the time (Shadow Complex anyone?).

Microsoft are already running a games on demand service where you can download full retail games and although the idea of abandoning physical media is hugely controversial, once a reliable system is in place that makes it second nature and pricing is set fairly and follows a traditional physical retail curve (ie. goes down after a while) then to be honest, I’m all for it.

A major push from the video game industry in recent years is to get you to pay for downloadable content (DLC for those people who haven’t played a game since consoles started connecting to the Internet). At first, this was embraced by the gaming community, as it was a way to make a game that were once stale brand new again by adding maps and other goodies. We shrugged off that we were paying 5 dollars for one good map and a series of shitty ones because at least we could have new places where we could bitch about people camping and the server being laggy.

However now, we’re starting to see the signs of greed rear its ugly head. There have been grumblings for a long time about conspiracies that games are pushed out incomplete, or having things taken out of them, so that we can later pay $2.99 for them. I tried not listen, which was easy at the time because the guy yelling this at me had aluminum foil on his head and hadn’t showered in days. That won’t happen to games I said, I mean how could video games do that to us? I know they need to pay the rent but push a game out that’s incomplete just to make a buck? That’s preposterous. I’ve never heard of a developer (Bungie) pushing out a game (Halo 2) without it feeling complete. Yes I’m still bitter.

It's time to finish this fight...in the next game. (Image Source: GameSpot)

Even though I saw it coming with FPS games and RPGs, I never thought the day would come when DLC would ruin sports games the way it has. You see, sports games are how I spend a good part of my gaming time. I play other games from time to time (such as Uncharted 2 soon and NFS: Shift) but for the most part I’d say I’ve spent my time playing the Madden, NBA 2k and NCAA Football series. When DLC came to Madden this year, I was disappointed. The DLC didn’t really affect the game that much. They were just there if you were incredibly lazy and didn’t feel like doing all the work of trading and making your players better. It annoyed me, but it didn’t really affect me that much. NCAA was worse. A heavy part of the game is recruiting, and to really becoming a big recruiting power in the game, they made you pay to add things like more pipeline states. You see, when I play sports games, I don’t actually play the game at all. I spend most of my time in Franchise mode, making my team better by making trades, working on recruiting or whatever and then play in the playoffs/championship games. So when they started screwing with my ability to recruit I made the same face Hillary Clinton had for the entire Bill presidency after the Lewinsky scandal. Again though, you were still able to recruit without having to buy the add-ons, so the game wasn’t entirely ruined. In this case it was that they were dangling this ability to make your life easier for a nominal fee, and I commend them for the genius of it.

I also have an oversized American Flag in my living room.

Now I expect this from EA Sports, but the makers of 2K have been my friends for years. I mean they put out a football game for 20 dollars at one point. 20 dollars!! I have played their NBA games for so long that I remember trading for Kobe Bryant because of his “upside”.  Surely they wouldn’t get into this DLC fad right? Well I obviously wouldn’t have wasted your time with how much I love 2K if it hadn’t. I was preparing to write a post for this blog and I decided to write it about how much better 2K was than the NBA Live series, which has always been like playing an arcade game. I decided to download both of the demos for the game and was intrigued when I saw that 2K’s demo was about rookie camp. I played NBA Live first, and although it was better, the game still sucks. Feeling vindicated I went on to play the 2K demo thinking that all it had to do was be a repeat of last year for me to shower it in praises. I started to play the Rookie Mode, which was kind of stupid, but I went through it thinking at least they were trying to give me a new gaming experience. Surely I’d be able to save my character and use him when I purchased 2k10. Nope. You had to pay 5 dollars to unlock the ability to save a player that you could just create the instant you bought the actual game. It might seem minor now, but ladies and gents, that’s a sign of what’s to come.

If people are ok with paying 5 dollars to save a friggin’ character, soon they’ll be fine with paying so that they can go beyond a certain number of years in franchise. And don’t think that this live roster thing is going to stay free. Heed my words, within 3 years we’re going to have to pay for all that. The gaming industry is no different from any other business, and if they can find a way to get you to pay just a little bit extra, they’ll bleed that money out of you. Well that’s all for now, I’ve got to find some aluminum foil and take over that guy’s shift for the night.

Rumour has it that Mass Effect 2 will be receiving a hefty amount of DLC in order to detour us from growing bored and trading the game after completion. I say rumour as the broken details have emerged from a Microsoft Expert quiz reports Desructoid. The quiz enables retailers to have a bit more info about the game for their promotions so wasn’t intended for the public to see. Allegedly we can expect such things as weapon and armour packs, new characters, planned episodic combat, new worlds to explore as well as full campaign expansions. Not only that but the as-yet-unannounced Cerberus Network in the game will carry out periodic updates which presumably includes the DLC.

Before we get too carried away lets not forget all the ambitious promises that the first game was meant to have such as highly detailed side-quests and at one point some form of MMO style attributes. I expect BioWare would have learned from the lacklustre response to Mass Effect 1’s DLC and this time are more likely to deliver on their promises. January can’t come soon enough!

Νέο υλικό για το Fight Night 4 – Gameover.gr

Η EA ανακοίνωσε ότι σύντομα θα προβεί στη διάθεση νέου υλικού για το εξαιρετικό Fight Night Round 4. Το δεύτερο κατά σειρά downloadable content θα περιέχει τρεις νέους πυγμάχους και συγκεκριμένα τους Bernard Hopkins, Sonny Liston και Evander Holyfield. Η διάθεσή του θα ξεκινήσει από τις αρχές Δεκεμβρίου –δεν ορίστηκε ακριβής ημερομηνία- ενώ θα προσφέρεται τόσο για την έκδοση του τίτλου για το Xbox 360 όσο και για την αντίστοιχη του PlayStation 3.[next]

 

From/De: Activision

Guitar Hero(R) Continues to Rock the House as November’s Line-Up of Downloadable Content is Announced

Disk Imports and Forward Compatibility Bring Even More Content to the Band Hero(TM) Party

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct 30, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — The Guitar Hero(R) music library continues to evolve and expand as November brings a great collection of new and classic tracks from some of rock’s best-loved artists. Fans can download tracks from artists including Lenny Kravitz and KISS and – for the first time – they can import tracks directly from Guitar Hero 5(R) and Band Hero(TM) into their Guitar Hero music library.

On November 5, as a way to commemorate the release of Band Hero, Guitar Hero music aficionados can import 69 tracks from the highly acclaimed Guitar Hero 5 into Band Hero, or import 61 of Band Hero’s hits directly into Guitar Hero 5. Building the ultimate music set list is now easier then ever. For a complete listing of forward compatible content, please visit http://hub.guitarhero.com/support/faq/song-import-information.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of his 1989 debut album, Let Love Rule, Lenny Kravitz will be returning to Guitar Hero on November 12 with a three song track pack that will set players’ fingers ablaze. The track pack features his debut single “Let Love Rule,” “Lady,” off his seventh studio album Baptism, and “Fly Away,” one of Lenny Kravitz most successful songs to date.

Back on the road again this fall to accompany the launch of their newest studio album Sonic Boom, KISS has decided to add one additional date to the tour. Look for KISS to headline the Guitar Hero stage on November 19 with a three song track pack that’s sure to satiate the KISS fan in everyone. The track pack will feature “Modern Day Delilah,” the first single off their new album, Sonic Boom, “Lick It Up” the title track on their similarly named 1983 album, Lick it Up, and “I Was Made for Loving You,” KISS’s second Gold single.

Guitar Hero wouldn’t be what it is today without the loyalty of its fans. As a thank you for all the years of support and encouragement, Neversoft proudly presents a free six song track pack of music from bands that feature Neversoft employees. The track pack, which will be available just before Thanksgiving on November 24 includes “Lemon Frosting” by Bunny Knutson, “RockNRola” by Nancy Fullforce, “From the Blue/Point of No Return/T.T.R.T.S” by An Endless Sporadic, “Love Holds It Down” by Dom Liberati, “You Really Like Me” by Davidicus and “Guilty Pleasures” by Tony Solis. The Neversoft Thanks the Fans track pack will only be available for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and for the PlayStation(R)3 computer entertainment system.

Wii(TM) owners have spoken and Guitar Hero has heard you loud and clear. Starting November 24, Wii and Metallica fans looking to get their fix will be able to download 8 additional tracks off Metallica’s Death Magnetic album which were previously only available on Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. The songs, which will be available only as downloadable singles, include “All Nightmare Long,” “That Was Just Your Life,” “The Day That Never Comes,” “The Judas Kiss,” “The End Of The Line,” “The Unforgiven III,” “Suicide & Redemption J.H.” and “Suicide & Redemption K.H.”

The Lenny Kravitz and KISS Track Packs will be available on Xbox LIVE(R) Marketplace for Xbox 360 for 440 Microsoft Points, on the PlayStation(R)Store for the PlayStation 3 system for $5.49 and for Wii for 550 Wii Points(TM). In addition, all songs in the Lenny Kravitz and KISS Track Packs will be released as downloadable singles for Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points, PlayStation 3 system for $1.99 and Wii for 200 Wii Points each. The Guitar Hero 5 disc import will be available for Xbox 360 for 480 Microsoft Points, PlayStation 3 system for $5.99, and Wii for 600 Wii Points while the Band Hero disc import will be available for Xbox 360 for 400 Microsoft Points, PlayStation 3 system for $4.99, and Wii for 500 Wii Points. The remaining eight songs in Metallica’s Death Magnetic track pack will be released as downloadable singles for Wii for 200 Wii Points each.

Additionally, fans are now able to choose from more than 150 other downloadable songs or import select songs from Guitar Hero(R) World Tour and Guitar Hero(R) Smash Hits to further customize their Guitar Hero 5 and Band Hero set list.

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A rant of mine, originally inspired by Dirt 2’s recent DLC releases, however, whilst the idea was there, it turned into a little bit based around Dirt 2!

With so many games coming out each month, its hard for developers to ensure that thier bestselling game stays in your disk tray, and it can be hard to do so, so after launch, what is the best way to keep us glued to these games? Downloadable Content.

Downloadable Content or (DLC) is the best way to update and add content and features to our games; it brings new life to your old games, more possibilities and sometimes more choices in gameplay. But is any of it really worth it?

Some games feature a great array of DLC waiting for you after your purchase of the game, an example would be Fallout 3, with 5 giant content additions, each is well thought out, and a great way to add onto your game, to not only improve its lifetime, but also your opinion on the game

However some batches of DLC just don’t quite fit the line-up of stellar additions to my games, one, which is mainly built the inspiration for this article, would be the very newly released ‘Access All Areas’ pack for Codemasters Dirt 2.

For those unfamiliar, Dirt 2 is a fantastic racing game, both online and offline, with a massive single player experience and again more fun to take to the online side of it, there’s plenty to do, but the only way to expand on that and keep things going, is more content.

Access All Areas and Trust Fund DLC, is a ‘key to the city’ so to speak of the game itself. When purchased you unlock everything the game had to offer you from playing it normally, that’s right, so the 40+ hours of gameplay you COULD have got and been rewarded for actually getting your £40 pounds worth of enjoyment from the game is now taken away by adding an tenner on it.

My disappointment behind this dlc is mainly because of a fear Codies may fall down EA’s way of thinking, again if you’re unfamiliar. EA’s Need For Speed Franchise, from Carbon to Undercover, the option on the day of launch was there on the Marketplace, allowing you to unlock the entire games content or even upgrade and get the Collectors edition stuff for just a little bit more money, money which could be saved buy just playing the damn thing.

Anyway, along with that, i fear Dirt 2 will suffer that of its racing compadre GRID, which, was also a fantastic game, but lacked longetivity because of the DLC. Dlc for GRID was a mere car pack, which is great for fans of those cars, but once you’ve finished the game anyway when the DLC was released, there was little to no real enticement to use any cars, let alone the new ones.

Ideally, Dirt 2 could be expanded in many ways, more single player races/tracks/tournaments/world tours which would add more to the actual lifetime of the game, as well as more achievements, unlockable features (cars/liveries/dash and accessories) and even the bumping up the mission’s to earn more XP for your Player rank. Whilst I’m hoping Codemasters will have more in store (preferably something along what i suggested, maybe all!) What HAS been just released on the Marketplace/Network is very disappointing, after all, you wouldn’t pay for a book just to pay an extra fiver to be told how it ends, would you?

Either way, without making this to based around Dirt 2, a lot of DLC a year or two back were quite large and definitely game content worth adding, Crackdowns both Free and Paid DLC was a brilliant piece, yet with a more recent DLC pack being L4D’s additional campaign for 540MS points only to have a 2 piece campaign level, seems to leave a few gamers with less than what they admittedly paid for, not to mention the Resident Evil 5 Versus hoo haa, not long after RE5’s launch, we remain skeptical on whether Resident Evil 5 will redeem itself with its new announcement of more DLC.

But what it boils down to is whether some DLC is really worth it? Some add more guns, some add more race tracks or cars, but wouldn’t you rather something that really ADDS to the game, not just stick ons that have no real affect?

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The quintet’s luck isnt getting any better…

With Left 4 Dead 2’s launch looming, thousands of angry L4Dians unhappy with the amount of content which was promised for the beloved zombie predecessor, here is our first new campaign for Left 4 Dead.

Now let’s not get too excited about this. Whilst the new campaign Crash Course, does fill in the gap between campaigns No Mercy and Death Toll, it’s not the full experience you may be expecting (paying) for.

Crash Course begins with your Helicopter from No Mercy in flames, new plan. Time to find your way across the bridge and to safety. Now, you would be expecting a fair amount of ‘chapters’ before you reach the epic finale. So when you find your first safehouse is your ONLY safehouse, you might be a little shocked.

Sadly, the new campaign is only two chapters long. Whilst being definitely longer it will take you less than 40 minutes in a full group on a harder difficulty. And whilst it lacks in the point of how long it is, it definitely doesn’t mean it’s a cakewalk.

Because the sections are longer, it gives you a fair chance to bump into more than just a couple of special infected, with a fair larger amount of your Smokers, Boomers and Hunters, you’ll also come across (if your unlucky) two Witches and a couple of tanks before you find solitude at the end of the mission.

The new level also features new voice overs to keep the fun side of their conversations fresh, keep an ear out for a certain comment about Steam!

The pack also comes with said campaign available in Versus and Survival modes and because its Premium content, you’ll also get a healthy amount of achievements to accompany your travels in the new level, which is a fair bit to keep you going till L4D2.

It’s a nice piece of DLC that to be perfectly honest, L4D fans could have done with a little bit sooner, whether there’s more on the way is yet to be seen, but for the price tag of 540 MS points it might justify itself as avoidable for those that aren’t as bigger fans and can wait for the second installment.

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