View the opening cutscene to recent Borderlands DLC

Vault seekers better be ready for this one. We all know the new Claptrap Robolution DLC released today and like most people I am at working waiting until 5 PM to go home and kill me some Claptraps. If you are like me, then here is the opening cutscene to tide you over.

Go deeper into hell on the 29th with a buddy

EA has sent over a new video regarding the new paid DLC for Dante's Inferno, titled Trials of St. Lucia. This developer video shows how to navigate through the lobby of trials whether it be submitted by EA or created by the community and offers the ability to play through in two player co-op. Trials of St. Lucia will be available on April 29th, 2010 worldwide for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx | Review

Synopsis: Gearbox has done it again and released yet another DLC pack for the hugely entertaining IP, Borderlands. The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is the most recent of DLC packs claiming to be their largest pack to date, boasting twice as long as the Zombie Island of Dr. Ned DLC pack. The Secret Armory introduces a new area to Pandora which is twice the size of Jacob’s Cove providing new missions, entirely new weapons, and an increase in the level cap to sixty one, rather than fifty. After completing the new addition to my favorite game of 2009 on playthrough one and partially through on playthrough two, here is a little review for those that haven’t purchased it yet.

Praise: Because this is a review of the most recent DLC, I will focus on addressing the content and gameplay while trying not to get off topic. Gearbox developers have been listening to their fans’ requests from the launch of this title to date and the proof is in the new level cap and additional vehicles. This recent pack continues the story from where the game left off, which is great because it isn’t the typical map pack or add on level. The increased level cap of sixty one is the biggest thing I wanted from this title; however, I am not able to stop until I reach the new level cap now. Also the lack of variety when it comes to vehicles has been addressed with the monster, that totes a heat seeking rocket weapon and the lancer, armed with a cannon that shocks whatever it comes into contact with. The dialogue is probably what stands out the most with more over the top humor and vulgarity, often times leaving me shocked wondering if they really said or did that.

Gripes: The new DLC does provide substance in regards to dialogue, but where it excels in content it still lacks a deep story. Difficulty on playing alone on the second playthrough was rough on my level 42 Lilith and level 50 Brick, so much so that I went back to playthrough one to level up more before trying to complete again on playthrough two. Unfortunately, the few times I tried playing coop on playthrough two I was unable to quickly find someone to join my game. The other issue I had quite often was regardless to the vehicle I was in; it would get stuck easily and would end up having to go to the nearest station to spawn another.

Overall, what’s next? Really! After playing through two out of three of the available packs, multiple playthroughs, and two different characters, what else can Gearbox bring to the world of Borderlands? I am hoping for a new character class, but not holding my breath. Gearbox has really outdone themselves with a solid game and fun DLC packs to keep fans from trading it is and leaving the immersive planet of Pandora.

Mashbuttons.com gives Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx an 10 out of 10.

Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx is available now for the Xbox 360, PC, and PlayStation 3.

Sinclair Solutions Test Pack coming in March

In 2K's most recent media blast, we got word that Bioshock 2 fans will be getting a DLC pack including both single and multiplayer additions sometime in the month of March. Sinclair Solutions Test Pack will carry a price tag of 400 Microsoft Points or $4.99 for the PlayStation Network, and includes the following.

* Rank Increase to level 50 with Rank Rewards
* New playable characters Louie McGraff and Oscar Calraca
* 20 new trials*
* A third weapon upgrade for each weapon
* Five additional masks*

*Some items are only available after a player achieves a rank of 41 or higher.

That's not all, we can expect a number of DLC packs in the upcoming months to extend the single player experience along with new tools and challenges adding to the fiction and lore of the oh so great Rapture.

First DLC pack for Left 4 Dead 2 announced

Valve has announced that the first DLC pack for Left 4 Dead 2 will be released in early 2010 and will be called "The Passing".The pack will bring the original Left 4 Dead survivors to the south to meet the new cast and will include new single player, multiplayer, and co-op gameplay on Xbox 360 and PC."The Passing" will take place after the Dead Center campaign, in rural Georgia as the new survivors meet the original cast.A new zombie class, melee weapon, and firearm will also be included in the DLC pack.

The Saboteur launches today on PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3

The open world sandbox title, The Saboteur, launches today, and those console owners looking to check this title out, get a free DLC pack called 'The Midnight Show'. The content pack unlocks a V.I.P. room in the cabaret, sultry cinematics, a minigame, five seedy hiding spots in Paris,and last but not least the ability to unlock nudity.

Left 4 Dead 2 sells 2 million in 2 weeks

Valve has announced retail sales numbers for the zombie horde killing sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, and they are not disappointed. Two weeks after the release of the title, two million retail copies of the coop shooter have been sold worldwide, placing it on track to be one of the top selling Xbox and PC games in November. Along with the excitement over sales, Valve has stated that news regarding a DLC pack for the entry will be coming "very soon".

Dragon Age: Origins releases to retail

So you think between all of your time being spent playing Borderlands, Brutal Legend, or Uncharted 2, you might find time for another RPG?  Hell yeah! 

Today marks the release of BioWare's epic RPG, Dragon Age: Origins.  If you've ever played any BioWare title, you'll know that you're in for one swell treat!  Also, I'm sure the disc is not light on content, but they've gone ahead and also released three DLC packs as well, The Stone Prisoner, Warden's Keep and the Blood Dragon Armor.

The Stone Prisoner (1200 MS Points) - unlocks new environments, items, and characters and unlocks hours of new gameplay, involving the stone golem Shale.

Warden's Keep (560 MS Points) - gains access to a premium dungeon, explore and find new loot, including some cool ass ancient Grey Warden armor.  Also, a chance to gain two of six mysterious abilities, a new base complete with stores and wares, and a toy chest to place all your items. 

And lastly, you can purchase the Blood Dragon Armor for 0 Microsoft Points, which will give you additional combat protection in Dragon Age as well as the upcoming Mass Effect 2 - aye!!!!

Oh, and one more thing - in an odd media team-up; Jared Leto's led "30 Seconds to Mars" releases their newest single "This is War" as the title song from Dragon Age: Origins.  We've embedded the video for your listening enjoyment below.  Jared's so dreamy!!!

Two new challenge maps included in the Insane Night Map Pack | Batman Arkham Asylum

We've all been wondering, what new tricks Edios and developer Rocksteady have up their sleeves.  We've seen the tantalizing "X days until new free DLC" on the game's menu - but we've not yet known what it is.  Until now.

It's officially been announced today, that on September 17th, the Insane Night Map Pack will be available free from Xbox LIVE and/or PlayStation Store.  The map pack will offer two new Challenge Maps to perfect their FreeFlow Combat skills and continue to test players Invisible Predator prowess.

The "Totally Insane" FreeFlow Combat map players will be tested against scores of escaped lunatics hell bent on Batman's destruction in the asylum's secure records facility.

In the "Nocturnal Hunter" Invisible Predator map, players will have to exercise a wholly different approach, remaining in the shadows, utilizing Arkham's environments and Batman's gadgets to reign victorious over The Joker's army of henchmen below.

This is a great addition to an already great game, if you haven't, check out our review coverage here.

For more Sackboy fun...just add water | Beta alert

Media Molecule, the brilliant team behind Little Big Planet, have announced they are taking beta applications for their upcoming "add-on" for Little Big Planet Water.

Head on over to this link and register with your e-mail, PSN ID and the country in which you reside currently (please note, actual birth country does not need to match).

Check out the trailer below to see the always cute, always fun, Sackboys getting wet.

Red Faction DLC now available | Demons of the Badlands

Hello dear readers,

We hope this letter finds it's way, amidst the bevy of internet words and tubes, to meet your eyes. We want to inform you, formally, that the first downloadable content for Red Faction: Guerrilla is now available on both Xbox Live Marketplace as well as the Playstation Network. (THQ also announced plans to release two additional content packs later this year).

The price of the above mentioned DLC, is 800 Microsoft points/$9.99 respectively.

Demons of the Badlands is a single-player prequel that's set in an entirely new area of Mars, featuring new weapons, vehicles, and missions. Of course there are always new achievements and trophies to be had as well.

Check out a few of the screenshots for the DLC - and let us know in the comments what you think.

Love,

Mashbuttons

Valve shows there is still life in Left 4 Dead

Crash Course is the newest level to be released to Left 4 Dead by way of DLC. The new level will take place between the No Mercy and Death Toll "movies" and will also be available for single, multiplayer, and co-operative gameplay.

The DLC, Crash Course, Will be available in September for the XBox 360, costing 560 gamer points, and PC, free of charge.

Battlestations DLC available today

The Volcano map pack was just released for the Battlestations: Pacific in the XBox Live marketplace. For those of you who haven't read my review, Battlestations: Pacific is a pretty decent strategy game that was very recently released on the XBox 360 and PC.



The DLC map pack includes 2 new multiplayer maps, Volcano and Choke Point, at the strange price of 560 MS points. Being that the game had so recently come out, DLC so soon does not sound to appealing, especially when the multiplayer was so mediocre. However, the die hard Battlestations fans should find this pack attractive and is available to que up and download, MS points permitting, from the below link.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802534307e9/

Free Saints row DLC

Who likes free content? Well if you have Saint's Row 2 and a XBox Live Gold
membership, you are in luck. The third DLC pack in the last couple months
for the title is available now for the generous price of 0 MS points.

The Unkut Pack, allows you to better personalize your "saint" with sixty
new constomization items such as watches, shirts, pants, bling, whatever
your heart desires. Sixteen new tattoos are an additional option as well if
you have a problem with the skin your in. We have included the link to XBox
marketplace to que up and pimp yourself out below.

Corporate Warfare and Ultor Exposed are also available now for additional
missions, vehicles, weapons,and no other than everyone's favorite
"entertainer" herself, Tera Patrick as a gangsta!

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-
d802545107fc/

Whose up for Left 4 Dead, Survivor Mode?

The long awaited Left 4 Dead DLC is available now for free download. The pack includes two new multiplayer maps and survivor mode, similar to horde mode from Gears 2 but better because it isn't Gears 2.

The DLC is just over a hundred megs, so after a quick download you will be right back to where you were before just with some added scenery and gameplay.

I know I will be firing this up tonight, so if you want to play some coop horde...I mean survivor, or try the new multiplayer maps, look for gamertag dsalido81 and shoot me a request.

Also keep an eye out for the number of other game add-ons coming out this month for Street Fighter 4, Saint's Row 2, and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.

Miniature Replica Soldier!

The new FREE multiplayer maps pack is available now for you to download! The toy soldiers map pack brings the online gameplay to new supersized worlds.

The excitement is not the actual DLC, but more so with the uber-cool metal song promoting the content. So, for those of you that still have F.E.A.R. 2 and did not trade it in, why not download and try it out.

Unfortunately, the hair metal song is not provided with the content upon download.

Fallout 3: The Pitt | Review

So here it is, a scant week or so after release, (latest release) of Bethesda's Wastelandic Opus - Fallout 3: The Pitt. I've come to, and am still mildly walking around in the bowels of the steel giants and the molten metal industrial playground expansion of the game.

Okay, so Fallout 3 needs no introduction. If it does, you aren't playing "The Pitt", so we'll just roll right into the review.

In reality, it's a sizeable chunk of more missions, and a branching storyline from the main quest. Unlike "Operation: Anchorage", you play as your character from the game, with the stats, equipment and your own knowledge of the game rules. I would recommend one of two paths if you're thinking of starting off playing the Pitt.

For those who've already completed the game or are at least, at level 20. If you've reached this level, chances are you've b-lined it for the end, since you can't level-up anymore, you're not getting any further experience points for your quests. If this is you, and it likely is, you should wait until the third piece of DLC (Broken Steel) comes out sometime later in April as it will effectively lift the level cap from 20 to 30, and add more perks. This will give most of you all a reason to play the game again, and discover more areas.


The same is true of The Pitt - while taken as it's own set of missions, set in the legendary city of Pittsburgh (duh) - the missions are fun, even if they are a bit more of the same. But that's not always a bad thing - I just wished I could have gotten some experience points along the way.

Now, for those of you who haven't reached level 20, play this now! The story-heavy missions will ultimately lead you to a decision, on weather to side with Werhner or Ashur. One has "the cure" the other wants you to steal "the cure". I put "the cure" in quotes, because, we'll you'll see

Bottom Line: (8.5 out of 10) You can't fault The Pitt for being a victim of a level cap, so you have to view it for what it is, and what it is, is an incredible extension of an already expansive world. Just adding a few more missions, characters, and locales to an already outstanding game. And at the very least, keep the fans satiated until Broken Steel releases. Good Job Bethesda!

New Releases, XBLA, and DLC...Oh My!

Where do I even begin with this week's activity on the XBox 360?

As I am playing the recently discounted Penny Arcade XBLA game, I ponder my next move of spending money and MS points. It seems our friends have done it again, as they ever so often release multiple games and content to be purchased and downloaded at once, resulting in a massive loss of funds.

This week Microsoft slashed the price of the ever so humorous, yet vulgar, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness at anastounding half off(still ten dollars). Along with Flock and Puzzle Quest Galactrix, each over the normal 800 Microsoft point pricetag at fifteen and twenty dollars.

To add on to this dilemma, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is being shipped tomorrow, whilst DLC adding multiplayer to Resident Evil 5 is made available to divert your attention away from the new release. On a lighter note, DLC in the form of map packs, and the highly anticipated free DLC for Left 4 Dead, which includes a new game mode along with new multiplayer maps also releases this month.

So how are you going to waste away you coveted Microsoft points?

"Survivor" being added to survivor horror?

Steam has previously made announcements of their free DLC to be coming to their frantic first person survival shooter, Left 4 Dead. Even though my copy of the game has been sitting on the shelf collecting dust, I am quite sure i will be shouting "reloading" into my headset soon enough.

The DLC pack is said to bring 2 new campaigns to versus mode and an all new game mode...horde!...wait thats not it...Survivor! Thats more like it. Survivor is similar to the horde multiplayer mode from Gears of War 2, except with out waiting for matchmaking, lag, and all the other suck included in Gears 2 multiplayer. For those unfamiliar with what I am laying down, survivor mode reunites the quartet again, except this time against the clock to see just how long a team can fight off waves of zombies.



Valve has not issued a release date as of yet, however it is rumored to be sometime in April. Until then, you can enjoy this little teaser clip of the awesomeness to come.