Star Trek DLC: Elite Officer Pack out now, new uniforms for Kirk and Spock

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Some previously pre-order exclusive DLC for Star Trek is now available to buy from Xbox Live. The Elite Officer Pack, which is priced 80MSP (£0.69/€0.96/$1.00), offers five new uniforms each for Kirk and Spock, so that’s 10 in total, as well as three additional weapons to set for stun or whatever.

Here’s what you get:

  • Kirk outfits: Stealth Uniform, Leather Jacket Costume, U.S.S. Kelvin Uniform, Academy Uniform, Kobayashi Maru Uniform
  • Spock outfits: Stealth Uniform, Vulcan Science Academy Costume, U.S.S. Kelvin Uniform, Officer Dress Uniform, Kobayashi Maru Uniform
  • Weapons: Starfleet Type IV Stealth Sniper Rifle, U.S.S Kelvin Hand Phaser, Academy Phaser
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Halo 4 DLC images show off new Forerunner, Ricochet and ODST armor

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Trio of shots offer a better look at the upcoming Champions Bundle suits

A trio of new shots from the upcoming Halo 4 Champions Bundle DLC have been released, offering a better look at three of the new armour sets contained in the bundle. Two are from the Infinity Armor Pack (worth noting that a third Classic Halo armor included in the pack isn’t pictured here), while the Ricochet Armor is part of the Bullseye Pack. Point your eyes here:

ODST Armor, Infinity Armor Pack

Prefect (Forerunner) Armor, Infinity Armor Pack

Ricochet Armor, Bullseye Pack

The Infinity Armor Pack and Bullseye Pack are set to release 20 August, priced 240MSP (£2.06/€2.88/$3.00), and 480MSP (£4.11/€5.76/$6.00) respectively. Alternatively, both add-ons will be available as part of the Halo 4 Champions Bundle, which launches on the same day, priced 800MSP (£6.85/€9.60/$10.00), and also includes the Steel Skin Pack, which offers 10 new weapon skins.

In addition, buying the Champions Bundle will also give

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20 amazing things you never knew about game developers

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Game developers are an important part of the process of making video games. Without game developers there wouldn’t be as many games. Here are 20 amazing things you never knew about game developers.

1. Game developers work in large groups because it makes them feel safe.

2. Except indie’ game developers, who prefer to work in small groups or completely alone because they are more creative and quirky.

3. Game developers refer to lunch time’ as crunch time’ because it’s when they eat the most crisps.

Prolific

4. Nintendo game developer Shigeru Miyamoto is responsible for more than 80% of all games that have ever been developed.

5. Some game developers are French, like David Cage.

6. Graphics and sound and explosions are some of the things game developers are responsible for developing in a game.

7. English game developer Peter Molyneux was once ejected from the annual Game Developer’s Conference for stealing cheese from another game developer’s lunch box.…

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Dead or Alive 5 new costume DLC out now

Dead or Alive 5 new costume DLC out now

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Cheerleader and Hot Getaway packs for female fighters appear on Xbox Live

If you like to keep your Dead or Alive 5 female fighters with a well-stocked wardrobe, you’ll be pleased to know there’s a new delivery of DLC outfits ready to download now from Xbox Live. There are two themes on offer – Cheerleader and Hot Getaway (i.e. beachwear).

The cheerleader uniforms are available either individually for 80MSP (£0.69/€0.96/$1.00), or as a complete set for 720MSP (£6.17/€8.64/$9.00), while the bikinis are bundled in packs of three for 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5.00), or all together in a single collection for 1040MSP (£8.91/€12.48/$13.00).

You can get cheerleader outfits for the following fighters: Hitomi, Kokoro, Leifang, Helena, Ayane, Lisa, Kasumi, Christie, Mila, and Tina.

And this is how the Hot Getaway Packs are bundled:

  • Hot Getaway Pack 1: Kasumi, Kokoro, Helena, Sarah
  • Hot Getaway Pack 2: Hitomi, Leifang, Lisa, Pai
  • Hot Getaway Pack 3: Ayane, Christie, Tina, Mila
  • Hot Getaway Set: All 12 costumes
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Black Ops 2 DLC: New weapon camo packs confirmed, coming next week

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Looks like there’s a selection of new Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC on the way in the shape of more weapon Personalization Packs. The latest Xbox Live Marketplace update from Major Nelson lists six new packs – Aqua, Pack-A-Punch, Rogue, Breach, Desert Coyote, and Glam – each priced 160MSP (£1.37/ €1.92/$2), and scheduled for release next Tuesday, 23 July.

Unfortunately there are no additional details, but we’ve contacted Call of Duty publisher Activision in the hope it might be able to enlighten us with information, or even provide us with some pics of the new gun skins. As soon as we hear something back, we’ll update this story.

There are already 11 Personalization Packs available, with the nine originals, which include Zombies, Bacon, and Graffiti themes, later joined by Cyborg and Dragon camos following a community vote. The Personalization Packs contain themed weapon camo, reticles, and Calling Card.

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Forza Horizon: Rally Pack DLC Review

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Arcade racer takes a hard right into uncharted territory

The open-world freedom of the excellent Forza Horizon takes a more linear route with this rally expansion. Instead of screeching through traffic in one of the many hot rides across a beautiful Colorado, you’re funneled down dirt tracks with a co-driver barking out instructions.

There’s a whiff of the Colin McRae’s about it, which is unsurprising seeing as a few of the developers worked on the series before heading to Playground Games. The arcade smooth controls are fully intact, but the difference between topping the podium and watching on with tears in your eyes will require excellent reflexes. Or, y’know, an overuse of the rewind function.

Your mission is straightforward enough – gain enough points from the individual rally events to grab your place in the final. There are five new cars to bomb about in that will keep rally purists happy including the 1992 Ford Escort Cosworth and the ‘Group …

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Game things that should be impossible in real-life, but actually aren’t

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There are many things in video games that should be impossible in real-life, but they actually aren’t and we can prove it because we wrote this whole thing about it.

Invisible walls

The purpose of invisible walls in video games is to stop the player getting into a part of the world that doesn’t exist because the developer got tired from sitting down all day and went home to sleep instead of sticking around for another couple of hours to make more game. In real-life, and impossible as it sounds, invisible walls are made of glass and are usually types of door, or door-sized windows. They are difficult to see because they are invisible. Here is a humorous video of some real-life people walking into invisible walls/glass doors/door-sized windows.

Being able to hide in shadows and not be spotted

Shadow (far left), from popular 90s UK TV show, The Gladiators

In video games, if you hide in shadows nobody can …

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