Category: Xbox 360

Gears of War: Judgment DLC Call to Arms revealed – release date, price

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The second Gears of War: Judgment map pack DLC, Call to Arms, has been announced and will be available for Gears of War: Judgment Season Pass holders on Xbox Live from 23 April. It will release for regular, non-Season Pass holders on 30 April, priced 1000MSP (£8.57/€12/$12.50).

At a glance, the pack contains:

  • 3 new multiplayer maps: Terminal, Blood Drive, Boneyard
  • New multiplayer mode: Master At Arms
  • 6 Armour and gun skins for customising characters and weapons
  • 10 new Achievements worth 250 Gamerscore

Official descriptions of the multiplayer maps as follows, plus a couple screenshots of each:

Terminal

The speed and ferocity of the Locust invasion took Halvo Bay completely by surprise. Residents scrambled to evacuate by every means possible, and COG forces were called in to maintain order as martial law was enforced. However, the Locust showed no mercy, and gave no quarter; they swept through train terminals like this one to take advantage of the close quarters and …

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Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC out today – 4 new maps, Mob of the Dead zombies

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The Black Ops 2 ‘Uprising’ DLC arrives today on Xbox Live, priced 1200MSP (£10.28/€14.40/$15), or at no extra cost if you’re a Black Ops 2 Season Pass holder. The second of four scheduled Black Ops 2 map pack add-ons, Uprising contains four new maps – Magma, Encore, Vertigo, and Studio – as well as a new ‘Mob of the Dead’ zombie mode.

  • Magma: Lava carving through a modern Japanese village leaves rivers of fiery damage in its wake, providing players with dangerous terrain, compromised cover, and frenetic firefights for survival
  • Encore: Set on the grounds following a bustling London music festival, the central stage provides players with a key vantage point overlooking the close-quarters battle of the surrounding amphitheater and main tents
  • Vertigo: High above the clouds atop a mega skyscraper in India, players must battle across a VTOL landing pad and through the transportation terminal, bringing new dimensions of verticality to every battle
  • Studio: Set on a Hollywood studio
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Gears of War: Judgment DLC Call to Arms out today for VIP Pass holders

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New map pack and multiplayer mode comes to Xbox Live for those who paid in advance

The first of two Gears of War: Judgment add-ons, Call to Arms, arrives today on Xbox Live for anyone who purchased the VIP Season Pass. The DLC will be available for download to everyone else (i.e. those without the VIP Pass) on 30 April, priced 1000MSP (£8.57/€12/$12.50).

Announced last week, Call to Arms provides three new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer mode, armour and gun skins to customise characters and weapons, and 10 new Achievements worth 250 Gamerscore points. You can find full details and images of each of the new maps here.

If you don’t want to wait another week before you’re able to download Call to Arms, then you’ll need to buy yourself the VIP Season Pass. As well as giving you early access to this DLC and one other still-to-be-announced pack, you also get a permanent double XP boost, five exclusive …

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Black Ops 2 DLC new perk and weapon revealed in ‘Mob of the Dead’ video

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A special behind-the-scenes video for the new Mob of the Dead mode in Black Ops 2 DLC Uprising, has confirmed some of the new bits and pieces we can expect from the Alcatraz-based zombie map. First, have a watch of the video (originally posted to Xbox Live, now on YouTube, spotted by VG247):

So, in case you completely missed the new stuff, this is what we spotted:

  • Afterlife Mode: Get killed and trigger this new in-game mode to access new areas and interact with certain objects
  • Electric Cherry Perk: Costs 2000 points and activates an electric field around the player whenever they reload. Any zombies that come into contact with it receive a shock. The field dissipates over a short period
  • Blundergat Wonder Weapon: A Blunderbuss and Gatling Gun combination, which can be upgraded to something more ‘fantastical’
  • Big Zombie: A big zombie which can shutdown perk machines and mystery boxes, which players have to spend points to reactivate
  • Acid
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Halo 4 Castle Map Pack DLC videos offer insider info on new maps

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The Halo Waypoint blog has released a series of strategy videos for the upcoming Halo 4 Castle Map Pack. The videos offer some insider developer knowledge on each of the three new maps – Daybreak, Perdition, and Outcast. Seeing as though the Castle Map Pack add-on is coming to Xbox Live on 8 April – yes, that’s tomorrow – we thought you might want to do some all-important research ahead of download day, so you can find all the videos and map descriptions below.

Daybreak

Operation: DAYBREAK is a cluster of research facilities residing in the scenic highlands on the planet Oban. The map itself is comprised of two such UNSC facilities opposing each other in this large asymmetrical map. Strategy here is key; teams must split focus between attacking the enemy base while playing close defense to their own. Claim your team’s sniper rifle to cover the central Man Cannon, or grab a Warthog to push through the side …

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Xbox Live XBLA sale has Mark of the Ninja, Ilomilo, lots more – full list

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Some downloadable gems well worth grabbing in latest Xbox Live sale

The sale season just keeps on giving – the latest collection of titles at reduced prices on Xbox Live includes a few XBLA gems that are well worth picking up (if you haven’t already). Full list is below, but games we can personally vouch for are – Trials, Castle Crashers, Mark of the Ninja, Ilomilo, Dust: An Elysian Tail and – if you’ve got a Gold Live subscription – Retro City Rampage.

Check the full selection of sale titles:

  • Forza Horizon December IGN Pack: 200MSP
  • Trials Evolution: 800MSP
  • Trials Evolution: Origin of Pain: 200MSP
  • Trials HD: 400MSP
  • Magic 2013: 400MSP
  • Magic 2013 Expansion Pack: 200MSP
  • Castle Crashers: 800MSP
  • Pinball FX2 Tables – Marvel: Avengers Chronicles: 400MSP
  • Pinball FX2 Tables – Plants vs Zombies: 120MSP
  • Pinball FX2 Tables – Pinball FX Classic (Full): 400MSP
  • A World of Keflings: 400MSP
  • Full House Poker: 400MSP
  • Hydro Thunder: 600MSP
  • Hydrophobia: 200MSP
  • Ilomilo: 400MSP
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Borderlands 2 Ultimate Vault Hunter DLC and patch out today – full details

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New add-on, plus whole host of gameplay changes and bug fixes in latest update

Big day today for Borderlands 2 players with the arrival of a new software update and Ultimate Vault Hunter expansion pack for PS3 and Xbox 360. While the patch is free, the Ultimate Vault Hunter add-on is priced $4.99 or 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5), although if you’ve purchased the Season Pass, the DLC comes at no extra cost.

First, let’s have a look at what changes developer Gearbox has put into the patch:

New items to the Black Market:

  • One additional ammo upgrade for each ammo type, at 50 Eridium each
  • Two more backpack storage space upgrades, at 50 and 100 Eridium respectively
  • Two more bank storage space upgrades, at 50 and 100 Eridium respectively
  • Increases the maximum amount of Eridium players can hold from 99 to 500
  • Adds a new playthrough balanced for top-tier play: Ultimate Vault Hunter Mode
  • Various bug fixes  

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Forza Horizon gets Top Gear car pack DLC and a new trailer

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Next DLC to roll out of the showroom for Forza Horizon is the Top Gear car pack, which arrives on April 2nd. The six new rides haven’t been chosen by Clarkson, the hairy one and the small fella, but rather a combination of the magazine team of the same name and Turn 10 Studios.

It’ll be free for Forza Horizon season pass owners and 400MS for everyone else. You’ll get all these cars and, erm, a transit van…

  • 1998 Mercedes-Benz AMG Mercedes CLK GTR
  • 2002 BMW M3 GTR
  • 2011 Alfa Romeo TZ3 Stradale Zagato
  • 2012 Aston Martin Vanquish
  • 2012 Bowler EXR S
  • 2011 Ford Transit SuperSportVan

… and you can see them all in action here:

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Xbox Live ʻPlay To Earnʼ offers start in April – hereʼs what you can get

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If you play lots of XBLA games then you might be interested in this

Microsoft’s Major Nelson has detailed a new feature called ‘MyPunchcard’, which is set to launch 1 April on Xbox Live for Xbox Live Rewards Members. Not entirely clear on the finer points of the scheme, but the general gist is that you get ‘Play To Earn’ rewards for fulfilling the following criteria:

  • Play 20 hours of any combination of arcade games (Reward: a free avatar item)
  • Purchase any four arcade games for 400 Microsoft Points or more from Xbox LIVE (Reward: a one month Xbox LIVE Gold membership)
  • Spend 3200 Microsoft Points on arcade games (Reward: 800 Microsoft Points)

Anyone who manages to play and purchase enough XBLA games to complete all three criteria will be ‘guaranteed a spot in an upcoming VIP Exclusives’. Again, not 100% (or even 10%) sure what that is, but we’re sure it’ll be something, er, exclusive.

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