Battlefield 4 pre-order Premium Expansion DLC is ʻstill being designedʼ

Mysterious ‘Premium Expansion Pack’ is still a mystery, but probably won’t be ‘Drone Strike’

An exchange on Twitter has thrown a little more light on Battlefield 4’s vague sounding ‘Premium Expansion Pack’, which is being offered as a pre-order incentive. When we say ‘a little more light’, we really do mean a teeny-weeny glow from a dying matchstick. That’s the light levels we’re dealing with. Anyway, let’s start by looking at this picture (thanks NeoGAF):

When questioned about the above image of what appears to be a Battlefield 4 point-of-sale promo advertising a ‘Drone Strike’ expansion, the official Battlefield Twitter responded like so:

So, Drone Strike confirmed as being – at least internally – the name for some Battlefield 4 DLC. Whether the contents of that add-on will eventually turn out to be the …

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Something for the Weekend Easter special – 50 best deals on Xbox Live and PSN

Enjoy the extended weekend with these choice cuts of downloadable goodness

As it’s an extended Bank Holiday for most folk across the world, we thought we’d compile a list of the best deals you can find on games and DLC packs this weekend. This one-stop-shop for the greatest bits you can download and own today sifts through Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store so you can carry on stuffing your face with chocolate.

We’ve selected something for everyone – from big games with low prices, like Skyrim DLC  to smaller, but incredible titles like PixelJunk Monsters. Oh, and did we mention they’re all under £12? Well they are. Ready for savings? Let’s roll…

All prices correct as of 29th March 2013

PlayStation Store

The Walking Dead | Price Free

Driver San Francisco | Price £5.99

Child of Eden | Price £3.99

Dante’s Inferno | Price £7.99

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | Price £11.99

Trine 2 | Price £4.49

Afterburner …

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Halo 4 Forge Island DLC is free and out now on Xbox Live

Were we expecting free Halo 4 DLC today? We don’t know. We can’t remember. We’ve had too much chocolate. Regardless, there is free Halo 4 DLC today – it’s the Forge Island map pack, it’s completely free and it’s ready to download right now on Xbox Live. As the name suggests, the map is intended to be used in Forge mode as a sort of blank canvas for budding cartographers.

Free DLC? We’ll buy that for a dollar.

In the mood for something completely different? Try one of our original features, like ‘Metal Gear Solid V: 16 things you missed in the trailer because you got drunk’ or ‘Goodies and baddies: A tiny person’s perspective of game characters’.

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Gears of War: Judgment DLC arrives on Xbox Live, costs nothing

Haven add-on arrives early, includes multiplayer map and Execution mode

alk about waiting for buses. Hot on the tail of the free Halo 4 DLC comes this also completely free Gears of War Judgment add-on. It’s the Haven DLC pack and it contains the titular multiplayer map and the returning Execution multiplayer mode. It was originally planned for release on 2 April, so it’s arrived a few days early. Not that we’re complaining. Anyway, it’s free, it’s 50.12MB, and it’s ready to download from Xbox Live now.

We like free DLC. Please give us more.

In the mood for something completely different? Try one of our original features, like ‘Metal Gear Solid V: 16 things you missed in the trailer because you got drunk’ or ‘Goodies and baddies: A tiny person’s perspective of game characters’.

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Twisted Pixel collection coming soon to XBLA, will be 3/4 awesome

No release date or price, but contents of bundle confirmed

Here’s a lovely little parcel of news from PlayXBLA – a Twisted Pixel bundle is on its way to Xbox Live Arcade ‘soon’. It’ll pack together all four of the developer’s games to date, that’s The Maw, Splosion Man, Ms. Splosion Man, and Comic Jumper. Comic Jumper’s definitely the weakest of the bunch, but – if the price is right – this will still be a great collection for anyone who doesn’t already own the other games.

We’ll update with a release date and price as soon as they’re announced.…

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Transformers games and DLC is Xbox Live ʻDeal of the Weekʼ in disguise

Money off for Gold members on Fall of Cybertron, War for Cybertron, add-ons

If there’s a special place in your heart for robots that have a tendency to ‘disguise’ themselves as giant conspicuous machines, then you’ll almost certainly be interested in this week’s Xbox Live ‘Deal of the Week’, which is 100% Transformers focused. The discounted offers are only available to Gold members, and the deal ends Monday 1 April. Here’s what’s going cheap:

  • Transformers: Fall of Cybertron: £19.99
  • Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Dinobot Destructor Pack: 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5)
  • Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Multiplayer Havoc Pack: 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5)
  • Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Massive Fury Pack: 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5)
  • Transformers: Fall of Cybertron G1 Retro Optimus Prime 160MSP (£1.37/€1.92/$2)
  • Transformers: War for Cybertron: £8.99
  • Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack #1: 200MSP (£1.71/€2.40/$2.50)
  • Transformers: War for Cybertron Map and Character Pack #2: 200MSP (£1.71/€2.40/$2.50

Don’t forget there are plenty more deals happening this week as part of the Xbox Live Spring …

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Terraria arrives on Xbox Live and PSN with brand new content – trailer

PC indie hit now available on Xbox 360 and PS3

After almost two years of PC exclusivity – and some 2 million+ sales later – indie hit Terraria has finally arrived on consoles. It appeared on the US PlayStation Network yesterday, priced $14.99, and lands worldwide on Xbox Live today, Wednesday 27 March, priced 1200MSP (£10.28/€14.40/$15). A European PSN release is still TBC.

The charming 16-bit styled mega-explorer-RPG-adventure-sandbox-resource-gatherer comes with a whole bunch of new console exclusive content, like new enemies, new weapons, new pets, and a very welcome tutorial mode. Here’s a trailer showing off the new stuff:

Yup – another very welcome indie addition to XBL and PSN.…

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Xbox Live Spring Sale starts today – hereʼs whatʼs on offer

Skyrim, Resi 6, Max Payne 3, and a whole lot more discounted in latest Xbox Live sale

Update: Added UK prices for Games on Demand offers.

Never mind that we’re absolutely freezing our nipples off in the UK right now – spring is actually definitely here because the Xbox Live Spring Sale says so. Starting today, Tuesday 26 March, and running until Monday 1 April, the Xbox Live Spring Sale offers a pretty extensive selection of downloadable games and other DLC at discount prices to both regular Xbox Live users and paid-up Gold members.

Here’s a full list of what’s on offer (we’ll update Games on Demand $ prices with £ prices as soon as the deals appear on Xbox Live):

  • Assassin’s Creed III (Games on Demand): £34.99/$39.99
  • Walking Dead Episode 1: Free
  • Walking Dead Episode 2: 200 (£1.71/ €2.40/$2.50)
  • Walking Dead Episode 3: 200 (£1.71/ €2.40/$2.50)
  • Walking Dead Episode 4: 200 (£1.71/ €2.40/$2.50)
  • Walking Dead Episode 5: 200 (£1.71/
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Borderlands 2 Bunkers and Badasses DLC announced

Tiny Tina driven expansion is on the way

To close out their PAX East conference, and following their new character announcement, Gearbox Software dropped a trailer, which seems to confirm some new DLC for Borderlands 2. The teaser for Bunkers & Badasses – depicted as a sort of Dungeon’s & Dragons (think about it) board game in the video below – seems to suggest a) this is the first story expansion to drop outside of the Season Pass stuff and b) a new game mode is coming. Take a look…

Cheers for the video IGN.

We can’t really see Bunkers & Badasses being a huge departure from the same gun-totin’ RPG mechanics of Borderlands 2, but a fresh new mode certainly gives us a fizz around the groin area. Especially if it’s some sort of twist on a turn-based strategy – a game within a game, if you will.

Regardless, we’ll bring you the news right here on DLCentral as …

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Borderlands 2′s new DLC has a release date, a new playable Psycho awaits

YAAAAS! Gearbox has finally announced new DLC for Borderlands 2 that drops on April 2nd. The update has been announced at PAX East in Boston and will introduce a load of new stuff for fans to play with including an increased level cap. Season Pass owners can breathe a sigh of relief as the new DLC is free to them, but will cost everyone else $5 (around £5/€6) but it also comes with some other goodies such as…

  • Level cap increase – So if you’ve maxed out at 50 you can now grind your way to level 61
  • Pearlescent weapon class – The ultra-rare guns and ammo from the original Borderlands will certainly mix things up a bit
  • Ultimate Vault Hunter mode  – this is a free update for all and will make all enemies as tough as the hardest member of your team. Yikes

No date has been set for this guy’s debut yet, but sadly, this sixth character …

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