Grid 2 DLC out now on Xbox Live – price and details

All four special pre-order packs, and VIP Pass, available to buy for Xbox 360

The first Grid 2 DLC packs are available to download now from Xbox Live (also available from PlayStation Store). The packs were offered as special pre-order DLC, but if you didn’t pre-order, here’s what you get for your money:

McLaren Racing Pack 560MSP (£4.80/€6.72/$7.00) | Xbox Live (GB), Xbox Live (US)
Download the McLaren Racing Pack to receive the stunning McLaren MP4-12C GT3 and receive two routes to race at the iconic Brands Hatch GP circuit

IndyCar Pack 560MSP (£4.80/€6.72/$7.00) | Xbox Live (GB), Xbox Live (US)
Download the IndyCar Pack to receive two routes at the world famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway Circuit plus receive the Dallara IndyCar and Indy500 Pace Car liveries for the Chevrolet Camaro SS and Corvette Z06 Centennial Edition

GTR Racing Pack 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5.00) | Xbox Live (GB), Xbox Live (US)
Download the GTR Racing Pack to receive the stunning Nissan GT-R

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New Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC uncovered, two new packs incoming?

YouTube investigators stumble upon potential release dates

Internet super sleuths have unearthed what could be the release dates for the next two Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC packs. MP1st.com picked up on a YouTube post (video below) by TWinnSANE, which claims to have found the details lying in the code for Call of Duty: Elite’s website. If true, you can expect the two new expansions on July 2nd and August 27th.

Adding further weight to the find is the fact that both dates fall on a Tuesday when Xbox Live is traditionally updated with new content. The first of Black Ops 2′s four scheduled map packs – Revolution (which 360 users can play for free this weekend) and Uprising – both landed on a Tuesday as well.

It’s only a rumour so far, but we’ve fired off a mail to ask Activision to clarify the situation. We’ll update the story accordingly, if and when we hear back.

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Injustice: Gods Among Us – Batgirl DLC out today, plus new skins

Injustice: Gods Among Us gets a bevy of new content today, with the Batgirl character pack leading the charge, hitting Xbox Live and PlayStation Network priced 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5.00), and £3.99/$4.99 respectively. If you’ve already splashed out for the Injustice Season Pass then you’ll be able to access Batgirl without paying another penny more.

PS3 gamers in Europe won’t be able to access the Batgirl DLC until tomorrow, 22 May, which is when the EU PlayStation Store next updates.

You can download Injustice: Gods Among Us DLC from Xbox Live (GB), Xbox Live (US), PS Store (GB), PS Store (US). If the new content isn’t there, be patient – it’ll appear when the relevant service next updates.

Here’s a Batgirl trailer, in which she knocks Joker through several walls:

Next piece of Injustice DLC for today is the Batgirl compatibility pack, which is delivered as a mandatory update for PS3 users, while Xbox 360 owners will have to download it from …

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Batman Arkham: Origins pre-order DLC is playable Deathstroke

Some pre-order DLC for the recently announced Batman Arkham: Origins has been spotted on Amazon, and reveals that Deathstroke will be offered as a playable character. Here’s the advert, along with the supervillain holding Batman’s mask:

No other details to mention, so why not have a watch of the Batman Arkham: Origins teaser, which shows Batman going up against Deathstroke:

Batman Arkham: Origins is a prequel to Arkham Asylum, and ‘showcases a young, raw, unrefined Batman as he faces a defining moment in his early career as a crime fighter that sets his path to becoming the Dark Knight’. The game is coming to Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U on 25 October. A full trailer is scheduled for tomorrow, 20 May.…

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Injustice: Gods Among Us – Batgirl DLC release date confirmed

Busy week incoming for Injustice: Gods Among Us – it’s been confirmed via the game’s Twitter that the recently announced Batgirl character DLC will be out next Tuesday, 21 May.

 

Although not specifically stated, we’re expecting the Batgirl DLC to be priced in line with the previous character add-on, Lobo, which cost 400MSP (£3.43/€4.80/$5.00) on Xbox Live, and £3.99/$4.99 on PlayStation Network. The character packs are included with the Injustice Season Pass, so if you’ve already paid for that, Batgirl will be yours for no extra cost.

Also arriving on 21 May is a Batgirl compatibility pack, which – along with the compatibility update – will include a Luchador Bane skin. Like the previous compat pack, it will be free to download. Here’s what Luchador Bane looks like:

And that’s still not all for next Tuesday because it’s also been confirmed the previously pre-order …

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MotoGP 13 pre-order DLC offers selection of bikes and riders – trailer

UK and Europe pre-order content confirmed for upcoming Motorcycle road racer

Details of free DLC for anyone who pre-orders MotoGP 13 on PS3 or Xbox 360 have been revealed by the game’s publisher, PQube. The bonus content features riders from the 2012 season, and will be available to use in MotoGP 13’s Quick Race/Race Weekend, Multiplayer, Split-Screen, and Championship modes.

See the confirmed list of pre-order content after the DLC trailer:

Here are the riders and their respective teams you’ll find in the DLC:

  • V. Rossi (Ducati Team)
  • N. Hayden (Ducati Team)
  • A. Dovizioso (Monster Yamaha Tech 3)
  • C. Crutchlow (Monster Yamaha Tech 3)
  • J. Lorenzo (Yamaha Factory Racing)
  • B. Spies (Yamaha Factory Racing)
  • C. Stoner (Repsol Honda)
  • D. Pedrosa (Repsol Honda)

This pre-order DLC is currently only confirmed for UK and Europe, where Moto GP 13 will be released sometime in June. You can pre-order Moto GP 13 from here. There’s currently no release date for the game in …

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Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – Elf trailer is agile

Here’s another Class trailer from Capcom’s Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara, which is heading to XBLA, PSN, and Wii U eShop in June. This time we get to see the Elf in action, doing sword and magic and bow and arrow stuff with great agility, and also making her hair woosh vertically into the air, which is very impressive.

Elf is the third Class trailer, with the Cleric and Fighter already showing us what they’ve got.

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is scheduled to arrive in June for PSN and Wii U eShop, priced £11.99/€14.99/ $14.99, and Xbox Live, priced 1200MSP (£10.28/€14.40/$15).…

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New Tomb Raider ʻShipwreckedʼ DLC release date confirmed

The previously announced Shipwrecked Map Pack Tomb Raider DLC will be arriving on Xbox Live next Tuesday, 7 May. Rather than being officially announced by Square Enix, the date has appeared on Xbox.comas part of the Xbox Live Gold Unlocked Weekend, which is happening now in the UK. Look, we took a picture:

The Shipwrecked Map Pack contains the following two new maps:

  • Lost Fleet: A massive beached ship serves as a dangerous battleground filled with twists, turns, and traps
  • Himiko’s Cradle: Danger lurks around every corner in this mountain top shrine. The area is sacred to the scavengers and will be your final resting place if you are not careful

The Shipwrecked Map Pack is confirmed for PS3, but no release date yet beyond ‘early May’. Price also still to be confirmed, although we expect it’ll be in line with the 1939 Map Pack – 320MSP (£2.74/€3.84/$4), or £2.39 on PS Store.…

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Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Review

First things first – what the hell does Blood Dragon have to do with Far Cry 3? Give it a cursory glance and you’d have to say not a lot. It’s post neon-bomb apocalypse, with blue goo for blood, and – yes – it does have laser-eye enabled dragons which can explode helicopters out of the sky for fun. But once you start playing the similarities smash you in the face like a Shoryuken from the fist of Captain Obvious.

This standalone XBLA and PSN spin-off is an open-world shooter set on an island chock-full of systemic emergent gameplay (exciting random stuff happens!), dynamic wildlife (animals behaving like animals!), procedural fire propagation (dangerous burning stuff spreads!), and so on. It’s built on the same technology as Far Cry 3, so it’s no surprise the two share much of the same hard-on geekery.

There are also the enemy camps, the zip-lines, the bow, the vehicles… and so on and so on …

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