Battlefield 3 End Game DLC out today for Xbox BF Premium members

While non-Premium Battlefield players still have at least another week to wait

If you’re a fully paid up Battlefield Premium member then you’ll be able to access the latest – and final – Battlefield 3 DLC, End Game, today to your Xbox 360. Simply head to the Premium menu option in Battlefield 3 and download the expansion at your leisure.

The End Game add-on arrived last week for PS3 Premium players, but still isn’t available for non-Premium players. Here’s when all non-Premium players can expect it to appear:

  • PS3 non-Premium members: 19 March
  • Xbox 360 non-Premium members: 26 March

Still no confirmed price for the End Game DLC to non-Premium members, but we’re expecting it to follow previous Battlefield 3 DLC prices and cost around £12 on PS Store, and 1200MSP (£10/ €14) on Xbox Live. We’ll keep you posted.

For info on all Battlefield 3 DLC, check out our Battlefield 3 game page.

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Sleeping Dogs Year of the Snake DLC is out now, has a launch trailer

New costumes, rides and weapons in this New Year’s celebration pack

The much-anticipated Year of the Snake DLC pack for Sleeping Dogs is out now on Xbox 360 for 560MSand PS3 for £4.49. It follows on from the end of the main story and sees Wei Shen busted back down to beat cop in the Hong Kong Police Department. But don’t worry, he’s soon back fending off armies of crazed killers with a host of new weapons and outfits. See…

We’ve got a Year of the Snake review right here.  But for more information on Sleeping Dogs be sure to follow us on Twitter to find out what’s going down in 140 characters or less. In the mean time, take a look at all the other DLC that’s available for Sleeping Dogs.…

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Sleeping Dogs Wheels of Fury DLC Review

A bite-size slice of vehicle mayhem that feels a little out of place

nited Front Games has certainly taken a unique spin on the DLC front. A fully-fledged expansion here, a few new costumes there – the content’s been in constant flow, but it’s been one hell of a mixed bag. And the new Wheels of Fury pack is no exception.

In principle, it’s a sound idea: five missions that give you a tricked-out super car to wreak vehicular destruction across Hong Kong – and a few extra races thrown in too. Each new mission gives you a new upgrade – from increased armour to the obligatory twin-gattling gun/extra beverage holder combo.

Let’s make something clear – this is by no means a bad piece of content. It’s loud, fun and bombastic, but it’s the kind of addition more suited to the comic book rule set of Saints Row The Third than the gritty semi-realism of Sleeping Dogs.

There are
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Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend starts today, details on all special offers

Xbox Live’s Gold subscription service is being unlocked for all to enjoy over the course of this weekend. That’s right, from March 8th to March 10th you’ll be able to take all your games online and enjoy all the treats and services that your Gold purchasing cousins are currently enjoying, for free. To access the promotion, simply fire up Xbox Live and you’ll find the promotion front and centre. You can’t miss it.

Current subscribers, fear not, because Microsoft are throwing in Double XP sessions on the likes of Far Cry 3 and the chance to challenge developers like Rockstar in Max Payne 3′s multiplayer modes. 2K are even throwing in a one-use code (below) for Borderlands 2 so you can help yourself to some rare weapons. Ser-weet.

To save you time and effort, we’ve compiled a list of all the special deals you’ll be able to sample this weekend in one handy article. Check it…

  • Call of Duty: Black
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Free Xbox Live Gold Weekend starts today, details on all special offers

Don’t have a Gold account? Then this weekend is for you

Xbox Live’s Gold subscription service is being unlocked for all to enjoy over the course of this weekend. That’s right, from March 8th to March 10th you’ll be able to take all your games online and enjoy all the treats and services that your Gold purchasing cousins are currently enjoying, for free. To access the promotion, simply fire up Xbox Live and you’ll find the promotion front and centre. You can’t miss it.

Current subscribers, fear not, because Microsoft are throwing in Double XP sessions on the likes of Far Cry 3 and the chance to challenge developers like Rockstar in Max Payne 3′s multiplayer modes. 2K are even throwing in a one-use code (below) for Borderlands 2 so you can help yourself to some rare weapons. Ser-weet.

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Mass Effect 3: From Ashes DLC review

Narrative-driven content that should’ve been on the disc originally? Hmmm…

As a piece of DLC, From Ashes is a difficult thing to review. Mass Effect’s allure comes from seamless story-telling, so to judge the worth of this DLC you have to consider the impact it has on the overall story – not just how good the extra mission is. It’s also difficult to review because ‘day-one DLC’ is always a controversial move. Because as you’d expect from this term, the content is available from pretty much the beginning of the game.

Responding to a distress call from a human colony, you quickly realise that Cerberus are up to their usual galactic tomfoolery. This time they’re after a real, live Prothean who’s been in stasis for the past 50,000 years. Naturally, it’s your job to recover him first. Other than finding the Prothean, named Javik, there’s nothing revolutionary to be experienced here. It’s a standard case of “Go activate this terminal, …

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Something for the Weekend: Free PS3 games and an Xbox Live sale are go

End the week in style with our recommendations

This week ushers in one helluva sale on Xbox Live. We’ve been tracking the daily announcements all week and you can find more in-depth information on them all here, here, here,  here, here and here if you like. Though some might have already expired. However, we’ve gone ahead and picked our favourites below for you to enjoy this weekend.

But it’s not just an Xbox 360 love-in, no ma’am, we’ve also plucked the best PlayStation games you can grab on PSN right now. Oh, and if you’ve ever fancied trying out the premium PlayStation Plus subscription we’re giving away free 30-day trials right now, so help yourself . You’re welcome.

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GRID | Price: ÂŁ2.69

It might be nearly four years old, but this racer from Codemasters still speeds ahead of most driving games of late. Each race feels intense and the courses and cars still look incredible after all this …

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Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara – Dwarf trailer is full of beard

New character video for Capcom’s XBLA, PSN, Wii U eShop adventure

Ooh, we like these – it’s another character trailer for Capcom’s XBLA, PSN, and Wii U eShop sword-and-magic side-scrolling adventure, Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara. This time it’s the turn of the bearded powerhouse – aka the Dwarf – to show us his mettle:

Dwarf is the fourth (it rhymes!) character trailer, following behind Elf, Cleric, and Fighter. By our calculations, that leaves Thief and Magic-User still to come.

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara is scheduled to arrive in June for PSN and Wii U eShop, priced ÂŁ11.99/€14.99/ $14.99, and Xbox Live, priced 1200MSP (ÂŁ10.28/€14.40/$15).…

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Dead Island Riptide pre-orders come with two different DLC packs

Survivor and Fashion Victim expansions are free for early birds

Pre-orders for the upcoming zombie splat-fest, Dead Island Riptide will come with two separate DLC packs. The Survivor (available at all good retailers) and Fashion Victim (exclusive to GAME in the UK) expansions contain all this lifted direct from the press release, hence the gratuitous use of exclamation marks…

Survivor DLC Pack

    •  A BBQ Blade! This special pre-order pack contains an exclusive weapon only available here! How better to dispose of the wretched zombies than with a sharp blade? Add in some workbench-modifying and hook it up to a few fuel tanks to bring some heat to a zombie’s heart! The so-called “BBQ Blade” lets you wade through zombie hordes with ease!
    • An XP/stats booster! Want that extra edge to level up faster than your peers? Here’s your chance!
    • A special shop! The Survivor Pack will grant you access to a shop offering a special discount on weapons and items!
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Tomb Raider Underworld: LaraĘźs Shadow DLC Review

Spooky expansion will leave you feeling cold. For all the wrong reasons

Ah, the difficult second DLC. As a dev, do you play it safe, farming out another slice of fan-pleasing content? Or you do play a wild card and shoot for something a little more off-the-wall? This question faces Crystal Dynamics with Lara’s Shadow – and it’s one that seems to have gone unanswered.

Set during, and after, the events of the main game, you play as the goth-styled clone of Lara Croft – the Doppleganger. Being a brand new-ish character you’d assume this is a wild card DLC package? Alas, you’d be wrong.

The Doppleganger manages to sum up the whole DLC in one painful statement – a brief glimpse of a good idea that doesn’t work. Rather than realise the potential of a supernatural Lara Croft, the devs do nothing more than casually add a few effects to an already existing set of moves. So that 800MS …

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