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Retail reveals Split/Second DLC

Retail reveals Split/Second DLC

Disney’s Split/Second: Velocity hasn’t even hit shelves yet but word of digital add-ons has already emerged through pre-order initiatives.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Apr 9th 2010 at 12:07PM in News
Free PES 2010 DLC released

Free PES 2010 DLC released

New downloadable content for Konami’s PES 2010 has gone live, giving owners of the game updated footballers and stats.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Apr 8th 2010 at 12:18PM in News
DICE: We won’t charge for maps

DICE: We won’t charge for maps

The studio behind the successful Battlefield franchise has said that it never wants to charge gamers for post-release map DLC.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 1st 2010 at 12:21PM in News
Reeves: We want to double market share

Reeves: We want to double market share

Doubling Capcom’s market share in the next four to five years – that’s the lofty goal new Capcom Europe COO David Reeves has set himself ahead of the first day ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 31st 2010 at 10:49AM in News

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Battlefield 1943 breaks XBLA records

Battlefield 1943 breaks XBLA records

Digital-only multiplayer shooter Battlefield 1943 has become the fastest game to 1m sales on Xbox Live, EA has confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2010 at 11:28AM in News
GameStop sued over EA DLC

GameStop sued over EA DLC

GameStop has been accused of “deceptively misleading” a customer into believing that a pre-owned copy of Dragon Age: Origins came with all the DLC extras advertised on the box.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2010 at 12:20PM in News
EA: Dante’s Inferno has performed ‘solidly’

EA: Dante’s Inferno has performed ‘solidly’

Amidst the backdrop of the publisher’s admission that it is in future to be far stricter with its green-flagging of new IP, EA UK’s sales director has said that ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 26th 2010 at 10:52AM in News
MW2 DLC is ‘worth the investment’

MW2 DLC is ‘worth the investment’

Coming in at the higher end of Xbox Live’s pricing range, the 1200 Microsoft Points – or just over £10 – that Activision is asking for the upcoming Call of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2010 at 5:33PM in News

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‘Morale is high’ at Infinity Ward

‘Morale is high’ at Infinity Ward

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s DLC couldn’t have arrived at a better time, according to Infinity Ward’s creative strategist Rob Bowling speaking for the first time about the recent ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2010 at 5:14PM in News
VIDEO: MW2 Stimulus DLC

VIDEO: MW2 Stimulus DLC

Infinity Ward has released the first video of the highly anticipated Stimulus Package – the first DLC for the record-breaking Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2010 at 12:17PM in News
Let us sell your DLC, pleads GameStop

Let us sell your DLC, pleads GameStop

Having claimed that the increasing focus on DLC won’t deter gamers from buying pre-owned, GameStop has gone on to state that publishers could radically enhance the value of their ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 19th 2010 at 10:53AM in News
GameStop: DLC won't deter used sales

GameStop: DLC won't deter used sales

Recent actions from EA, Sony and Codemasters to deter pre-owned sales will not work, says GameStop.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Mar 19th 2010 at 10:43AM in News

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Multiplayer key to BFBC2’s long tail

Multiplayer key to BFBC2’s long tail

Post-release digital support titles is very much the trend nowadays and is proving a popular means of monetising new games, but EA sees its ongoing support for Battlefield: Bad Company ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2010 at 12:19PM in News
MW2 DLC priced at £10

MW2 DLC priced at £10

Publisher Activision has one again braved the wrath of gamers by announcing that the upcoming Xbox 360 DLC map-pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will cost a considerable ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2010 at 11:02AM in News
2K suffers BioShock DLC backlash

2K suffers BioShock DLC backlash

Members of the 2K Games forum are up in arms this afternoon following accusations that recently released DLC for popular FPS BioShock 2 is in fact already sitting on the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 12th 2010 at 5:31PM in News
BFBC2 and MW2 go to (DLC) war

BFBC2 and MW2 go to (DLC) war

It’s war! Well, obviously it’s war when discussing war shooters Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. But EA’s announcement that DICE’s shooter will receive its ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 11th 2010 at 5:23PM in News

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BioWare: Cerberus offers ‘great incentive’ to buy new

BioWare: Cerberus offers ‘great incentive’ to buy new

In an interview with MCV about the Cerberus Network – which offers free DLC incentives to those who buy new copies of EA’s Mass Effect 2 – acclaimed RPG studio ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 11th 2010 at 4:22PM in News
MW2 DLC dated on Xbox 360

MW2 DLC dated on Xbox 360

Amidst the huge aura of uncertainty that currently surrounds the Modern Warfare arm of the Call of Duty franchise, Infinity Ward has nailed down a March 30th release date for ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 10th 2010 at 11:54AM in News
Take-Two looking at pre-owned crackdown

Take-Two looking at pre-owned crackdown

In what is quickly becoming a very common trend, Take-Two has admitted that it is investigating the possibility of embracing the recent trend for including DLC codes in the boxes ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 5th 2010 at 12:25PM in News
EA Sports eyes DLC codes

EA Sports eyes DLC codes

EA, the current front-runner in the new drive to reward those who buy their games brand new with in-the-box codes for free DLC, is looking to expand its plans by ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 2nd 2010 at 11:37AM in News
Now Codies joins the DLC code movement

Now Codies joins the DLC code movement

Codemasters is to become the latest publisher to reward those who buy their games brand new with digital content not available to pre-owned buyers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 1st 2010 at 12:38PM in News
BioShock 2 DLC announced

BioShock 2 DLC announced

2K Games has announced it will be supporting BioShock 2 with an aggressive line-up of post-launch downloadable content.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Feb 22nd 2010 at 4:36PM in News
Nintendo won’t rule out pre-owned move

Nintendo won’t rule out pre-owned move

With Sony and EA recently unveiling bold new moves to counter what publishers see as the threat posed by the pre-owned market, Nintendo has refused to rule out taking similar ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 9:36PM in News
EA continues pre-owned assault

EA continues pre-owned assault

Following the model laid down by Mass Effect 2’s Cerberus Network, EA has confirmed that the upcoming Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will also penalise those who buy it second ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 9:31AM in News
Ferrari returns to Need for Speed

Ferrari returns to Need for Speed

EA has announced that seven years on from its last appearance in a Need for Speed title, Ferrari is to make a return to the series in the form of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 9th 2010 at 1:45PM in News