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GAME is offering a DLC pre-order bonus with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 pre-orders. Customers who order Activion’s latest Spider-Man outing will receive the Web Threads Suit Pack DLC bundle, which includes four additional in-game outfits for the web slinger himself. These include the Iron, Cosmic, Noir and Venom-inspired Spider-Man suits …
Read More »Fixing Battlefield 4 netcode is ‘one of the top priorities’ as DLC development moves to DICE LA
EA owned studio DICE has once again promised to fix the problems that persist with Battlefield 4. Part of this fix appears to be shifting development of the game’s remaining DLC to DICE LA, leaving Stockholm to focus on the core game. "DICE LA works closely with the DICE studio …
Read More »Warehouse and Logistics Simulator gets zombie DLC
There’s a game called Warehouse and Logistics Simulator. And you can buy zombie DLC for it. United Independent Entertainment’s 11.99 game was released on Steam earlier this week and has now been joined by the 3.99 Hell’s Warehouse DLC. This is not going to be a typical shift at the …
Read More »New Batman: Arkham Origins DLC dated
Warner Bros has confirmed the release date of its Arkham Origins DLC Cold, Cold Heart. It will be available for download across PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 22nd Wii U owners will miss out on the new DLC following Warner Bros’ decision to scrap the platform’s Arkham …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 DLC is being removed from PSN
Sony will remove all available digital content for Gran Turismo 5 in April. It had already been confirmed that the online servers for Polyphony Digital’s racer will be deactivated on May 20th. However, Sony has now confirmed that ahead of this it will be pulling all of the game’s DLC …
Read More »Total War: Rome II fans upset over alleged cut content in premium DLC
Creative Assembly’s Total War: Rome II has again fallen under fan scrutiny, this time over paid DLC allegedly including cut content from the game’s pre-release version. Players claim that the Camel Cataphract units featured in the recently released Beasts of War pack were originally seen in a Let’s Play video …
Read More »Battlefield 4 Second Assault DLC Xbox One exclusivity ends this month
Battlefield 4’s Second Assault DLC is heading to platforms outside of Xbox One later this month, developer DICE has announced. A post on the Battlefield Blog reveals the content will be available for Battlefield Premium subscribers February 18th on PC, PS3, PS4, and Xbox 360. It will arrive two weeks …
Read More »NPD: US spent $15.39bn on games in 2013
NPD has revealed new US sales figures for games in 2013 – and this time around, the research group has included digital revenue and second-hand sales in their findings. Following its 2013 US retail report – which showed a 2 per cent year-over-year decline in industry sales – NPD has …
Read More »No more patches for Batman: Arkham Origins as resources put into DLC
Warner has told fans not to expect any further patches for Batman: Arkham Origins. Instead, Warner Bros Montreal is focusing its development resources on DLC. The team is currently working hard on the upcoming story DLC and there currently are no plans for releasing another patch to address the issues …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 2 arrives in March
The second episode of Bioshock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLC will arrive on March 25th, publisher 2K Games has announced. The date for the game’s third DLC offering is confirmed to be a worldwide release of the downloadable add-on that will launch simultaneously on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The …
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