New Titanfall Game Teased By Developer

The next Titanfall game will deliver "a lot of stuff that people are going to be excited about," according to developer Respawn Entertainment.

Mario Kart 8 Gets 200cc Race Mode In Free DLC

Mario Kart will get faster than ever with a free update to Mario Kart 8 that adds a 200cc mode.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's Next DLC Revealed

Activision and Sledgehammer Games on Wednesday announced that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare's second expansion, Ascendance, will be released for Xbox 360 and Xbox One on March 31. The add-on will launch for PC, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 4 one month later.

No Hobbit DLC For Battle of Five Armies + My Rants

There had been some strong hints that Warner Bros. and Tt Games would be completing Lego The Hobbit’s story with DLC. The title was released in advance of the concluding cinematic chapter, meaning the game covers only the first two films.

Sims 4 Update Adds Athletic And Business Career Path

EA released an update for The Sims 4 today that adds four new career paths for your Sims to pursue.

Sims can now aim to become either an Angel Investor or a Business Tycoon in the Business track, or a Hall of Famer or Mr./Ms. Solar System in the Athletic track.


Each career path also comes with specific outfits that change with each promotion and unlock unique objects and interactions. Promotions will also unlock four new career-reward rooms available in Build Mode.

New "chance cards" have also been added to the game. When used, chance cards have the ability to either put a Sim's career on the fast track or keep them in one place.The update also comes a Holiday Celebration Pack filled with holiday-themed objects, décor and clothing. Players can redeem The Holiday Celebration Pack for free in-game or through Origin.

The Sims 4 Careers update is now available for at no cost.

The last The Sims 4 update was released back in November and added pools, which were missing at the game's launch.

Frozen DLC Has Come To LittleBigPlanet 3

Announced via the PS Blog, the DLC includes outfits and parts to create Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and other friends from the Disney movie.

Players Find Massive Megalodon Shark In Battlefield 4

The Megalodon was an enormous, nearly 60-foot-long shark that prowled the Earth's waters millions of years ago. Rumors of the ocean predator's existence circulated in the Battlefiend 4 community. Persistent hunters have now spotted the huge beast in the new Naval Strike DLC pack.

Predator Joins Call Of Duty: Ghosts In New DLC

It was teased a few days ago, but a new trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts' Devastation DLC confirms it – Predator will indeed be in the game.

EA's "On The House" promotion starts with Dead Space free on Origin

Electronic Arts today made Visceral Games' 2008 horror-action game Dead Space free to download on Origin as part of its newly launched free game promotion called "On The House."

Guitar Hero DLC Catalog To Be Shut Down Soon

The final nail in Guitar Hero's coffins: Activision will be taking down all its downloadable song offerings for the series soon.

According to Activision, after March 31 you will not be able to purchase downloadable tracks for any Guitar Hero titles, or tracks for sister games Band Hero or DJ Hero.

Activision has put the Guitar Hero franchise on hiatus, and stopped releasing new DLC for the games in 2011. However, it has not ruled out a possible return for the franchise.

It's important to note that the Guitar Hero servers will remain online, and you will be able to still play the songs you already purchased after the March 31 deadline. Activision will also be putting its DLC catalog on heavy discount from now until the songs are taken down.

Source IGN.com

Prototype 2 adding two DLC packs this month

Gamers yearning to wreak more havoc with new weapons and powers in Prototype 2 are in luck. Activision today announced two new downloadable content packs for April's well-received over-the-top action game.

Available today for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 users is the Colossal Mayhem DLC. It includes the thermobaric boom-stick weapon, as well as force multiplier powers (warp vortex, antigravity field, and air time) and three custom skins. The Colossal Mayhem DLC is free for owners of the Prototype 2 Blackwatch collector's edition and is available for 400 MS points on Xbox Live and for $5 on the PlayStation Network.

Following up the Colossal Mayhem DLC will be the Excessive Force add-on, which is slated to arrive on May 29 for the above-mentioned platforms at the same price point. This pack adds the new viral infector grenade launcher to gamers' arsenals, as well as fresh force multiplier powers (shock wave, chaos creator mode, and Medusa's wrath) and three additional custom skins.

A PC version of Prototype 2 is due out on July 24. Neither DLC pack was announced for that platform, and as of press time, Activision had not responded to GameSpot's request for comment regarding whether or not the content will eventually hit the PC.

Skyrim mods downloaded 13.6 million times

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim still hasn't seen its first official downloadable content yet, but the game's PC players have taken matters into their own hands to keep Skyrim fresh in the meantime. Bethesda Game Studios today posted on its official Twitter account that the number of Skyrim Steam Workshop downloads has topped 13.6 million.

Those user-made mods were facilitated by the February release of the Skyrim Creation Kit. The freely downloadable program gives gamers access to Bethesda's own development tools to make new Skyrim content and distribute it for free through Valve's Steam service. Some mods simply add weapons and armor to the game, but others allow players to use working fishing nets, kill the ordinarily invincible children in the game, or remove the game's meme-spawning "arrow to the knee" line of dialogue.

[gamespot.com]

Skyrim adding Dawnguard DLC this summer

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will add its first wave of downloadable content this summer, Bethesda confirmed this afternoon. Titled Dawnguard, the content will arrive initially for the Xbox 360 and will be discussed in greater detail at the 2012 Electronic Entertainment Expo this June.

Bethesda issued one image for the content (at right), which depicts the game's dragonborn male character. His eyes are illuminated with a gold hue, and a quiver of arrows rests upon his back. Last week, it was suggested that Skyrim's first DLC would add crossbows and snow elves to the game.

Dawnguard will launch first on the Xbox 360 and will remain exclusive to that platform for 30 days. After that time has elapsed, it will spread to additional platforms.

The title Dawnguard is not a surprise. In March, Bethesda parent company Zenimax sought a trademark for Dawnguard but did not provide any details on what it planned to do with the name. For more on Skyrim, check out GameSpot's review

[gamespot.com]

Skyrim DLC to add crossbows, snow elves

The first Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim downloadable content will focus on snow elves and crossbows, according to information unearthed by a Bethesda forum member. Files found within a folder titled "DLC01" from the latest Skyrim patch mention several terms, including "Snow Elves," "Snow Elf Prince," and various crossbow animations.

What's a snow elf? The Skyrim wiki entry points out that snow elves were at one time a proud race but were driven from their homes by the Nords. As for the elf prince, this character led his kinsmen in battle against the Nords and died at their hands.

Skyrim features various types of bows but, like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion before it, does not include a crossbow of any kind. Other information revealed by the patch files indicates that the DLC will include new vampire feeding animations.

Just yesterday, Bethesda indicated that the first DLC for Skyrim could be announced as early as next week. When it does arrive, it will be available exclusively on the Xbox 360 for the first 30 days.

[gamespot.com]

Free Portal 2 level editor arrives May 8

Valve's highly regarded game Portal 2 will add a puzzle editor for the PC and Mac on May 8, the company announced today. The editor--announced last October--will arrive as part of the free Perpetual Testing Initiative downloadable content.

The puzzle editor will allow players to create, share, and download Portal 2 levels. Players can publish their creations to the Steam Workshop, where users can browse, vote on, and select other levels to try out.

No mention was made of the Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC coming to the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, and as of press time, Valve had not responded to GameSpot's request for comment.

The PS3 version of Portal 2 supports Steam, but no Steam Workshop support on that platform has been announced. The Xbox 360 version of Portal 2 does not feature Steam integration of any kind.

The Perpetual Testing Initiative DLC is the second batch of post-release add-on content for Portal 2. It follows 2011's free Peer Review content, which hit all platforms on October 4.

[gamespot.com]

Online Passes, DLC, and Your Money

More than ever before games are taking great strides towards adding post-release content to their repertoires, not just perfunctory extras like new songs, added skins, or avatar awards, but also in content passes and new release models.

To alleviate sales lost to the second-hand market and rentals, publishers use Online Passes. The Pass is free in a factory-sealed copy of the game, but once used, any additional owners need to then purchase the Online Pass to play online.

This means that people who rent the game or buy a used version, must pay to extract full value. Publishers have always hated rentals and used sales, because they bring back little or no money. Have they found a way to make everyone pay the full ticket price?

While not a brand-new innovation, Online Passes are spreading. Next month's