EA has revealed a trailer for the upcoming ‘Ulimate Edition’ of the successful Battlefield Bad Company 2. This copy includes
Battlefield Bad Company 2
Onslaught Mode DLC
Battlefield 1943
The trailer (which was leaked a little early) claims that the ultimate edition is available now for Xbox 360 and PS3. However, a PC copy is nowhere to be found due to DICE’s constant delay of the PC version of Battlefield 1943.
This version releasing from the developer claiming they’re a major player in the PC game market. Mhmm…
It is once again time for your weekly dose of Rock Band DLC, this week Harmonix and MTV Games have gone all country and are brining you nine songs from artists such as Dierks Bentley and Josh Turner.
Available on Xbox 360 & Wii (August 31st) and PlayStation 3 (September 1st):
Dierks Bentley—“What Was I Thinkin’”
Eric Church – “Hell on the Heart”
Jamey Johnson – “Women”
Josh Turner – “Would You Go With Me”
Keith Urban – “Days Go By”
Lady Antebellum – “Lookin’ For a Good Time”
Laura Bell Bundy – “Rebound”
Reba McEntire – “Fancy”
Sugarland – “It Happens”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system Sept. 1)
These tracks will be available for purchase as “Going Country Pack 04,” as well as individual tracks, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii.
Price: £.99 UK, (160 Microsoft Points) per song
200 Wii PointsTM per song
£7.49 UK, (1,200 Microsoft Points) for Going Country Pack 04
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
It’s been three months since Rockstar released Red Dead Redemption and it’s support for the title is still going strong. It’s latest downloadable content Liars and Cheats has been slated for a September 2a release and it’s packed with new content. With the latest Liars and Cheats players will be able to do everything from gamble to horse race online and have 15 new characters from the story mode to do so with for $8.
The DLC is set in the entirely new and unexplored Rapture Central Computing District of Rapture, you will take the role of a new Alpha series big daddy “Sigma”(playing as a new big daddy suggests this is set ether before or after the main story but it is not known how the story of the DLC fit in with the main story yet), your job is to find “The Thinker” (a supercomputer that controls the district) with the help of Dr. Tenenbaum in-order to take down the dictatorship of Reed Wahl who controls the Rapture Central Computing District.
What to Expect: The New Toys/Weapons
The new DLC will include some new types of Guns and plasmids as well as the Master Protector Tonic (only Available to those who own the previous DLC The Protector Trials).
THQ today confirmed that WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2011 will join with UFC Undisputed 2010 in making customers pay to play if the game is pre-owned.
Like UFC Undisputed 2010 THQ will ship a unique one time use code with the upcoming WWE game, this code will be required to play the game online and will be tied to the first console on which it is entered. However as a bonus to gamers who buy the game ‘New’ the code will also give access to the games first DLC pack for free, the pack will feature Chris Masters as a playable character and costumes for Rey Mysterio and Kelly Kelly.
If you acquire the game pre-owned then get scratching off those points cards as THQ is charging 800 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or $9.99 on the Playstation Store to unlock the online feature.
During THQ’s Q1 earnings call, CEO Brian Farrell told investors that the new pre-owned strategy “will increase our digital revenue, engage players with our games for a longer period of time and reduce the impact of used games.”
THQ’s CEO also said THQ had an online content strategy for each major release in future – with which it planned to deliver “robust downloadable content and premium online play”.
This weeks Rock Band DLC features three more tracks from American industrial metal band Ministry.
Founded in 1981 by Al Jourgensen, it took several band member changes and a total sound overhaul before Ministry finally broke into the mainstream with their 1991 hit “Jesus Built My Hotrod,” which will be coming to Rock Band next week, and the ensuing LP Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs. Ministry disbanded in 2008, but over the course of the band’s 27 years of performing, they paved the way for American industrial metal. Their songs have been featured in movies such as The Matrix, for which they received a GrammyAward nomination, and the 2009 Academy Award-winning film The Hurt Locker.
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (Aug. 10):
Ministry – “Stigmata”
Ministry – “Thieves”
Ministry – “Jesus Built My Hotrod”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system Aug. 11)
These tracks will be available for purchase as “Ministry Pack 02,” as well as individual tracks, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii.
Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per track
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points) for Ministry Pack 02
$2.00 USD (200 Wii PointsTM) per track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
Activision today have revealed that life-to-date sales of Call of Duty Map Packs (DLC) have passed the 20 million units sold mark.
These numbers take into account all DLC released for the whole franchise on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. They also included the two Modern Warfare 2 Map Packs from this year (2010).
“The Call of Duty franchise is unique in the world of entertainment and delivers one of the best multiplayer experiences ever,” said Activision Blizzard CEO Robert Kotick.
“We are thrilled to deliver to fans exciting and engaging content that has the intensity they have come to expect from the franchise.”
It’s worth noting however for those of you that didn’t catch Activision’s E3 announcement, that all DLC for Call of Duty: Black Ops will be released first exclusively on Xbox 360 in a deal that runs until 2012.
At this point VGTribune doesn’t have the ‘Per Platform’ sales data but we will be sure to bring it to you when we do, along with some more bad Idiom’s.
This week (July 27th) Harmonix and MTV Games will be releasing the first ever Spanish-Language tracks to feature in a Rock Band game, as new content from Juanes debuts in the Rock Band Store.
“I am thrilled to be the first Spanish-language artist in Rock Band,” Juanes said. “I’m excited for my fans to connect with the songs right in their living rooms and to bring Latin Music to new fans as well.”
No. 1 track ‘Me Enamora’ will be included on the disk in the forthcoming Rock Band 3, scheduled for release Oct 2010.
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “[One of] the world’s biggest rock stars” and described by the Los Angeles Times as “the single most important figure of the past decade in Latin music,” Juanes has become the world’s leading all-Spanish language music artist in terms of both critical respect and global commercial success. Both an electrifying guitarist and gifted songwriter, the Colombian rockstar is often mentioned alongside artists such as Bono and Bruce Springsteen for his belief in the possibility of social change through music.
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (July 27):
Juanes – “A Dios le Pido”
Juanes – “Fíjate Bien”
Juanes – “Gotas de Agua Dulce”
Juanes – “La Camisa Negra”
Juanes – “Mala Gente”
Juanes – “Yerbatero”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system July 28)
These tracks will be available for purchase as “Juanes Pack01” as well as individual tracks, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii.
Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per track
$9.99, £4.99 UK, €7.99 EU (800 Microsoft Points) for Juanes Pack 01
$2.00 USD (200 Wii PointsTM) per track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
This weeks Rock Band DLC is going a bit old school Punk, with additions from American Punk Rock Band Bad Religion and Iggy Pop’s The Stooges.
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (July 20):
Bad Religion – “New Dark Ages”
Bad Religion – “No Control” +
The Stooges – “1969” +
The Stooges – “I Wanna Be Your Dog” +
The Stooges – “No Fun” +
(All tracks are original master recordings)
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system July 21)
These tracks will be available for purchase as “The Stooges Pack 01,” as well as individual tracks, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii. Songs marked with “+” will also be available in the family-friendly LEGO®Rock Band Music Store.
Price: $1.99 USD, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points) per track
$5.49, £2.49 UK, €3.99 EU (440 Microsoft Points) for The Stooges Pack 01
$2.00 USD (200 Wii PointsTM) per track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
Australian alternative rockers The Vines, and English Pop rockers Sweet Billy Pilgrim will both make their Rock Band debut this week.
Available on Xbox 360, Wii and PlayStation 3 system (July 13):
Sweet Billy Pilgrim – “Future Perfect Tense”
The Vines – “Get Out”
The Vines – “He’s a Rocker”
The Vines – “Orange Amber”
The Vines – “Outtathaway”
The Vines – “Ride”
(All tracks are original master recordings)
(These tracks will be available in Europe on PlayStation 3 system July 14)
These tracks will be available for purchase as “The Vines Pack 01,” as well as individual tracks, on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 system, and as individual tracks only on Wii.
Price: £.99 UK (160 Microsoft Points) per track
£4.39 UK (680 Microsoft Points) for The Vines Pack 01
200 Wii PointsTM per track
** Dates for Rock Band game tracks are tentative and subject to change. **
