• Home
• Archives
• About
• Send news tips

Search:

• All news
• PC
• PlayStation 3
• Xbox 360
• Wii
• DS
• PSP
• Gear
• Featured stories

Subscribe to Newsfeed

Sonic Youth, Clash, Blondie in Rock Band

Keeping its weekly tradition intact, Harmonix revealed that three new downloadable tracks will be available for Rock Band next week. The three songs are master recordings of “Hanging on the Telephone” by Blondie, “Train in Vain” by The Clash and “Kool Thing” by Sonic Youth.

The tracks will be sold individually for 160 Microsoft points, or $1.99 at the PlayStation Store. As usual, the songs will be available starting May 13 on Xbox Live Marketplace, followed by a PS3 release on Thursday, May 15.

Bizarre: No PGR4 DLC From Us

Bringing sad news to gamers, Bizarre Creations community lead Ben Ward revealed that the studio won’t be creating any downloadable content for Project Gotham Racing 4 in the future. He said so while responding to a content wishlist by a fan on the game’s forums.

The studio is now part of Activision, but PGR4 was released when the company was working with Microsoft. Though the studio has released a Free Challenge Pack and Premium Challenge Pack DLC, future content updates will have to come from franchise owner Microsoft.

SCEE Prez Says PS3 to Get GTA IV DLC Too

As if it wasn’t a big deal enough when Microsoft secured exclusive GTA IV DLC for their Xbox 360 console, now SCEE President David Reeves has been quoted to say otherwise.

Optimistic that the PS3 too will receive some form of DLC, even if it isn’t the same content featured on the Xbox 360, David Reeves feels that Microsoft’s only chance to beat Sony is by paying unheard of sums of money for exclusive content. Of course, with the recent announcement that the PS3 has been oustelling the 360 in Europe this may just be the execs ego expanding ever so slightly.

Either or, Grand Theft Auto IV’s DLC still has much mystery surrounding it for instance, exactly what it is. Well, if rumors are to be believed come the end of this year all of our answers should be answered as new content is expected to hit sometime before November.

Samba de Amigo May Feature DLC

The detectives at NeoGAF have unearthed quite a strange finding: the box art for Samba de Amigo for Wii found on GameStop’s website indicates that the game will support some sort of pay-to-play content. Although not necessarily finalized, the box features the red Nintendo Wi-fi Connection logo, which indicates pay-to-play functionality in the game.

Interestingly, the original Dreamcast title released back in 2000 let users download tracks from the Internet using the console’s 56k modem. However, these downloads were basically keys that unlocked content available on the disc, seeing as how the console had no storage space.

Publisher Sega of America is yet to comment on the matter. The game, originally expected for release this Spring, is set to launch later this year.

Cheap Rock Band Songs, Courtesy of McDonald’s

Making sure Rock Band is enjoyed by many, Harmonix and mega fast-food chain McDonald’s have teamed up to offer cheaper downloads of select songs across the next month.

Starting today, gamers can purchase two individual tracks for the game for 80 Microsoft points, or $1 on the PlayStation Network. These songs usually sell for 160 Microsoft points ($2). The promotion will run for a month, with the discounted songs changing every week. Below is the full schedule:

5/6/08 - 5/12/08 :

Paramore - “Crushcrushcrush”
Boston - “Rock ‘n Roll Band”

5/13/08 - 5/19/08 :

Black Tide - “Shockwave”
Grateful Dead - “Sugar Magnolia”

5/20/08 - 5/26/08:

Faith No More - “We Care A Lot”
Blink 182 - “All the Small Things”

5/27/08 - 6/2/08:

Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Gimme Three Steps”
All-American Rejects - “Dirty Little Secret”

New Rock Band Songs for PS2, Wii Rockers

Feeling sad that they were leaving PS2 and Wii gamers in the dark, Harmonix and MTV today announced an expansion pack for the aforementioned versions of Rock Band, revealing a game disc containing 20 new tracks which have previously been released as downloadable content for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game.

It has to be noted that it is still only a fraction of the amount of DLC available for the game for the current-gen consoles. The game disc will cost $29.99, meaning that each song will come in at roughly $1.50, comparable to the average price of $1.99 for songs made available online. Below is the track list:

30 Seconds to Mars - “The Kill”
All American Rejects - “Move Along”
Blink 182 - “All the Small Things”
Boston - “More Than a Feeling”
David Bowie - “Moonage Daydream”
Faith No More - “We Care A Lot”
Grateful Dead - “Truckin’”
The Hives - “Die, All Right!”
KISS - “Calling Dr. Love”
Lynyrd Skynyrd - “Gimme’ Three Steps”
Nine Inch Nails - “March of the Pigs”
Oasis - “Live Forever”
Paramore - “Crushcrushcrush”
The Police - “Synchronicity II”
Queens of the Stone Age - “Little Sister”
Ramones - “Teenage Lobotomy”
Smashing Pumpkins - “Siva”
Stone Temple Pilots - “Interstate Love Song”
Weezer - “Buddy Holly”
Wolfmother - “Joker & the Thief”

All the songs are master recordings. The expansion is due out July 15 under the name of Rock Band Track Pack Volume 1.

Pre-order Disturbed Album, Get Rock Band Songs for Free

Best Buy has announced that metal fans who pre-order the upcoming “Indestructible” album from Disturbed will get a code to download two songs from the album for play in Rock Band. The two tracks are “Inside the Fire” and “Perfect Insanity”, both of which will also be released via Xbox Live and PlayStation Network at a later date, though no price point was given.

This isn’t the first time bands have released music first for the game. Band’s Motley Crue debuted their latest single in Rock Band a couple of weeks ago; Def Leppard also pulled off the same in Guitar Hero 3.

Fallout Boy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Rock Band

While we are on the topic of downloadable content, Harmonix has revealed their list of songs for Rock Band this week. Going live on Xbox Live on Tuesday and PlayStation Network on Thursday are “This ain’t a Scene, It’s an Arms Race” by Fallout Boy, “Date With the Night” by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and “It Hurts” by Angels & Airwaves.

All three are master recordings and are suited for the more teenage crowd who are into punk rock. As usual, each song will cost 160 Microsoft points ($1.99), with the whole pack going for 440 Microsoft points ($5.50).

Muse in Guitar Hero III

EuroGamer reports that British band Muse will be releasing a trio of their songs for Guitar Hero III. The hits “Exo Politics”, “Supermassive Black Hole” and “Stockhold Syndrome” will be released as downloadable content on May 8.

The site notes that pricing details weren’t revealed, though it does point out that every other pack released so far has cost 500 Microsoft points on Xbox Live and about $8 on the PlayStation Network.

Muse is a pretty big band in the UK. Formed back in 1994, the band’s most recent album “Black Holes & Revelations” has been quite a hit, with the band receiving quite a few awards for it and their live performances.

Confirmation: GTA 4 Exclusive Episodes This Autumn

Reminding the world that a little known game called Grand Theft Auto IV is out in stores, Rockstar Games and Microsoft confirmed that exclusive episodes for the Xbox 360 will be available starting this Autumn.

No details were provided, nor is anything known about these episodes which are only described as “providing hours of additional gameplay” by the aforementioned companies. PS3 gamers will be in the dark when it comes to these episodes, as Sony was reluctant to pony up the money to Rockstar for these episodes.

Assault Heroes 2 gets dated

If you were a fan of the Xbox Live Arcade game Assault Heroes, rated by IGN as 2006’s top XBLA game, then you are in for a treat. It was recently announced that Assault Heroes 2 is officially set for a May 14th launch date.

Developed by Wanako Studios, Assault Heroes 2 brings a new playing ground to the popular game as it now lets the players venture into space, along with new features like hi-jackable enemy vehicles along with new levels and game modes.

Assault Heroes 2 will hit Xbox Live Arcade on May 14th for 800 Microsoft Points.

Read(XBLA)

Smashing Pumpkins, The Mother Hips in Rock Band

Following up to last week’s release of the entirety of Judas Priest’s “Screaming for Vengeance”, Harmonix has released three new downloadable songs for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Rock Band. Starting tomorrow, “Red Tandy” and “Time Sick Son of a Grizzly Bear” by The Mother Hips and “Zero” by Smashing Pumpkins will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace, with the songs going live on PlayStation Store on Thursday.

As usual, these master recordings will sell individually for 160 Microsoft points, or $1.99 on the PlayStation Store.

Burnout Paradise Getting Bikes

Making Burnout Paradise all the more fun, developer Criterion Games has revealed that its fourth content update for the game will add motorbikes to the game once it arrives this August.

“Because we’re dedicated to bringing you game-changing new Burnout Paradise content all year, bikes will feature their own game modes, challenges and even some new locations tailored to fit their unique performance and handing characteristics,” a post on the company’s official site notes.

The update, codenamed Davis, will also allow players to race the bikes on night-time versions of the game’s tracks. It will be preceded by the Cagney update in June which will add new multiplayer modes.

Lost Odyssey gets DLC via XBLM

Fans of Mistwalker’s RPG, Lost Odyssey, looking for even more content are in for a treat today as Major Nelson has recently announced that the Triple Bonus Pack has officially gone live. Priced at 200 Microsoft Points, Lost Odyssey’s new Triple Bonus Pack will offer players three all new items, the Memory Lamp, Shattered Bond, and Killer Machine.

Content: Triple Bonus Pack
Price: 200 Microsoft Points
Availability: All regions
Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) LANGUAGE,SUGGESTIVE THEMES,USE OF ALCOHOL,VIOLENCE] This package includes three exclusive items: “Memory Lamp,” which allows you to watch the past event scenes all over again, “Shattered Bond,” an antique that will bring back the memory of a forgotten dream, and a special ring. “Killer Machine.” © 2008 MISTWALKER, INC. / I.T. PLANNING, INC. All rights reserved. © & (P) 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, the Microsoft Game Studios logo, Lost Odyssey, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox LIVE and the Xbox logos are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Unreal® is a registered trademark of Epic Games, Inc. Unreal® Engine, Copyright 1998 - 2008, Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved. There are no refunds for this item. For more information, see www.xbox.com/live/accounts.
SSA

Read(MajorNelson)

CoD 4 Variety Map Pack on PS3 Tomorrow

Patient PS3 gamers will finally be able to get their hands on the first downloadable map pack for Call of Duty 4 this Thursday. The record breaking Variety Map Pack will be priced at $9.99 on the PlayStation Store; it offers four maps – Creek, Broadcast, Killhouse and Chinatown.

The Variety Map pack was released on the Xbox 360 earlier this month, going on to set a new record for the Xbox Live Marketplace, exceeding one million downloads in the first nine days of availability. A PC edition is said to be in the works, though no release period was offered.

To commemorate the news, a company representative sent over the loldog that you can see in this post.

CoD 4 Variety Pack Breaks Records

Setting and breaking records, publisher Activision sent out word that the Variety Map Pack for Call of Duty 4 has exceeded one million downloads in the first nine days of its release. This has set a new record for paid downloads on the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Released on Xbox Live on April 10, the DLC is priced at 800 Microsoft points; it is scheduled to hit the PlayStation Store on April 24. No plans for a PC release are known yet.

First Rock Band Album DLC Announced

At long last, Harmonix announced that the first downloadable album for Rock Band will be available starting next week for the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions of the party game. The first album to get the honor is Judas Priest’s 1982 album “Screaming for Vengeance”; it will be priced at 1200 Microsoft points, or $14.99 on the PlayStation Store. Tracks can also be bought individually for 160 Microsoft points.

Arriving on the aforementioned services on April 22, the full tracklist is as follows:

• “The Hellion”
• “Electric Eye”
• “Riding on the Wind”
• “Bloodstone”
• “(Take These) Chains”
• “Pain and Pleasure”
• “Screaming for Vengeance”
• “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’”
• “Fever”
• “Devil’s Child”

All ten racks are master recordings. Additionally, Harmonix revealed that the whole of “The Cars” by The Cars and “Doolittle” by the Pixies albums will be released in the future, along with the previously announced “Who’s Next” by The Whos.

PC Mass Effect Players to "Bring Down the Sky" for Free

Keeping with the trend of rewarding PC gamers, BioWare’s sci-fi RPG Mass Effect, when released this May on the aforementioned platform, will offer the “Bring Down the Sky” DLC for free, publisher EA has announced. The downloadable content was released last month through Xbox Live Marketplace, introducing the Barbarian race and over 90 minutes of additional gameplay. It retails for 400 Microsoft points on the service and offers 50 Gamerscore points to those who unlock the achievements within.

The PC version of Mass Effect will be released in North America on May 28, and will feature enhanced graphics, new user interface and more.

Army of Two DLC Coming

New content for the high-fiving co-op shooter Army of Two will be released next Thursday, EA announced today. The new “Security and Strategy Corporation Challenge” DLC will contain four maps featuring a series of obstacle courses, with the chance to join the SSC, the Private Military Corporation in the game, upon completion.

“We want to support our fans with new content that delivers on the two-man gameplay but with a unique twist,” said EA Montreal’s Alain Tascan. “The SSC Challenge gives players a chance to test their skills in a different setting while retaining the action packed co-op intensity that gamers have come to expect in Army of Two.”

The content will be available for $7.50 on both Xbox Live and PlayStation Network.

Call of Duty 4 Map Pack Coming to PS3 Next Week

As announced by Infinity Ward, the Call of Duty 4 Variety Map Pack will be released for the PS3 on April 24 in North America, with Europeans getting it a week later. The pack will be available as part of next Thursday’s update of the PlayStation Store; it will sell for $9.99.

The new content, which is already available on the Xbox 360 since earlier this month, includes four multiplayer maps – Creek, Broadcast, Killhouse and Chinatown (a remake of the classic ‘Carentan’ map from the original). No plans for a PC release are known yet.

Next Page »

Latest Headlines

• First Gears of War 2 Gameplay Footage
• Guitar Hero 4 At the Drive-In
• Mass Effect, Spore "Draconian" Online Check Removed (Partially)
• EA Gets $1B More for Take-Two Purchase
• Sonic Youth, Clash, Blondie in Rock Band
• Call of Duty 5 Announced
• No Tony Hawk Game This Year
• Burnout Paradise on PC, First Screenshots
• Bizarre: No PGR4 DLC From Us
• Codemasters Gets F1 License, Developing Multiplatform Game
• Battlefield: Bad Company Demo on June 5
• Bioshock Coming To Big Screen
• Everyday Shooter on Steam
• Vampire Rain Drizzling on PS3
• Activision Reveals Massive Profit
• Party Crashers on Wii
• Wrestlemania Game Announced
• The Mummy Game Announced
• THQ Gets Master Mind
• Coming Tonight: Gears Of War 2

All content Copyright © 2007 DigitalBattle | Privacy Policy | Contact | Log in