A Fly in the Ointment for Pinnacle Station
August 31, 2009 by Amy Tucker
Filed under Gaming
If you’ve downloaded Mass Effect’s Bring Down the Sky and then decided to ALSO download Pinnacle Station then you might have experienced a “glitch” like what is being talked about on the Mass Effect forum and on Joystiq.
Apparently, for some people, content just isn’t showing up.
To add to the frustration, if you’ve played through Bring Down the Sky then that custom content is hanging out on your hardware and in your game and the only way to to get Pinnacle Station to work is to kill Bring Down the Sky and then reinstall it.
With six pages of complaints about the …read more
Duran Duran On Your Wii Rock Band
May 12, 2009 by Patrick Quek
Filed under Gaming
This week, Wii Rock Band 2 owners are being pampered with a massive number of hits (25 in all) from rock lengends like Silversun Pickups, Duran Duran, The Pretenders, Mötley Crüe and many more.
Tracks:
Social Distortion “Bad Luck”
Social Distortion “Ring of Fire”
Social Distortion “Story of My Life”
Steely Dan “Black Friday”
Steely Dan “My Old School”
Disturbed “Stricken”
Disturbed “Stupify”
Elvis Costello “Radio Radio”
The Replacements “Kids Don’t Follow”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “Hong Kong Garden”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “Kiss Them For Me”
Siouxsie & The Banshees “The Killing Jar”
Locksley “All Over Again”
Locksley “Don’t Make Me Wait”
Locksley “She Does”
Silversun Pickups “Melatonin”
Silversun Pickups “Well Thought Out Twinkles”
Duran Duran “Girls On …read more
Mass Effect DLC brings down the sky
I did not see this coming. Mass Effect’s “Bring Down the Sky” downloadable content was released the other day and I didn’t even notice. Best of all, the DLC is free. You know how it’s like with me and free stuff. Then again, everyone loves free stuff, especially when they’re related to video games.
Trailer gives details on free Rainbow Six Vegas 2 DLC
Remember the free expansion (a.k.a. “Fan Pack”) for Rainbow Six Vegas 2? If you’ve wondered about the little details that would come with the update but are too lazy to read the miniscule explanation, then look no further. Ubisoft, the game’s developer and publisher, has created a video that explains all the little details.
The Fan Pack will be available via the Xbox Live Marketplace, PlayStation Network, and Ubisoft’s website this coming July.
Call of Duty 4 DLC to hit PCs for free
Why does PC gaming rock? Because you get your downloadable content for free. According to Infinity Ward community manager Robert Bowling at IAMfourzerotwo, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare’s Variety map pack is being sponsored by graphics card maker Nvidia. The free DLC will be available for keyboard/mouse jockeys on June 5th.
Kane & Lynch gets free DLC
Here’s something that could slip by your radar: Eidos said it will release four new downloadable maps for the Fragile Alliance multiplayer in Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Like anything I enjoy downloading, the DLC will be free on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network. Strangely, there was no mention if the free goodies would be available for the PC.
The maps will be released in one pack entitled “The Dope Bag.” The press release gave a brief description of each map:
Take on local dope dealers and the Russian mafia at a construction site in “Clean Cut,” clash with the Yakuza in …read more
Watch interviews on CoD4 Variety DLC
By the time you read this, the new “Variety” map pack DLC for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has already been released. Are you still on the fence regarding the CoD4 map pack? Then maybe the new developer interviews would change your mind.
Trailer for Halo 3 Legendary map pack is out
Think you have the resources to spare when April 15th arrives? Then grab Halo 3’s Legendary map pack. It comes with three maps, two of which are remakes. Want to see how the levels look when people are trying to blast each other to smithereens? Then watch this video:
Not-so-new Halo 3 map pack is available for free download
Do any of you spend for downloadable map packs? There’s the “Legendary” map pack for Halo 3 coming out in a couple of weeks but it would cost you 800 points. This is equivalent to $10 if you live in the U.S., but if you’re based someplace else, you can consult this table for the corresponding cost. If you’d rather hold on to your $10 and wait for free DLC, then you’re in luck.
Halo 3’s Heroic map pack, which was first introduced last December, will be available for free on Xbox Live starting March 25th. Want to see some highlights …read more
GRAW 2 has new DLC, but it’s only for the Xbox 360
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 has new downloadable content, and it’s called the Co-op Collection. If you own an Xbox 360, then you’re in luck because the package seems to be available for that console only. The DLC comes with a new co-op campaign and nine maps, seven of which are from previous Ghost Recon games. That means the other two are new.
This DLC is available via the Xbox Live Marketplace for 800 Microsoft points. There are also nine new achievements available, totaling 125 achievement points.




