A New Mass Effect 2 Squad Member Is Now Up For Rectruitment

Ready for another space mission? No? Well too bad, because Bioware and EA have just launched their first new party member DLC for Mass Effect 2.
Kasumi - Stolen Memory includes a new squad member, mission, weapon, research upgrade, casual outfit, and new achievements.

I'm not quite ready to go back into Mass Effect 2, although I do see myself jumping back in for another play-through right before Mass Effect 3 comes out. A fully loaded party with a bunch of DLC characters does sound like a good time.

Mass Effect 2 Kasumi DLC Gets A Price

Up until the Alternate Appearance Pack, all of the Mass Effect 2 DLC, had been free for Cerberus members. Now the first DLC pack to add a new member to Shepard's crew will also cost you more than a Cerberus "membership fee".

"Cerberus has procured the service of Kasumi Goto, the galaxy's most enigmatic master thief. In return for her help, Kasumi has asked Shepard's help on a dangerous heist to infiltrate the vault of a deadly master criminal named Donovan Hock. Gain Kasumi's loyalty on the planet Bekenstein, where Hock is throwing a party for some of the galaxy's richest and most deranged criminal minds to recover data of great importance to Kasumi... and to the galaxy at large. Includes a new squad member, mission, weapon, research upgrade, casual outfit, and achievement."

The new DLC pack is entitled "Kasumi - Stolen Memory" and it will cost you 560 Microsoft points on the Xbox 360, 560 BioWare points on the PC, and it will come out later in April.

So far I feel that EA/BioWare have been very fair with their DLC strategy, giving enough free DLC for Cerberus members and not over charging for premium DLC, so I'll defiantly be picking this one up.

Mass Effect 2 DLC Coming March 23

Bioware announced earlier today that the "Firewalker" DLC, which will be free for everyone connected to the Cerberus Network, is coming out March 23.

The DLC pack will contain a five-mission pack introduces us to the Hammerhead, a new flying vehicle.
Mass Effect 2 is without a doubt one of the best games I've played in a while, and some free DLC is always welcome. Lets just hope this vehicle doesn't turn out the same as the MAKO from Mass Effect(1).

Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack Detailed And Over-Priced

Last week a pretty clever ad hit the web, which was advertising the first Modern Warfare 2 map pack DLC.
Details of which maps will be included came out today, so without further a-do, here's the list.

New maps: 

• "Salvage," a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars 
• "Storm," an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery
• "Bailout," a multi-level apartment complex
 

Modern Warfare(the first) maps: 

• "Overgrown," which features a massive dry creek bed
• "Crash," a war-torn urban environment 

The pack looks pretty decent, but here's the kicker, its going to cost you 1200 Microsoft Points which is $15. Now $15 might not seem like too much money when you're comparing it the $60 price point of Modern Warfare 2 itself, but for a simple map pack, that's a lot to ask.
Setting this type of price point sure isn't helping Activation's image of "The evil empire", but I'm starting to think they don't care too much.
This DLC is coming out on Xbox Live first, and it will be hitting PSN a month after that.

Mass Effect 2 DLC Pack Announced For March

If you missed the "MAKO" in Mass Effect one...you suck...but other than that, there might be some good news for you here. Bioware has just announced that the next Mass Effect 2 DLC pack entitled, "Firewalker", will be available "late March".

The "Firewalker" will include a vehicle, much like the MAKO, but without wheels (and lets hope better controls). The "Hammerhead", the vehicle's name, will be able to reach speeds "up to 120 kilometers per hour" and you'll be able to shoot baddies with its equipped missiles. 5 new missions will also be along for the ride in this DLC, but best of all, its free! Aslong as you bought the game new, and signed up for the cerebus network that is.
Otherwise you'll have to par-take in EA's new "Project Ten Dollar", and actually drop some money.

New Bioshock Multiplayer DLC Set For March

Even though the multiplayer in Bioshock 2 is probably one the game's weaker links, it seems that 2K Games defiantly isn't giving up on it soon. 2K has just announced that a new DLC pack for Bioshock 2's multiplayer, entitled "Sinclair Solutions Test Pack", will be coming out later in March. The pack is said to include two new playable characters, 5 masks, 20 more trials, new weapons/upgrades, and it will raise the level cap to 50. This entire pack will only cost you $5.00, which doesn't sound bad at all, for the amount of stuff your getting.

Even though this pack is a pretty good deal if your into the Bioshock 2 multiplayer, I won't be picking this one up. The multiplayer still seems like too much of a shoe-in for me to really devote some quality time to it.
How are you guys linking the Bioshock 2 multiplayer? Do you think it helped or hurt the over all feel of Bioshock 2?

Borderlands Has Now Sold 3 Million Units

Borderlands got a new tag line at the end of last year, Best selling new IP of 2009. It turns out that 2009 wasn't the only year that Borderlands was doing well, because its still selling... a lot!
Randy Pitchford, CEO and Founder of Gearbox, has said that the newest numbers for Borderlands are upwards of 3 million units sold.
Gearbox has also been supporting their game very well with new DLC packs coming out every 2 or so months. To keep in the spirit of things, Gearbox has just released some new screens of their latest and greatest DLC pack entitled "The Secret Armory of General Knoxx’s". This DLC will add a new tier of unique weapons, new eniemes, and raise the level cap.
You can see with Borderlands alone that a DLC business strategy like this pays off pretty well, and its no surprise to see other big releases doing the same thing, ie: Dragon Age: Origins.
What do you guys think of this? Would you like more depth to your games with DLC, or you would like more stand alone games?

Uncharted 2 Gets New Multiplayer DLC and Trophies On Feb. 25

Naughty Dog's amazing Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is going to get new multiplayer maps, skins, and trophies on the 25th of this month. All of this content is going to rolled up into one neat little package, which will cost you $5 on the PSN store.
All of the content from this DLC pack is inspired by Naughty Dog's first PS3 title, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. The 2 new maps will be based of the original Uncharted's first two levels, and the some of the skins include Drake, Elena, Atoq Navarro, along with few more.
Because Uncharted 2: Among Thieves was my Game of the Year in 2009, I am extremely excited to jump back in for some more 3rd person action. Although I'm really excited for this DLC pack, the one thing I would like the most, is new online Co-op missions.
What would you guys like to see in any up-coming Uncharted 2 DLC?

Free Mass Effect 2 DLC tomorrow

Yup, Mass Effect 2 has already got some free DLC coming your way tomorrow around noon (mountain time). Bioware has just announced that tomorrow's free DLC will be for folks who are connected to the Cerberus Network, and that the DLC will include a Shotgun and some armor.

Cerberus Assault Armor
Cerberus assault armor is designed for shock troops, turn the tide of battle against creatures or forces that would decimate normal soldiers.
Increases heavy weapon ammo capacity by +10%
Increases shields by +10%
Increases health by +10%

M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun
The M-22a Eviscerator Shotgun is a longer-range shotgun with armor-piercing loads. This design also violates several intergalactic weapons treaties, so the M-22a is not distributed to militaries.

As a very happy owner of Mass Effect 2 I couldn't be happier to see that Bioware is showing support for their Cerberus Network so soon after launch. Be sure to check back often, as I'm sure Bioware has more where this came from!