The Sacrifice DLC Trailer

A new DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 has been announced together with a trailer. It will feature the original set of survivors : Bill, Louis, Francis and ZOEY!

This DLC will incorporate the 'sacrifice' game mechanic, hence the name. One player will have to sacrifice themselves in order for the others to escape. In the trailer, it shows a segment where the survivors have to start up a generator to cross a bridge. THREE TANKS will appear, and Bill sacrifices himself. He is so badass.

This DLC will also be the passing of the torch from the original set of survivors to the new ones. This will be the last outing for them.

Resurgence Pack

Another multiplayer map pack for Modern Warfare 2 has been announced, titled Resurgence Pack. It will be a Xbox 360 exclusive for a limited time before being released on PS3 and PC. No price or release date yet.

Carnival

Fuel

Strike

Trailer Park

Vacant

The map pack dlc contains 5 maps. Carnival, set in a carnival(duh!), Fuel, set in some kind of desert rig/refinery and Trailer Park, set in some kind of junkyard. Vacant and Strike are COD 4 maps.

On another note, Activision seems to be taking the Call Of Duty series in the sci-fi direction.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6262495.html?tag=latestheadlines%3Btitle%3B3

The Passing

The Passing DLC for Left 4 Dead 2 has just been released on PC and Xbox 360. It is free for PC and costs 560 points on Xbox.

The Passing delivers a satisfying campaign but players will feel as if the campaign has been cut-short. There are only 3 segments instead of the usual 5.

What's in the passing:

Fallen Survivor

Foot Lockers

M60!

Original Survivors minus -?

• The original survivors from L4D. They only make an appearance at the beginning and the end. They help you out during the finale.
• Fallen survivor functions like a zombie pinata, dropping goodies but also lures players away from the group and to their deaths.
• M60 machine gun and golf club available for use.
• Foot lockers contain huge amount of random items.
• New game mode called 'Mutations'. These are a special set of gameplay modes that only run for a limited time. They affect Campaign, Versus and Scavenge.

The Passing (trailer)

It doesn't actually show anything but it's humorous. Released to announce the arrival of The Passing, a Left 4 Dead 2 DLC.

Stimulus Package Impressions

Stimulus Package map pack DLC has been releases on the Xbox. I, having the PS3 have yet to play it but here's a look at the maps by gamespot.com. Looks pretty good.

Stimulus Package

Infinity Ward has revealed a multiplayer DLC pack for Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 titled "Stimulus Package". It will be released on Xbox Live Marketplace at the end of the month and on PS3 and PC later. It has been priced at 15 $. A little pricey for me, but I'll probably still get it.

Bailout

Crash

Overgrown

Salvage

Storm

 The Stimulus Package delivers 5 additional action-packed multiplayer maps featuring a variety of locations: "Bailout," a multi-level apartment complex; "Storm," an open industrial park littered with heavy machinery; "Salvage," a snowy junkyard fortified by stacked debris and crushed cars. Two legendary fan favorites from Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare return, including "Crash," a war-torn urban environment; and "Overgrown," which features a massive dry creek bed. 

Left 4 Dead 2 : The Passing

In terms of chronology, The Passing fits in right between the Dead Center and Dark Carnival. In other words, it's set in those moments after the survivors make off with a racecar from the shopping mall, and before it gets stuck in traffic on a crowded, slightly zombie-infested freeway. The big selling point in this DLC is that you'll run into the survivors from the original Left 4 Dead. You run into them at the beginning, then once again at the very end when they actually jump into combat with you and help out with the big last stand.

Two new weapons have been introduced to the game in The Passing. One is the M60 machine gun, which is far more powerful than even the M16 or desert rifle. How powerful is this thing? Well, fire up your old friend Google and most of the pictures you'll find are soldiers lying prone with the bipod legs out to minimize recoil. Yep, it packs quite a punch. Now imagine that sort of firepower directed at a wave of the infected, or directly at a Tank's face, and you've got yourself a good idea of this new special weapon. Also in the The Passing is a new golf club melee weapon, but unfortunately that one wasn't in the build we got to play.

The other new gameplay features is an uncommon common called the Fallen Survivor. As you'll recall, the uncommon common are those zombies who were slightly more powerful or annoying than ordinary zombies--ones like the guy wearing a heavily armored SWAT team suit, or an infected clown whose squeaky shoes would attract a horde if you didn't kill him off quickly. The Fallen Survivor is essentially what you or your teammates would turn into if they weren't magically immune to the infection. Basically, it's a zombie equipped with all the gear you're capable of carrying. Guns, med kits, bile venom--you name it, it's on the zombie. They're not a huge threat since they'll usually take off running (in typical survival fashion) but if you can track them down and put them out of their misery, you might find some very useful supplies.

One of the greatest features in both Left 4 Dead games was the survivor dialogue. Whether it was the biker Francis rattling off a list of the things he hates, Louis telling Bill that struggling up the stairs is a good workout, or Ellis recounting stories of his buddy Keith trying to deep fry a turkey, there's always been a wealth of hilarious dialogue in the game. Fortunately, we'll be hearing a lot of new material in The Passing, including Francis' new pet peeves, and maybe even a few things that he likes.

There's also going to be new DLC released for the original Left 4 Dead that has you playing as the original survivors during the lead-up to The Passing, so that should be pretty interesting as well. You can expect this DLC to arrive in late March. The price has yet to be officially announced.

The fallen survivor

Assassin's Creed II : Battle Of Forli (review)

We see more of Caterina Sforza.

Battle Of Forli is the DLC(downloadable content) for the highly acclaimed Assassin's Creed 2. It costs $4.00 or 320 microsoft points. It fills in sequence 12 of the game.

Overall, this sequence is ok but not outstanding like the main game was. It throws in large scale battles together with the regular missions like escort, rescue and assassinations. You will be given the chance to further immerse yourself in the world of Assassin's Creed with its dialogue and environment and that's always a good thing. An addition of note is a 'special memory' which allows you to fly Leonardo's flying machine around Forli. This turns out to be disappointing as it is completely pointless and lacks the rush of flying it in Venice. It feels very contrived.

However, this dlc really messes up the story of assassin's creed. It doesn't fit into the end of sequence 11 and would spoil the experience for those who had yet to complete the game.

It is not a must buy for assassin's creed fans and may disappoint you.