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Rockstar readying GTA5 Stimulus Package, Beach Bum Pack, Content Creator
Rockstar Games is gearing up to release the first bits of downloadable content for Grand Theft Auto V in the near future. And, if everything goes according to plan, the publisher plans to deposit the GTA$ Stimulus Package money into the accounts of all GTA Online players next week.
The Beach Bum Pack will add “new beach themed vehicles and new weaponry” while the Content Creator will “give players the ability to craft, publish, rate and play custom-made Deathmatch and Race Jobs.” Both the Content Creator and the Beach Bum Pack are free:
The GTA$ Stimulus Package
We know many of you are anxiously waiting for us to show you the GTA$ Stimulus Package money we announced a couple weeks back. We have a few more tweaks and fixes to make in a new title update that will hit sometime next week and then we will distribute the cash.The Beach Bum Pack
Coming in early November will be the first add-on content update, the Beach Bum Pack which will bring all-new beach themed vehicles and new weaponry that you’ll be able to use in both GTA Online and Story Mode. Plus new customization options for your GTA Online character including new tats, hairstyles and more. We’ll also be adding lots of brand new action-packed Jobs to play with Gang Attacks, Survivals, Last Team Standings, Parachutes, Deathmatches and Races that will have you bloodying up the waters and coastlines of the finest beach resorts across Los Santos and Blaine County.The Content Creator
We are also working to bring you the debut of the first part of the GTA Online Content Creator this fall – giving players the ability to craft, publish, rate and play custom-made Deathmatch and Race Jobs. We’ll be keeping our eye open for exceptional ones that we’ll be stamping as “Rockstar Verified” and will be featuring them here at the Newswire and as part of forthcoming GTA Online Social Club Events.
Posted in News, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Grand Theft Auto V
New Releases: Battlefield 4, Assassin’s Creed IV, Sonic: Lost World, More
It took a little bit longer than usual, but we’re finally in the middle of the Fall gaming avalanche.
This week, gamers can look forward to Battlefield 4 (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), the next entry in DICE’s popular shooter series; Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag (PC, PS3, Wii U, Xbox 360), the next entry in Ubisoft’s popular stealth series; and Sonic: Lost World (Wii U, 3DS), the next entry in Sega’s sometimes anger-inducing popular platformer series.
Also available this week is…
- The Wii Fit U Fit Meter, Nintendo’s stylish exercise gizmo designed for the free downloadable version of Wii Fit U (which will also be available this week).
- The first wrestling game published under the 2K Games banner WWE 2K14 (PS3, Xbox 360).
- The console version of Angry Birds Star Wars (3DS, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360).
- The latest platformer starring Pac-Man, Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures (PC, Wii U, Xbox 360)
A complete list of this week’s new game releases can be found after the break. And remember to keep an eye on “New Releases,” because we’re just a little over two weeks away from the launch of two new consoles. (more…)
Posted in 3DS, News, PC, PS3, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360
Tagged Angry Birds Star Wars, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, Sonic: Lost World, WWE 2K14
BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1 surfaces on November 12
2K Games has announced that the first half of “Burial at Sea,” Irrational’s DLC expansion to BioShock Infinite that returns players to Rapture’s underwater city, will be released on November 12. The add-on will carry a $14.99 price when its made available through PC download services, the PlayStation Store, and the Xbox Live Store. Players who have purchased the BioShock Infinite Season Pass (for $19.99) will receive both halves of “Burial at Sea” (as well as additional DLC) for free.
Join Booker and Elizabeth in a film noir-style story that places them in a shining, pristine Rapture on the eve of its fall from grace. Explore the underwater city, try your hand at a grift or two, and even encounter some old “friends” from the original BioShock.
The combat experience has been rebalanced and reworked with a greater emphasis on stealth and resource management that merges the best parts of BioShock and BioShock Infinite. It includes a new weapon, an old favorite weapon from the original BioShock, the return of the weapon wheel, a new Plasmid, new Gear, and Tears.
Irrational is still hard at work on BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 2. The second half of the expansion is currently without a release date but, when it’s available, it will give players to opportunity to play as Elizabeth for the first time.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged BioShock Infinite
Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD launches in January 2014
Instead of its originally planned Fall 2013 release date, Ubisoft has snuck Assassin’s Creed: Liberation HD into 2014.
The downloadable remake of last year’s Vita exclusive has been priced at $19.99 by Ubisoft. It will be released through PC download services and the PlayStation Store on January 15. The Xbox Live Arcade edition doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet, but it too will be released in January 2014.
Ubisoft has also revealed that if you plan on purchasing the Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag Season Pass for the PS3 or Xbox 360, you’ll receive $5 off Liberation HD.
Posted in News, PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Tagged Assassin's Creed III: Liberation, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
Tales of Symphonia Chronicles will be released on February 25
“Next-generation” consoles… meh, who needs ’em? The 2014 release schedules for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 are looking just fine to me, thanks. To that end, Namco Bandai has announced that Tales of Symphonia Chronicles, a PS3-exclusive collection containing Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, will be released on February 25:
We have a release date for Tales of Symphonia Chronicles – – February 25th, 2014 in North America!
— NAMCO BANDAI America (@namcogames) October 22, 2013
To mark the occasion, Namco Bandai has released an English-language version of this year’s Tokyo Game Show trailer. Enjoy.
Posted in News, PS3
Tagged Tales of Symphonia, TGS 2013
Batman: Arkham Origins is out tomorrow… here’s the launch trailer and a gameplay video
Batman: Arkham Origins is all set to launch for the PC, PS3, Wii U, and Xbox 360 tomorrow. So right on schedule, WB Games Montreal has released a beautiful launch trailer that focuses on The Batman’s Christmas Eve battle with Black Mask. Not content with releasing a two-minute teaser of the game, the developer has also tapped Senior Producer Ben Mattes and Gameplay Director Michael McIntyre to provide commentary on a 17-minute walkthrough video, which is available after the break. (more…)
Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Deus Ex: HR Director’s Cut, more added to PS Store
It’s another big week for the PlayStation Store as Lego Marvel Super Heroes, Deus Ex: Human Revolution Director’s Cut, Rocksmith 2014, and SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton’s Robotic Revenge all make their digital debut simultaneously with their retail release.
If superheroes, augmented humans, musical lessons, or underwater mutants aren’t your thing, this week’s update also includes Ninja Theory’s unsung Enslaved: Odyssey to the West; Ubisoft’s stab at strategy, R.U.S.E.; a PSN version of Beer Pong!; puzzle platformer Ethan: Meteor Hunter; first person shooter Alien Rage; and the Cthulhu versus technology shenanigans of Magrunner: Dark Pulse.
Oh, and Lego Marvel Super Heroes is also available for the Vita.
More information on all of these games can be found after the break and a full rundown of this week’s new game add-ons (including Borderlands 2: T.K. Baha’s Bloody Harvest and Saints Row IV: Enter the Dominatrix) can be found at the PlayStation Blog. (more…)
Posted in News, PS3, Vita
Tagged Alien Fear, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Lego Marvel Super Heroes
Girl Fight Review: Wham, Bam, No Thank You Ma’am
“Sex sells,” Edward Bernays, the father of Public Relations, once told the world. In Girl Fight, it’s the “same sex” that sells. Eight hot, scantily clad women duke it out in Kung Fu Factory’s downloadable brawler. While it may do nothing for the ongoing and much-needed debate about women within the games industry, its borderline misogyny makes the game feels like it is stuck in its own narcissistic past. (more…)
Posted in PS3, Reviews, Top Story, Xbox 360
Tagged Girl Fight