Gears of War 2 Dark Corners DLC released

The new Gears of War 2 DLC, Dark Corners, is now available on Xbox Live Marketplace for a mere 1200 ($15) MS Points.

This downloadable content pack features seven new Gears of War 2 multiplayer maps and a bonus deleted single-player chapter called “Road to Ruin,” from the Gears of War 2 campaign. In “Road to Ruin,” Marcus and Dom finds themselves navigating the deadly Locust highway, having to choose which way to handle situations: stealthy infiltration or a full frontal assault.

Those more interested in multiplayer will get seven new maps to play: War Machine, Allfathers Garden, Highway, Memorial, Nowhere, Way Station, and Sanctuary.

You can learn more about Dark Corners by visiting xbox.com.

It came from G4: Epic Games interviews and more

G4tv.com has 3 massive interviews with Epic Games’ finest (talking about Dark Corners) and a detailed look at Muramasa: The Demon Blade in a brand new video feature.

G4 talks to Cliff Bleszinski in a interview about Unreal, the importance of creating original IP’s, game mechanics, his thoughts on motion control, pricing on premium downloadable content and using community feedback to tweak his games. You can check out that interview here.

Next up is Epic Games Founder Tim Sweeney, who talks about new Unreal 3 Engine tools, using Unreal 3 Engine for online game development, his thoughts on OnLive, the current generation of gaming consoles, the challenges of digital distribution, and a whole lot more. That interview can be found here.

Finally, Gears of War Franchise Executive Producer Rod Fergusson talks about the Dark Corners sneaking mechanic, talk of adding more campaign DLC (like Baird and Cole’s side adventure through the sewers), designing proper pacing into Gears of War and new Gears of War avatar items. You can find that interview here - and be sure to check out G4’s hands-on with Dark Corners for even more information.

On an unrelated front, X-Play takes a closer look at Muramasa: The Demon Blade, including new gameplay video featuring one of the bosses, the game’s RPG elements, info on the 108 different swords, the game’s difficulty, and more. Find that after the break.

Read the rest of this entry »