Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood Old West Map Pack this week

Ubisoft has something for fans of Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood that have finished playing the game: a new batch of downloadable content called the Old West Map Pack. It will be available August 6th on the Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network. The focus of the Old West Map Pack is in providing more multiplayer content. To that end, the pack will contain four multiplayer maps: Little Bighorn, Vulture Mine, Forth Smith and the Elmira Prison Camp. all of the maps are playable in all of Bound in Blood’s multiplayer modes as well.

Little Bighorn is an open terrain level reconstructing the famous battle of the same name that took place June 25–26th, 1876, when General Custer’s troops were slaughtered by American Indians. In Vulture Mine players must steal the gold from an old mine and escape by destroying a lift so no one can follow.
Fort Smith is a prison escape mission where players must breach a jail wall, ring an alarm at a nearby Sheriff’s office and then try to escape. Finally, the Elmira Prison Camp map has Confederate prisoners trying to escape from a Union Civil War Prison at Elmira, NY. It is based on a real event that happened on October 7, 1864. Prisoners must blow up the camp and make their way to an armory and attempt to gain means of transport.

F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn DLC announced

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin fans will be happy to hear that they will soon be able to download four all-new single-player levels in the exclusive F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn DLC campaign from Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Studios, on PlayStation Network, Xbox Live Marketplace and Windows. F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn lets players play in four new single-player missions that coincide with the events in F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, and a simultaneous automatic title-update that will provide a free Slow-Mo Deathmatch multiplayer mode for use with F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin multiplayer content. A game demo of F.E.A.R. 2 Reborn will be released on August 27.

Players will face the chaos of Alma’s aftermath from an entirely new point of view: that of Replica Soldier Foxtrot813. As gamers begin the mission as part of an orbital Powered Armor drop to reinforce their squad, the ruined city of Auburn emanates supernatural events and familiar voices, beckoning Foxtrot813 to go against orders from Replica command. Be careful, not everything is as it seems…

Through a free title update, gamers will get access to a slow-mo power-up to slow down enemies in multiplayer deathmatch, gaining a short-term advantage. The longer players hold onto the slow-mo power-up, the more objective points are accumulated, contributing to the overall score. Watch out though, whoever has slow-mo ability becomes a bigger target to everyone else!

Additionally, launching on August 13 is a brand new F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin premium theme for 240 Microsoft Points and picture pack for 80 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360, as well as a new theme for PS3 for $1.99. F.E.A.R. 2: Reborn is the third DLC pack available for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, and will become available for Windows at a later date. The Toy Soldiers map pack launched April 16, with the Armored Front map pack following soon after on May 21.

Marvel VS. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes released

Capcom has released Marvel VS. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes for Xbox LIVE Arcade today. Marvel VS. Capcom 2 features a total of 56 characters from both the Capcom and Marvel universes. From the world of Capcom comes characters such as Ryu from the Street Fighter series, Jill Valentine from the Resident Evil games and unofficial company mascot Mega Man. Marvel is represented by some of its biggest names, including the Invincible Iron Man, Captain America, and War Machine. Players can mix and match from both worlds in order to create their own ideal three character team.

Marvel VS. Capcom 2 is rated T for Teen by ESRB and is available for 1200 Microsoft Points. Marvel VS. Capcom 2 will be available on August 13 via PlayStation Network for $14.99. On a slightly related note, Capcom Marvel VS. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes producer Rey Jimenez has revealed more details on the stat tracking system for the game on the Capcom Unity Blog.

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.

Battlefield 1943’s sells 600K on XBLA, PSN

DICE today announced that Battlefield 1943 is the fastest selling day one and week one download-only game worldwide on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. It is also the fastest selling day one and week one download-only game on the PlayStation Network in North America. Overall since its launch on July 8th, Battlefield 1943 has sold over 600,000 copies on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Network.

After the worldwide community challenge officially began on Friday, July 10 at 19:43 CET, the Coral Sea map is now unlocked for both the Xbox LIVE and PlayStation communities. The Xbox LIVE community reached the goal of 43 million kills in just 5 days, with the PlayStation community hitting the mark in 8 days.

Battlefield 1943 is available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Network for 1200 MS Points or $15. Find out more at www.battlefield1943.com.

KOEI’s DLC release schedule

KOEI sent along its list of free content for Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce for PSP and DYNASTY WARRIORS 6 Empires for PS3 and Xbox 360. This week’s Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce is Quest Pack #3, which includes four new quests, as well as all of the quests included in the previously released packs:

Chi Bi: vs Zhou Yu (Difficulty: 4/5)
- Return to Chi Bi to finish the fight against Zhou Yu!

Battle of Bai Men Tower X (Difficulty: 4/5)
- Return to Bai Men Tower to finish the fight!

Wu Arena (Difficulty: 5/5)
- Test your might against Wu warriors at the Arena!

Escape from Wan Castle X (Difficulty: 5/5)
- Return to Wan Castle to finish the fight!

This week’s DYNASTY WARRIORS 6 Empires free add-on content includes a new music track pack. Below is the remaining North American DLC schedule for Dynasty Warriors 6: Empires. The dates shown reflect when the content should be available for download on both Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Network.

7/23/2009
Additional Music Set 2

7/30/2009
Eclectic Armor Set (men)
Priestess Armor Set (women)
Norse Armor Set (men)
Valkyrie Armor Set (women)

8/06/2009
Additional Music Set 3

8/13/2009
Shinobi Armor Set (men)
Arabian Armor Set (women)
Mystic Armor Set (men)
Wa Armor Set (women)

Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 released

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has released Watchmen: The End is Nigh The Complete Experience for PS3. The package features the game and the popular film in one Blu-Ray package. Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 is the second of two episodic action videogames based on the Watchmen film. It is also available today on the Xbox 360.

Watchmen: The End is Nigh The Complete Experience is a retail Blu-ray game and film hybrid which includes the Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2 and the Watchmen: Director’s Cut on Blu-ray. This two-disc set includes an additional 25 minutes of footage not seen in theaters and exclusive artwork in a premium collector’s package. Both the game and Blu-ray disc are playable on the PS3. Watchmen: The End is Nigh The Complete Experience is available for a retail price of $49.99.

Watchmen: The End is Nigh Parts 1 and 2 is available today for the first time as a single game on Xbox 360 for $29.99. Finally, Watchmen: The End is Nigh Part 2 will be available for download on PC on July 29 and PlayStation Network on July 30 for a retail price of $14.99, and on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 on August 26 for 1200 Microsoft Points.