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49% Of Gamers Don’t Buy Downloadable Content

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9:30AM October 20, 2011 | Mark Serrels

An Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR) report has released figures showing that 49% of gamers in the marketplace still aren’t purchasing downloadable content for HD consoles. The report cites that privacy concerns, along with issues of cost and a lack of an ability to return the content are among the major reasons for the slow uptake of paid for DLC. More »

In Real Life

Yoshi Armour And Other Products Of A Downloadable Content-Plagued Past

2:20AM July 9, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Who’d pass up a chance to own a full set of Yoshi armour in Super Mario World for a mere 200 SNES points? More »

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Skarlet Is Mortal Kombat’s Bloodiest Kombatant Ever

1:00AM June 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Mortal Kombat fans love women. Mortal Kombat fans love blood. So here’s a woman made of blood. More »

PC

Bethesda Details Three More Doses Of DLC For Fallout: New Vegas

1:00AM May 4, 2011 | Mike Fahey

With names already outed via a series of trademark applications, Bethesda Softworks finally pulls back the curtain on Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, and Lonesome Road, three new packs of downloadable content coming to Fallout: New Vegas starting on May 17. More »

PC

Ridiculously Short Arrival Staples Mass Effect 2 To Mass Effect 3

6:20AM March 31, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The Arrive downloadable content pack for BioWare’s award-winning Mass Effect 2 has been unleashed, giving players one last chance to spend some quiet time with Commander Shepard before the trilogy’s Earth-shattering conclusion. An hour and a half just doesn’t seem like enough time. More »

In Real Life

Console And Retailer Exclusive DLC Hasn’t Gotten This Bad… Yet

4:00AM March 30, 2011 | Mike Fahey

How much would you pay to add the mighty Rook to your chess arsenal? Is there a collector’s edition that comes with everything included? How long will the PS3 exclusive remain exclusive? A glimpse of things to come? More »

PC

Call Of Duty: Black Ops First Strike Map Pack Now Available For PC

4:39AM March 26, 2011 | Mike Fahey

PC Black Ops players can finally purchase the First Strike map pack today, adding “Berlin Wall”, “Stadium”, “Discovery”, “Kowloon” and Zombie level “Ascension” to their arsenal for $US14.99.

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A Role-Playing Game That Makes You Pay For Your Party Members

5:20AM March 5, 2011 | Mike Fahey

During my playthrough of role-playing game Hyperdimension Neptunia I am delighted to welcome a new character into my party, but the NIS America-inspired Nisa won’t fight with me or gain experience. She just sits there, until I pay. More »

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Dead Space 2′s Haunting New Chapter Arrives In March

3:00AM February 24, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Gabriel and Lexine from Dead Space: Extraction make their Dead Space 2 debut on March 1 as the central cast for the chilling new single-player digital download pack Severed. Here’s a scream that will haunt you all day long. More »

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If You Act Now, Dragon Age II’s Exiled Prince Is Free

3:40AM January 8, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Today BioWare dishes out details on The Exiled Prince, the first instalment of downloadable content for Dragon Age II that players get for free – as long as they preorder the game within the next four days. More »