Resistance 2 Gets New Maps, Modes Tomorrow

The first bit of downloadable content for Resistance 2 (PS3) will arrive in the PlayStation Store tomorrow alongside a new patch, developer Insomniac has revealed.

Priced at $5.99, the Aftermath Map Pack will deliver three new multiplayer arenas to the shooter: Aftermath, Pit Stop, and Orick. Six new skins for multiplayer characters, including two female models, will also be released, each selling at $0.99 a pop.

Meanwhile, the free 1.50 patch will bring with it two new multiplayer modes--Meltdown Mode and Superhuman Co-op--along with bug fixes and the ability for a second player on your console to log into their PSN account and have their stats recorded.

An extended list of the changes in the 1.50 patch follows below:

• XP balance adjustments for competitive mode

• Announcements screen

• Failsafe save support

• Password protected custom games

• Added ability to "Report" player

• Teams switch sides between Core Control rounds

• Players now automatically go to staging after every competitive or cooperative game (regame)

• Localization updates

• Various stat fixes

• Collision fixes on Bryce Canyon and Holar Tower cooperative levels

• New leaderboards

• Map fixes for competitive Chicago level

• Games with Friends and Clan members in them are now highlighted in the "Find Game" screen

• Limited late joining has been added to ranked games

• Deathmatch spawning has been improved

• Players can�t earn progress towards Berserks when they are dead

• Reduced sprint speed of core carrier in Core Control games

• Cooperative XP bonuses have been increased by 30%

• Cooperative games respawn time is now 20 seconds

• Players keep their grenades if they get revived in a cooperative game

• Players now have a "Join Game" option for players on their friends list

• A player's own name is now in white in the obituary text

New Medals

• Savant � Come in first place 30 times in ranked matches (Comp)

• Hero � Come in first place 60 times in ranked matches (Comp)

• Legend � Come in first place 100 times in ranked matches (Comp)

• Tools of Destruction � Score 100 kills with every single weapon (Comp)

• Master Strategist � Score 100 kills with full health (Comp)

• Arch Rival � Kill 500 rival squad members (Comp)

• Full Honors � Take each class to max level (Coop)

• Prophet � Revive 500 players (Coop)

• Secret Agent � Obtain all spec ops upgrades (Coop)

• Surgeon General � Obtain all medic upgrades (Coop)

• Specter Elite � Obtain all soldier upgrades (Coop)

• Like a Surgeon - 100 Splicer Kills (Comp)

• Shake N' Bake - 100 Pulse Cannon Kills (Comp)

New Ribbons

• Quickdraw � Get the first kill of the round (Comp)

• Manic Medic � Heal for 1000 points within 3 seconds (Coop)

• Solid Solider � Absorb 500 points of damage within a few seconds with your force barrier (Global)

• Specter Survivor � Survive an objective without dying (Coop)

• Specter Medic � Revive 2 or more allies within a few seconds (Coop)

• Hail Mary � Throw ammo and hit your target from at least 10 meters away (Coop)

• Quick and Painless � Score 3 headshots kills in a row (Global)