The second downloadable map pack for Call of Duty: World at War will be available for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 players tomorrow, developer Treyarch has announced.

Priced at 800 Microsoft Points ($10), the June 11-due download adds four new multiplayer arenas to the war-centric shooter. Three of those--Banzai, Corrosion, Sub Pens--are for traditional competitive multiplayer antics, with "Shi No Numa (Zombie Swamp)," bringing new content to the Nazi Zombie mode.

No word yet as to if or when the maps will arrive for the PC edition. The first map pack ended up hitting PC as a free download a few weeks after it arrived on consoles.

For a glimpse of the new Shi No Numa level, check out the trailer below... Read more

Yesterday, LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule clued us into the Team ICO downloadable content for its physics-driven PlayStation 3 platformer, promising "costumes, stickers and sound effects" inspired by Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Following through on the Ico and Yorda costumes, the studio has now unveiled three Colossus costumes, featuring protagonist Wander plus foes Quadratus and Gaius. Quadratus even features a tiny (presumably static) rendition of Wander on his arm, who is no doubt looking to drive a blade into the beast's glowing weak point--how cute!

The whole of the Team ICO-LittleBigPlanet DLC arrives in the PlayStation Store on Thursday. Pricing details aren't yet available. Such content is traditionally sold in a bundle, with "premium" costumes usually sold individually at around $1.99 a pop.

LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule has confirmed that, as previously teased, it will be releasing several downloadable LBP "costumes, stickers and sound effects" inspired by Team ICO's beloved PlayStation 2 efforts Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

The whole shebang is due this Thursday. No word yet on pricing, but you can get a glimpse of the Ico and Yorda costumes above. Costumes based off Colossus, likely of protagonists Wander and Mono, are coming, though they have not yet been pictured.

As for the stickers and sound effects, you can get a feel for possibilities they'll provide level designers with via the short teaser that follows after the break... Read more

After several E3 PlayStation Store updates in the week featuring mostly trailers--and a PSOne Classic release of Final Fantasy VII--Sony's true weekly PlayStation Store update has arrived, bringing demos for Overlord II and Fight Night Round 4, as well as re-releases of classics Street Fighter Alpha 2 and Wolfenstein 3D, not to mention your usual deluge of downloadable content for the PlayStation 3 and PSP.

Read on, intrepid PlayStationer, for the goods on the goods.... Read more

As previously promised, British heavy metallers Iron Maiden are set to come to Rock Band as next week's downloadable content release, offering a whopping twelve tracks.

1. Aces High (Live)
2. 2 Minutes to Midnight
3. The Trooper
4. Wasted Years
5. The Number of the Beast... Read more

As the ferry docks in the decrepit amusement park, complete with the ruins of ferris wheel poking above the rows of run-down and long-shuttered booths, I find myself already facing one of those tricky moral conundrums Fallout 3 is known for. Do I explore this fascinating post-apocalyptic wonderland, or head off to that mansion on the hill?

Fortunately, in this instance, it really doesn't matter. At roughly one-fifth the size of Fallout 3's initial game world, the entirety of the new landmass that the June 23-due Point Lookout DLC adds to Bethesda's action-RPG is open from the start, enabling you to ignore that quest about the ghoul in the mansion and just explore the wetland.

That lighthouse out in the distance? That cathedral on the hilltop, ever-so-slightly obscured by the murky haze that permeates the swampy area? Go for it... Read more

Developer Infinity Ward today took the stage at Microsoft's E309 Media Briefing, announcing that the Xbox 360 will receive two downloadable map packs before any other platforms and walking attendees through a mission called "Cliffhanger."

The mission began on an icy ledge, with players forced to climb up the side of a mountain by manually swinging ice hooks, via the triggers on the Xbox 360 controller.

The relatively quiet mission devolved into a firefight on an airfield, with enemy troops ambushing the on foot and on snowmobiles. The player then commissioned a snowmobile, speeding through the snowy wilderness whilst shooting a gun.

Expect more details as our E3 coverage continues. The game itself is due on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on November 10.

An HD capture of the gameplay demo is now embedded below:... Read more

Fresh out of Microsoft's E3 presentation we have the first in-game look at The Beatles: Rock Band, along with the first ten announced songs from the game's full 45.

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Full albums will be released as downloadable content, with the first up being Abbey Road shortly after launch. It was also revealed that the song All You Need Is Love will be exclusive to Xbox Live, with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders.

Below you'll find the first ten tracks confirmed to be in The Beatles: Rock Band.

• I Saw Her Standing There
• I Want To Hold Your Hand... Read more

Sony has today announced its PlayStation 3 racer Wipeout HD is to be expanded with Fury, a downloadable expansion pack adding new vehicles, tracks and game modes.

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Wipeout HD Fury will be released on the PlayStation Store this summer--no price yet announced--bringing bringing 8 new tracks, 13 ship models and 3 new game modes.

We humbly offer these screenshots and concept art to provide a stopgap fix of ocular pleasure, and information on the new game modes to feed your brain... Read more

Rock Band celebrates Friday by announcing the Bonnaroo Pack downloadable content, which celebrates June's Bonnaroo Music Festival with tracks from several performers.

• Ben Harper and Relentless7 - Shimmer & Shine
• Coheed and Cambria - A Favor House Atlantic
• Coheed and Cambria - The Running Free
• Phish - Wilson (live)
• Shooter Jennings - Steady at the Wheel
• TV on the Radio - Wolf Like Me

Fun Fact: "Wolf Like Me" hails from TV on the Radio's 2006 album "Return to Cookie Mountain," which always reminds Chris of how he genuinely adores baked goods.

The original master tracks arrive June 2 on Xbox 360 then June 4 for PlayStation 3, at $2 apiece (160 Microsoft Points) or $10 (800 Points) for the complete Bonnaroo Pack.

Are you ready to run to the hills, for real this time? Developer Harmonix just sent out the latest issue of its Rock Band Community Zine, revealing that the multi-instrument music game series will receive a sizable dollop of downloadable Iron Maiden tunes soon.

The best part is that, finally, you can replace the "Run to the Hills" cover (from the first Rock Band) and the downloadable "Number of the Beast" cover with the originals.

1. Aces High (Live)
2. 2 Minutes to Midnight
3. The Trooper
4. Wasted Years
5. The Number of the Beast... Read more

Criterion today announced that Big Surf Island, the first piece of Burnout Paradise DLC to bring new land to the open-world racer, will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 on June 11.

Still no word as to how much the download--billed by the developer as the "culmination of everything we learned creating Paradise City."--will cost or when it will hit the PC.

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Continuing its regular weekly celebration of Friday, developer Harmonix has announced the next batch of downloadable tracks coming to Rock Band and Rock Band 2:

Ministry Pack 01
• Ministry - "Cuz U R Next"
• Ministry - "LiesLiesLies"
• Ministry - "The Great Satan"
• The Zombies - "She's Not There"... Read more

Two new bits of downloadable content for Starbreeze's The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena were today released for the Xbox 360 version of the shooter.

Currently only available to Xbox Live Gold members, Commentary Mode is a free download said to add four and a half hours of developer commentary to the single-player Escape from Butcher Bay campaign.

Meanwhile, the Premium MP Pack delivers five multiplayer maps--"Munity" (Butcher Bay Riot), "Sneerock" (Deathmatch), "Tracker Star" (Capture the Flag), "Viper Run" (Butcher Bay Riot) and "The Tangle" (Pitch Black)--at the price of 800 MS Points ($10).

No word yet if these add-ons will be coming to the PC and PlayStation 3 editions, though the PlayStation 3's online PlayStation Store should receive its weekly update shortly.

The second downloadable map pack for Guerrilla's PlayStation 3-exclusive shooter Killzone 2 will arrive in the European PlayStation Store on June 11, publisher Sony said today. The North American date was not confirmed, but is expected to be the same. Dubbed "The Flash and Thunder Pack" and described by Sony as "the second awesome instalment" of Killzone 2 DLC, the download contains remakes of two multiplayer maps from the first Killzone game: Beach Head and Southern Hills.

No price was given. The first map pack, Steel and Titanium, sold for $5.99.

Update: Sony has confirmed that the pack will hit North America on 6/11 for $5.99.

The first batch of downloadable content for Halo Wars can now be found on Xbox Live.

Priced at 800 MS Points ($10), the "Strategic Options" add-on brings three new multiplayer modes and new achievements to Ensemble-developed Xbox 360 strategy game.

While Ensemble shut down following the completion of Halo Wars, several veterans went on to form Robot Entertainment, which has been working on "additional content."

Two more downloadable expansions for Fallout 3 will arrive over the summer, developer Bethesda announced today, along with word that, beginning in late June, the PlayStation 3 will start to receive all of the Fallout 3 downloadable DLC announced thus far.

"Operation: Anchorage will be released for PS3 in late June, followed by the release of The Pitt and Broken Steel 4-6 weeks apart," said Bethesda. "Release dates will be forthcoming." Previously, that DLC was exclusive to the PC and Xbox 360.

As for the two new downloadable episodes, here's what we know:

• Point Lookout (Late June for PC and Xbox 360 - 800 MS Points / $10)
  Explore a massive new swampland area filled with new quests and content.
• Mothership Zeta (Late July for PC and Xbox 360 - 800 MS Points... Read more

Following up on last week's announcement of Guitar Hero 5, USA Today and Activision have revealed the first batch of songs and new details for the fall-due sequel.

As expected, the multi-instrument music game will arrive on PS2, PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii, sporting tracks from 85 bands. Of those 85, over 30 recording artists will be "making their music-rhythm video game debut," according to Activision. Here's what we know:

• Johnny Cash - "Ring of Fire"
• Santana - "No One To Depend On (Live)"
• Bob Dylan - "All Along the Watchtower"
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Runnin' Down a Dream"... Read more

Monolith's "Armored Front" map pack, the second of three announced downloadable expansions for its spooky shooter F.E.A.R. 2, will hit PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 21.

Unlike the first pack, which brought three free multiplayer maps, "Armored Front" delivers two new maps--Conductor and Decoy--and four new character heads at the cost of 540 Microsoft Points ($6.75) to Xbox 360 players and $6.99 for those on PS3.

No word on when or if "Armored Front" will hit PC, but maps details follow... Read more

Next week's batch of downloadable tunes for Rock Band and Rock Band 2 were today revealed by developer Harmonix as part of its latest "community zine" mailing.

Alice Cooper 6-Pack
• Poison
• Vengeance Is Mine
• School's Out (Live)
• I'm Eighteen (Live)
• Under My Wheels (Live)
• Billion Dollar Babies (Live)

Taking Back Sunday 3-Pack
• Liar (It Takes One To Know One)... Read more