Is your Midnight Club feeling a little lacklustre lately? Don't turn to Truth or Dare, Spin the Bottle or--goodness forbid--alcohol, liven things up with these two downloadable content car packs for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

South Central Vehicle Pack 1 arrives April 16, towing these three sets of hot wheels:

• 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG (Luxury)
• 2008 Audi S5 (Luxury)
• 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT (Tuner)

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Rockstar's twice-delayed South Central add-on for Midnight Club: Los Angeles arrived on the Xbox 360 today, expanding the city of the open-world racer by roughly 33%.

The free South Central expansion is temporarily an Xbox Live Gold-only download, while anyone willing to pony up the 800 Microsoft Points ($10) can grab the Premium Upgrade, which adds more races, cars, music, and such.

The Xbox 360 DLC was originally slated to arrive alongside the PlayStation 3 version on March 19, but was delayed at the last minute due to "an unforeseen bug."

Once expected to arrive March 12, the South Central downloadale add-ons for Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, 360) have suffered a slight delay, and are now due March 19.

The update will arrive in two forms: a free download that expands the open-world racer to include the South Central area, and a $10 download with more cars and races.

No reason was given for the delay, with Rockstar instead providing a new tariler.

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The first downloadable content for Rockstar San Diego's open-world race Midnight Club: Los Angeles will hit on March 12, Rockstar Games announced today.

The content will arrive in two forms, a free download that expands the map, and a $10 download with more cars and races. Details on each download follow below:

The South Central Map Expansion features:

• Map expansion by one third
• Four new neighborhoods
• Price: FREE for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3

South Central Premium Upgrade features:

• Nine new vehicles: Luxury: 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG "Black" SUV: 2008 Range Rover Supercharged, 2008 Range... Read more

A batch of free downloadable content for Midnight Club: Los Angeles was mistakenly posted on the Xbox Live Marketplace last night. Though now removed, Microsoft is advising anyone who downloaded the pack to delete it as "it may not work properly."

"The Achievements won't register and [it] could cause you problems with your Midnight Club: LA game saves," reads EMEA Xbox community manager Graeme Boyd's blog.

Developer Rockstar San Diego announced the PS3 and Xbox 360 DLC last year, promising an early 2009 release for the free South Central area, with players able to buy another pack containing new cars, new competitions, new races and new music.

Several posters on NeoGAF acquired the 1.4GB download, and claimed they were unable to find new roads or cars. However, a commenter on Boyd's blog says the download contained the new area and music, and posted several screenshots, supposedly from the new South Central area, through the Rockstar Social Club.

Rockstar San Diego's open-world racer Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, 360) will gain two downloadable content packs early next year--one free, one paid--that will expand the game world and add a variety of new vehicles and race.

Roughly 1/3 the size of the original map, the free South Central Upgrade Map adds a number of landmarks, such as Exposition Park, the USC campus, Shrine Auditorium, Crenshaw Plaza, and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum, with Rockstar adding that the new area "stretches south to the 105 Freeway."

Meanwhile, the premium "South Central Content Pack" brings some cars, a motorcycle, and SUVs to the game along with new character competitions, races and music. A price was not specified, with Rockstar only noting that it would be "available for purchase."

Rockstar Games has announced the availability of a title update for its racing game sequel Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Available for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game, the patch offers improved AI that dynamically adjusts to the user skill level -- many reviews noted the game was incredibly difficult.

The Xbox 360 patch also adds extra leaderboards for tournaments through the Rockstar Games Social Club, improved multiplayer match searching, and "upgraded streaming and performance".

Rockstar San Diego's open-city racer Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, 360) speeds to stores this week alongside Midnight Club: L.A. Remix for PSP, and in celebration, publisher Rockstar has released a new trailer for the game.

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Due out next Tuesday is Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, X360), the free-roam racer from Rockstar San Diego. To celebrate, Rockstar sends along a new video showing the dynamic police presence in the game.

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Rockstar San Diego's oft-postponed racer Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, 360) has suffered yet another delay, publisher Take-Two Interactive announced today.

Once slated to arrive on October 7, the game's release has now been pushed until October 21. In a conference call today, Take-Two CFO Lainie Goldstein explained that the delay was due to marketing reasons.

In related news, a new trailer for the latest Midnight Club game was released today as well, meant to highlight the many customization options available to virtual gearheads.

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The impending October 7 release of Rockstar San Diego's open-city racer Midnight Club: Los Angeles has resulted in a new trailer for the PS3 and Xbox 360 game.

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The latest trailer of Midnight Club: Los Angeles has arrived, offering a fresh look at Rockstar San Diego's street racer. No spinners were harmed in the making of this video.

The title recently slipped from its scheduled September debut, and will hit the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on October 7. Rockstar London's PSP version Midnight Club: LA Remix will arrive the same day.

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Amidst word that Rockstar San Diego's street racer Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, 360) has been delayed, publisher Rockstar has released four new screenshots. Midnight Club: Los Angeles is now slated to hit on October 7. A PSP version, titled Midnight Club: LA Remix and developed by Rockstar London, will arrive the same day.

Publishing label Rockstar Games announced a delay for Midnight Club: Los Angeles today, as the Rockstar San Diego developed PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 racer is now due October 7.

Rockstar had previously indicated a September 9 ship date for the game. As before, the PSP game Midnight Club: LA Remix, developed by Rockstar London, will ship on the same day.

Publisher Rockstar Games today announced that Rockstar San Diego's open-world racing game Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, X360) will ship September 9 in North America. Also shipping that day will be the PSP version of the game - Midnight Club: LA Remix, developed by Rockstar London.

"People are going to be blown away when they see how true-to-life Los Angeles looks in this game," said producer Jay Panek. "We've added some great twists and turns that let players experience the authentic vibe and feel of the city at blistering speeds that you simply couldn't get away with in real life."

Take-Two Interactive today clarified a number of release dates for its upcoming titles.

The publisher revealed that Gearbox Software's Borderlands (PC, PS3, X360) and 2K Czech's Mafia II (PC, PS3, X360) are positioned for release sometime in Take-Two's 2009 fiscal year, which runs from November 1, 2008 through October 31, 2009.

The new date marks a delay for the co-op friendly Borderlands, which was originally slated to arrive within Take Two's 2008 fiscal year. Prior to today, no release date had been announced for Mafia II.

Additionally, Rockstar San Diego's Midnight Club: Los Angeles (PS3, X360) was confirmed for release in the company's FY2008 fourth quarter, pinning the title's release window between August 1 and October 31, 2008.

The game was originally aimed for a spring 2008 release, but was delayed to prevent competition with Rockstar North's Grand Theft Auto IV (PS3, X360).

Computer & Video Games has a Midnight Club: LA preview posted, checking out the racing game sequel from Rockstar San Diego.

Rockstar Games released media from Midnight Club: Los Angeles today, showing off the racing game sequel which was announced back in May. We have six screenshots, and there's a HD trailer on FileShack.

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