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Games

High Velocity Bowling ($9.99)

Add-ons

Folklore - “The Kidnapped Folk” ($3.99)
Folklore - “Bottom of the Sea” ($3.99)
Folklore - “The Kidnapped Folk/Bottom of the Sea” bundle ($5.99)
MotorStorm - Falfer Domino ($0.99)
Rock Band - Black Sabbath “War Pigs” ($1.99)
Rock Band - Black Sabbath “Sweet Leaf” ($1.99)
Rock Band - Black Sabbath “N.I.B.” ($1.99)
Rock Band - Black Sabbath bundle ($5.49)

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This week’s Rock Band content features a pack by heavy metal gods Black Sabbath - you know, the band before Ozzy went his own way and turned into a decrepit old man? As usual the pack will be US$5.50 or each song US$2. The pack features N.I.B., Sweet Leaf and War Pigs - all of which are covers.

via Joystiq

2K have released an update for the smash hit BioShock. The patch contains a few bug fixes and tweaks, but there is also a whole lot of new content. The most notable inclusion is the addition of a new plasmid called Sonic Boom which causes players to giggle like little schoolgirls and slap their arms together – OK, it really means you can blast baddies and objects away with a force, but let’s face it you’ll be doing the first one too. Also included are three new tonics Eve Saver (uses less eve per plasmid), Machine Buster (guess) and Vending Expert (pay less for goods).

They also added the ability to disable Vita-Chambers, just for the hardcore types. Turning off Vita-Chambers and finishing the game on hard will also net you a new achievement called “Brass Balls”.

PC users can download the patch from BioShock’s page below while Xbox 360 players can download it from Live Marketplace or let it happen automatically when they start up the game. Oh, and it’s free.

via 2K Games

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Harmonix have released a new track pack for Guitar Hero II on the Xbox 360 - the Indie Label Pack II. 500 Microsoft points gets you:

• The Bled - “You Should Be Ashamed of Myself”
• Maylene - “Memories of the Grove”
• Dropkick Murphys - “The State of Massachusetts”

Video preview after the jump.

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Harmonix has added a must-have downloadable pack for Rock Band. Break out the pink eyeshadow, eye patch and spandex bodysuits - because it’s a Bowie pack. The pack will be US$5.50, or $2 for each track and will feature Queen Bitch (cover), Heroes (cover), and Moonage Daydream. We would make a joke about the potential for Bowie pulling a Romantics, and suing because the covers are better than the originals, but there’s no chance a cover band can pull that off.

via Joystiq

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Microsoft today announced a Halo 3 map pack will be released on Xbox Live on December 11th. The pack is called the Heroic Map Pack and features three maps - Standoff, Rat’s Nest, and Foundry. Here is a description of the maps:

* The symmetrical valley of Standoff, with its entrenched bases and fields of boulders is ideal for mid-sized objective and Slayer game types.
* The vast, labyrinthine passages of the Rat’s Nest bring something completely new to the multiplayer experience: an indoor vehicle paradise. Strongly influenced by the Campaign mode, this map is ideal for big team battles.
* Foundry is the ultimate Forge map. Players can edit every single object in this voluminous industrial warehouse, placing stairways, walls, bridges, and tunnels to create an entirely new play space and build almost any kind of map imaginable.

The price point is a little steep at 800 Microsoft points (around US$10 dollars) the maps will be released free in spring 2008, when the next pack is released.

Check after the jump for pictures of Rat’s Nest and Foundry.

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The Rock Band news just keeps on coming. This time we know how much the downloadable content is going to cost, and boy are they putting the boot into Activision with their pricing. While a Guitar Hero pack will usually cost you 500 Microsoft Points, Harmonix are pricing their packs at 440 Microsoft Points. They are also planning to give you the option of paying for only one track in a pack if you wish - with pricing from 80 to 240 Microsoft Points, but mainly sitting on 159 Microsoft Points per track.

The news doesn’t end there though - check out a list of the planned tracks after the jump.

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Activision today announced the first three downloadable track packs for Guitar Hero III - the Velvet Revolver, Foo Fighters and Boss Battle Anthems packs. The Velvet Revolver pack includes master recordings of “Messages,” “She Builds Quick Machines” and “Slither.” The Foo Fighters pack includes “The Pretender,” “This Is a Call” and “All My Life.” Both are currently available on the Xbox Live Marketplace for 500 Microsoft points, and will be available on the PlayStation Store later this month.

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Red Octane has released three new tracks for Guitar Hero II on Xbox Live. The somewhat obscure tracks are available individually for 200 Microsoft points, in all regions other than Japan. If you haven’t heard these tracks before (and we don’t blame you) you can check them out by downloading the free trailers.

Soilwork - “Exile”
Pleymo - “Sept”
Los Rodriguez - “Sin Documentos”

via Major Nelson