The first piece of DLC is called, “The Signal” and according to a countdown which currently says 27 days, it should becoming out around June 1st. The description on the first episode states that it “answers many of the questions the end of the game raised,” including “what happened to the writer after the dramatic events of Season One?” This is the same DLC that all new purchasers of the game will receive with their game.
The second DLC, that is slated simply as “coming soon”. This DLC is called “The Writer,” and is described as “Wake struggling to not lose himself in the torrent of nightmares that assault him.” This seems to be a DLC that takes place mid story rather then at the end. The current price for the second DLC is unknown.
Below is the list of achievements found in Alan Wake. A huge chunk of them are story related, while another huge chunk is for collecting achievements. The collecting achievements are not that difficult since the game keeps track of how many you have collected, and the episodic gameplay lets you jump to any level to collect on it. The levels are long, but luckily they are also split into sections for much more ease. The hardest achievement will be beating the game on Nightmare due to the enemies being stronger, but it is still manageable. Overall the achievement list is pretty good, and all of them are manageable.
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Nordic Walking -10G
Take a walk through the logging area, meet one of the quirky locals
Bright Falls Finest -20G
Call for help.
Boob Tube -5G
See what’s on TV.
Under a Thin Layer of Skin -10G
Defy the park ranger.
Park Ranger -15G
Enjoy the sounds and sights of Elderwood National Park.
Heavy Metal -10G
Survive the Bulldozer attack.
Iron Horse -10G
Encounter a steam engine.
Tornado Wrangler -20G
Defeat the Tornado.
The Lady of the Light -20G
Discover the secret she guards.
Gate Keeper -20G
Cut the power to the transformer yard.
Drink ‘Em Both Up -10G
Put de Lime in de coconut twice.
Gate Keeper -10G
Cut the power to the transformer yard.
Perchance to Dream -20G
Take a moment to reflect on past events.
Child of the Elder God -10G
Have a Rock’n’Roll moment without dropping to a low health state.
Medical Opinions -10G
Listen to Hartman’s Recordings.
Wheels Within Wheels -20G
Meet the kidnapper.
Departure -40G
Complete the game on Normal difficulty.
Hardboiled Writer -40G
Complete the game on hard difficulty.
Alan, Wake Up -50G
Complete the game on Nightmare difficulty.
If it Flies, it Burns -20G
Burn 1,000 birds.
They’re heeeeeere! -20G
Inanimate objects shouldn’t move of their own accord. Put a stop to this affront, oh, say, 20 times.
The Six-Gun Scribe -20G
Defeat 100 Taken with the revolver.
Taken Season -20G
Defeat 50 Taken with the hunting rifle.
It’s not just a Typewriter Brand -20G
Defeat 50 Taken with a shotgun.
Float Like a Butterfly -15G
Perform a cinematic dodge.
Back! Back, I Say! -10G
Save yourself with a flair.
Two for the Price of One -10G
Kill two Taken with a single shotgun blast.
Sound and Fury -10G
Kill four taken with a single flash bang.
Come One, Come All -10G
Kill four Taken with a single shot from the flare gun.
Collateral Carnage -20G
Defeat 20 Taken with indirect means.
Thunder and Lightning -20G
Defeat 50 Taken with flashbang grenades.
What Light Through Yonder Window -20G
Defeat 50 Taken with a flaregun, the way Shakespeare intended.
Missed by a Mile -25G
Perform a cinematic dodge 20 times.
Energized! -10G
Use 100 batteries.
Let there be Light -10G
Get a generator running.
Carny -10G
Knock over five can pyramids.
Meat the Deadline -30G
In “Mirror Peak,” make it from the Coal Mine Museum to Cauldron Lake in 30 minutes.
An Idyllic Small Town -30G
Make it through “Night Life in Bright Falls” in one go without dyeing or restarting even once.
Gunless Wonder -30G
Make it to Cauldron Lake without firing a single shot in “On the Road to Cauldron Lake”.
Right of Way -10G
Drive over 15 Taken.
KBF-FM -30G
Listen to all the Radio Shows.
Hypercaffeinated -30G
Discover all Coffee thermoses.
Damn Good Cup of Coffee -20G
Discover 25 Coffee Thermoses.
Collector’s Edition -50G
Find all of the manuscript pages in the game, including the ones in Nightmare mode.
Pick up after Yourself -30G
Find all manuscript pages in Normal mode.
Paging Mr. Wake -20G
Find 25 Manuscript pages.
Finders Keepers -20G
Discover five hidden chests.
Couch Potato -30G
Watch every single TV show.
Bright Falls Aficionado -20G
Absorb every bit of local history and culture.
Rockstar have announced that the Outlaws To The End Co-Op multiplayer Mission Pack will be made available FREE this June on both Xbox Live Marketplace & Playstation Network. From what we’ve heard this co-op mode adds an entire new dimention to Red Dead Redemption’s game play.
“Multiplayer in Red Dead Redemption offers players a whole new way to encounter the massive open world we’ve created, but we felt the experience would not be complete without co-op game play,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “With these missions, we wanted to create new ways for players to share in the experience of engaging with this amazing landscape.”
One of three downloadable content packs, the ‘Outlaws To The End’ Co-Op Mission Pack features six all-new multiplayer missions full of outlaws, epic gunfights, and revolution for 2-4 players. The ‘Outlaws to the End’ Co-Op Mission Pack offers additional multiplayer XP rewards and brand new Achievements and Trophies to unlock. These six explosive and epic missions will play out across the game world, including:
“Walton’s Gold”
Walton’s Gang have taken control of a mining camp rich with gold. Fight through the camp and load your mine cart with as much gold as you can carry and get out as fast as you can – Walton’s boys have rigged the place to blow.
“The River”
Ride a raft down river, taking out rebel encampments along the way until you reach the rebel stronghold of Nosalida and a final epic battle for the town’s massive weapons caches. Watch out for Gatling gun-equipped enemy rafts.
“Ammunition”
The Mexican Army has the town of Tesoro Azul under siege. Storm the gates under heavy cannon, Gatling gun and sniper fire to destroy the Mexican artillery placements.
For more information jump on over to www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption for more information. Stay tuned for news about two additional downloadable content updates for release later this summer.
Over the past few days, Nintendo has been releasing a steady stream of videos involving Super Mario Galaxy 2 daily. For the most part they have been your standard gameplay videos with no real information being released or spoiled. That is until today’s video. In the video today, we are shown that Luigi will be back as a playable character in SMG2. However we do not know yet if he will be available from the get go or if he will need to be unlocked like in the first game after collecting 120 stars.
It does show Luigi collecting stars though and playing on a variety of different planets and areas so here is hoping that he will be a more readily available character choice throughout the game itself. Thankfully though it appears that he has left his trusty ghost collecting vacuum behind.
To see more of the videos released by Nintendo, you can follow them on youtube Here. Super Mario Galaxy 2 will be released on May 23rd in the United States on the Wii only, and then later during June for the rest of the world.
After the unexpected release of information by Xbox Live NewsBeat on the unannounced DarkSpawn Chronicles DLC for Dragon Age: Origins, Bioware themselves have established a website with information on the add-on. And with it they have also released full details on what the DLC will include, and for only 400 msp it is quite an interesting one.
According to the website you will now be in control of the actual Darkspawn during the final battle of Ferelden, and will change history as the human race and their allies are wiped from the face of the map. Here is a list of the features which will be in the DLC;
* A look at an alternate history: what if your character had died in the Joining ceremony, and the Grey Wardens marched under Alistair’s command instead?
* A standalone adventure in which you command genlocks, hurlocks, shrieks, and even the mighty ogres.
* Complete the module and unlock an epic Darkspawn item in DA:O and Awakening.
This DLC will be a stand alone one, and will not affect anything in the gameplay itself outside of put you behind the eyes of the enemy and strike down your old party members. This is a great little piece of DLC and it definitely is interesting. At only 400 MSP ($5) it is a steal considering the price of Bioware’s previous DLC releases for the title. What does everyone think about this? Wonder exactly how they are going to factor in various choices from the game as well as what that special item is.
Dragon Age: Origins’ Darkspawn Chronicles DLC will be available on May 18th for the 360 according to Xbox Live Newsbeat, and is set to be released on the PS3 and PC as well.
Kratos is back !! When there is Chaos and destruction to be had you can always count on him offer his services and this time the PSP owners can experience what this ruthless Spartan Warrior is capable of doing.
Check out the screenshots below and also further details and information on Ghost Of Sparta.
Details :
SYDNEY, 5th May 2010: Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCE Aust.) has announced the return of the ruthless Spartan warrior Kratos to PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) in God of War®: Ghost of Sparta. Developed by Ready at Dawn®, the renowned team behind God of War®: Chains of Olympus; the award-winning and multi-million unit selling franchise across the globe brings yet another epic adventure which will reveal the true story behind Kratos’ tragic past – and his meteoric rise to his seat on Olympus. It’s brutal, it’s bloody, and it’s everything you love about God of War, delivering the action, storyline, and graphics on a portable platform for you to play on the move, anytime and anywhere.
With a sophisticated new storyline set once again in the realm of Greek mythology, God of War: Ghost of Sparta immerses you in a fierce single-player saga uncovering the mystery behind Kratos’ curse. Beginning where God of War® concluded, Kratos, haunted by visions of his mortal past, heads on a journey of discovery and revenge; a journey that will reveal the origins of lost worlds and answer long unanswered questions about Kratos’ tattoo, scar and the demise of his family.
With PSP and God of War: Ghost of Sparta, you travel well armed. Take up the deadly Blades of Chaos as the all-powerful Kratos, and overcome the might of ancient Greece, battling mythological creatures and armies. Unleash total chaos with one of the awesome new weapons at your disposal, and perfect your skills with a range of agile new combat moves ready for the fights that are sure to cause serious damage.
Brand new trailer for Prince Of Persia The Forgotten Sands, this one covers Combat Power. Discover the Prince in action using all the elemental powers at his disposal to defeat the sand armies!
Check it out below and let us know what you think.
Cheap games are always nice, many people only buy games when they finally drop down to $20. Luckily, KMart is dropping some of the latest releases down to low prices for one week only. This deal ends on May 10th, so if you see a game you like pick it up now. This deal is a United States deal, and may not be applicable on in other regions.
$29.99
Xbox LIVE Arcade:
May 5: Zeno Clash Ultimate Edition, 1200 points
May 5: RayStorm HD, 1200 Microsoft Points
May 12: Rocket Knight, 1200 points
June 2: Snoopy Flying Ace, 800 points
This Wednesday, May 5th, the next Game Room pack will be available which will includes: Super Breakout, Pitfall!, Megamania, Night Stalker, Rack ‘Em Up, Realsports Volleyball and Basketball
May 7: Lips Miley Cyrus Song Pack, 440 Microsoft Points each
May 11: Forza Motorsport 3: “Exotic Car Pack” 400 Microsoft Points
May 13: Super Street Fighter™ IV: “Super Shoryuken Pack”, 320 Microsoft Points
May 18: Dragon Age: Origins “Darkspawn Chronicles”, 400 Microsoft Points
Spring 2010: Magic: The Gathering – Duels of the Planeswalkers “Expansion Pack 2”, 400 Microsoft Points
Also, don’t forget that the Halo: Reach Multiplayer beta is under way right now. Find your Halo 3: ODST disc, drop it in and follow these directions to get in on the action.
*Current schedule. Subject to change. All content may not be available in all Xbox LIVE regions.
