Bungie and Microsoft have announced that as of 2 a.m. this Tuesday, March 25th 2008, the previously released 800 M$ point Heroic Map Pack will now be free to download on Xbox Live Marketplace. If you own Halo 3 and haven’t already paid for these maps then you should definitely grab them. They’re free, ’nuff said. Bungie will also be releasing their new Legendary Map Pack soon for the same initial 800 M$ points. Look for that to be free sometime this fall.
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Got Rainbow Six: Vegas 2? Already tired of all the multiplayer maps and ready for a new one? Yeah! Comcast has got you covered. Think of this as more of actual “game” advertising, not just “in-game” advertising. Comcast, you know, the cable company, has decided to offer a free Vegas 2 map entitled the “Comcast Event Map”, ta da! You don’t have to be a Comcast subscriber to get’ em either, you don’t even have to like Comcast (just don’t tell them).
Here’s what you gotta do. Load up the game, Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. Go to the “Extras” menu from the main screen. Select “Comcast Gift” from the options. Then, enter the code “Comcast Faster” (without the quotes) when prompted and enjoy the new multi-player map.
If you’re a PC gamer, you’ll have to wait. Sorry, no map for you just yet. However, you can keep checking back at this link. They say they’ll have the map for you guys soon.
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The Battlefield franchise has been around for a while and has a pretty big, loyal following. The games have continued to move forward with each release (I’m talking specifically about the PC games, not the console versions), although some may disagree that the last release, Battlefield: 2142. Well, whether or not you’re a fan of the previous Battlefield PC games, they are continuing the trend of change with their latest entry in the franchise.
Battlefield Heroes not only changes everything by introducing a completely new take, labeled “cartoon shooter”, but they’ve also changed the entire payment structure, offering a completely free-to-play model. If you prefer not to, you’ll never have to drop even a single penny to play this game. The game will instead make it’s money through advertisement. Not even in-game advertisement like you may think. They will be showing ads on the games loading screens, and while you download the game and run it off of your personal computer, you will be required to launch the actual game from their official website at battlefield-heroes.com. That way they ensure not only the loading screen ads, but also any ads on their site as well.
All in all the game has tremendous potential. The look, while many may compare it to the recent hit shooter, Team Fortress 2, is done for maximum accessibility and, according to the developers, just plain fun. The system requirements are also pretty minimal, especially considering most of the latest system hogs like Crysis and Unreal Tournament 3. Look for the game to go live sometime this summer.
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This is almost one of those peanut butter and chocolate combinations. The team over at Activision recently released Guitar Hero 3 to major success. People just can’t get enough of this stuff. Well, they’re not just going to sit around while there’s a demand to serve. They’re working on the latest installment of the wildly popular franchise with Guitar Hero: Aerosmith Edition. Yeah, that’s pretty cool and all if you’re a fan of both Guitar Hero and Aerosmith. However, what’s better than that? Say you are a fan of both those things and you’re also a fan of free stuff. Well, have I got a sweet deal for you. Activision is going to be giving away a free Guitar Hero 3 downloadable track, Aerosmith’s ‘Dream On’. Sweet.
Anyone that owns Guitar Hero® III: Legends of Rock will have the opportunity to download and jam to Aerosmith’s “Dream On.” The song will be available for free from February 16-18 on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 and Playstation Store for the Playstation 3. For more information, visit guitarhero online.
This is great, however, I think it would’ve been much cooler to have the Aerosmith collection on Rock Band instead. That way I could belt out all the sweet lyrics from Steven Tyler. “DREAM ON, DREAM ON, DREAM OOOOON!”
You can also preorder the new edition now at GameStop.
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Before I send you off to another site to see the list they’ve made of the best free games of 2007 I’m gonna tell you the games I picked. While my picks aren’t exactly freeware in the traditional sense, I’d like to share them. First of all the Portal Flash game is the best alternative to the real thing. It’s great fun and you don’t even have to download anything. Second, the newly available Fury MMO. It was originally planned to be sold for money, you may have even paid for it, bummer. Thanks to the company’s financial problems you get a free game. While it may not be the best of MMO’s it’s not bad for free. Finally, it may not have come out this year, but F.E.A.R. Combat (the multiplayer version of F.E.A.R.) is totally free and pretty freakin sweet as well.
Okay I’m done, here’s the link to GameSetWatch’s top freeware games of 2007.
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At the new, lower price of $99 the MS wireless racing wheel is still a bit expensive for the average gamer. However, if you’re a racing game fan, with a decent size wallet, the wheel really is a solid purchase. As of right now the Xbox 360 is one of the best platforms for racing games. We’ve got some great games like: Dirt (must own), Sega Rally Revo (rental), Forza Motor Sport 2 (best simulation), Project Gotham Racing 4 (best arcade/sim), and the upcoming Burnout Paradise (best speed/crashing).
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Halo 3 Legendary Edition Xbox 360 only $60 at Walmart.com, online only. This is a limited time offer, so if you just gotta have that cat helmet, hurry.
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First things first Cheapassgamer.com is a great site. The multitudes of gaming deals it brings us everyday are amazing. David Abrams aka CheapyD or your man in Japan, has turned a simple forum for those of us who hate paying full price into a community of like minded gamers who hate paying full price. Along with his partner in crime Wombat they offer a great podcast called the CAGcast. Cheapy’s insight into video games is pretty dead on and sometimes he is even funny.
CheapyD can’t use is online fame just for selfish purposes though. Even though he was recently featured on G4TV’s Attack of the Show in the Global LOOP, he has not forgotten the kids. Once again CAG has set up a fund so that visitors to CAG can donate to the Child’s Play Charity that Penny Arcade set up. As of this post they have collected over 13,000 dollars overtaking the mere 10,000 dollars they donated last year. For every $5 you donate you get a raffle ticket from CAG for some great prizes from CAG. They are running this through DEC. 31 although CheapyD hinted at making it go longer.
Good on ya CAG way to do something good.
What is Fury? And why is it Free? Here’s a quote from the developers website, “Combat with the exciting pace of an FPS game, and the strategic depth and character development of an RPG.”
It’s another free MMORPG. But this one is different from a lot of the others lately. It wasn’t meant to be free. It seems the developer Auran has run into a bit of a money problem. They’ve had to cut jobs and outsource their support services to China. Oh, and bonus, now you can play Fury for free.
Here’s some of the links. UnleashTheFury.com (official site), Free 2 Play (info about free Fury), and finally the link to download the game (the Fury forums).
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