Rumors sprouted earlier this week than GTA IV’s 360-exclusive downloadable content would be ready for release this November, but now the ever-churning rumor mill is telling us that it won’t be ready until January or Feburary next year.

Citing a “source close to Rockstar,” VG247 is reporting that Microsoft is “wrong” to expect anything before winter next year. Their source reportedly said:

It’ll be in January or February

Snow might be falling when we finally get our hands on any new adventures in Liberty City.

Source: VG247

No matter how much you love RPGs, grinding often turns into a majorly time consuming pain in the ass. Good old Namco Bandai knows how you feel – so it’s going to let you buy character levels for Tales of Vesperia as DLC. Read more…

At ComicCon ’08 GameTrailers had the opportunity to catch up with the voice behind Niko Bellic, Michael Hollick. Geoff Keighly prefaced one of his questions by stating that Rockstar has been very tight-lipped about the upcoming DLC, adding that no one knows what to expect. Michael responded by saying “neither do I.” Read more…

After receiving the Edge Award for Interactive Innovation, Halo 3 creators Bungie have thanked the publication via a highly entertaining video.  In it there are hints towards a new Halo development, but not a new game as many have been suggesting. Read more…

Flyleaf (pictured above, minus singer Lacey Mosley) join Guitar Hero as DLC

If you’ve played through every track on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, there are now some fresh tunes courtesy of Interscope Records.

The Interscope Track Pack offers up three new songs: Flyleaf’s “Tina,” “Carcinogen Crush” by AFI, and a remix of goth rocker Marilyn Manson’s “Putting Holes in Happiness,” a la Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

The tracks are now available on Xbox Live and the PlayStation Store.

Word on the street is that a super secret special surprise awaits players that have completed Metal Gear Solid 4.  Rumor has it that something will unlock in the game come this December.  If you’ve beaten the game, you’ll know the relevance of the six-month time frame (no spoilers here, sorry).  Kojima has supposedly said that people who pirate the game will miss out on “something special” which further fuels the idea since pirated copies don’t necessarily sync well with PSN.  So, what’s the surprise?  Read more…

“The simple life just got weird” were the words chosen to introduce the aptly named, super-secret project Flock. Astonishingly and intelligently, it’s been revealed Pre-E3 and Capcom gave the go-ahead for IGN to publish the preview, as well as an introductory video. Read more…

Famitsu drops hints about how awesome Mega Man 9 will be, including plans for downloadable content (at least in Japan). Of course, they didn’t give us even a vague idea of what that content would entail. Other details were on hand, however, so check the jump! Read more…

Despite just releasing a few new maps not too long ago, Bungie was at hand at the MLG San Diego Pro Circuit yesterday and had quite a surprise for all the attendees when they announced that a new map was coming out for Halo 3. Read more…

A few days ago, Take-Two announced that the first episode of the Xbox 360 exclusive DLC for GTA 4 was going to be delayed until next year. The following day, a Microsoft spokesman said it was still on track for a Fall 2008 release.
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The recent PC update for Team Fortress 2 was a welcome addition to the already excellent gameplay, and it looks like our friends on the Xbox 360 will be able to enjoy the same delights soon enough. Read more…

A developer post on Bizarre Creation’s forum has confirmed that they will not be creating any more DLC for PGR4. Read more…

Criterion Games love code names, and here are a few you’ll be hearing more of in the coming weeks and months: Cagney, Eastwood, Betty Davis. Aside from sounding like a crazy film cast, they should be every bit as exciting in their own right. Read on to crack the code. Read more…

As you may or may not know, the PC port of Mass Effect has been delayed. It kinda sucks, but at least we have the consolation of further optimization for the PC (if yours can run it, that is). And if that wasn’t enough, we’re being told that those of you that have been holding off until the PC version are going to be rewarded with the awesome Bring Down The Sky DLC pack that was originally announced for the Xbox 360. Read more…

Bungie and Microsoft have announced and detailed quite a bit about the upcoming Halo 3 multiplayer DLC; dubbed the Legendary Map Pack. Read more…

Bioware has just unleashed “Bring Down the Sky”, the first of supposedly many downloadable expansions to the Mass Effect universe. It is currently available in English — sorry, “Galactic Standard” — from the Xbox Live Marketplace. Read more…

Years of hard living will make you look like a Guitar Hero character.

Don’t forget to hop online for a free GH3 song in the form of Aerosmith’s “Dream On”. It’s no “Walk This Way” but hey, you can’t beat free, can you? Read more…

Now that we’re done with the whole FOX “report” debacle, we can focus on the game itself, not the full frontal digital nudity — and what better way to do so than some damn nice DLC? Read more…

We’ve just received word that the hot game known as Call of Duty 4, you know the one that took the burn out of Halo 3 sales for a week, is going to be getting some fully-baked Downloadable Content. Read more…

It may be cold outside, but there’s no excuse for not turning on your PS3 and downloading some digital goodness. Europe gets a Devil May Cry 4 demo, the US gets a Conflict: Denied Ops demo and we all live happily ever after. Read more…