Crackdown update adds more gang drivers, multiplayer fixes

by Justin McElroy { Mar 30th 2007 at 7:15PM }

Those of you giving Crackdown the first spin in a few days will notice an automatic update for the game, if, of course, you're connected to Xbox Live. Here's what it is not:

1.The magical switch to activate the Halo 3 beta.
2. The remaining 100 Achievement Points.
3. The new multiplayer modes, 'gang reset' option or planes.

Here -- according to Xbox Live Director of Programming Major Nelson -- is what the update does do:

1. Makes some small technical fixes to "ensure a smoother online gameplay experience."
2. Increases the number of gang-controlled vehicles. ("Repo Man" Achievement hunters rejoice!)

Sure, you could view this as a disappointment if you were hoping for some of the above Crackdown updates. But we eternal optimists choose to look at is as just more things we still have to look forward to! Huzzah!

Tags: 360, crackdown, microsoft, updates

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

CAL_GORE @ Mar 30th 2007 7:53PM

Thank God for the extra gang drivers. I found "Repo Man" to be nigh impossible.

Kritz @ Mar 30th 2007 8:44PM

Note to self:

NEVER skip straight to the numerical list. It may cause missing of critical words such as "not".

Had my hopes so high, too.

Shmil @ Mar 30th 2007 8:51PM

Note to self:
Follow Kritz's note to self

my hopes were so high and the crushed to dust, well played joystiq, well played

Beelzebub123 @ Mar 30th 2007 8:57PM

Me seeing/reading this:
Hey, Crackdown, I'll read this story.
Update, blah, blah, few days blah, blah, "cool, a list of the updates[or so i thought]"..."this is going to be the best update ever!"...then i read the real list and read the top part better...DAMN IT!...

Spilt_Milk @ Mar 30th 2007 9:00PM

You should be fired for wording the story in this fashion.

Fired and then hit with a truck full of stolen cancer wigs.

SonicRift @ Mar 30th 2007 10:44PM

Aww frak... I've been talking about these updates all day... Damn Joystiq... This is why I don't read blogs in April... Now till May, everything's an April Fools joke...

SynikaL @ Mar 31st 2007 12:07AM

Why would you do this to us?

-Kimosabae

Anonymous @ Mar 31st 2007 12:44AM

woo hoo, less online interference!

dmbrandon @ Mar 31st 2007 1:07AM

Was no one pissed at this game for being the easiest game ever?

psh, i welcome halo3.

colin @ Mar 31st 2007 3:53AM

@ dmbrandon

... and halo 2 was so hard?

deaftly @ Mar 31st 2007 5:05AM

i really like the more gang cars on the road, makes the game even crazier when blowing them all up

Justin McElroy @ Mar 31st 2007 10:32AM

I'd like to apologize to everyone whose dreams I crushed. But I'd also like to let you know that I'm sweeping up your delicious dream fragments and feasting on them.