Joystiq

Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC trailer features Kodak moment

Alexander Sliwinski — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:45:00 EST

Mass Effect 3's final piece of single-player downloadable content, Citadel, will be available tomorrow, March 5, for $15 (1200 MS Points). The pack reconnects Shepard with past crew mates for one final adventure on the Citadel. Expect the ME3 GOTY bundle by year's end.

Continue reading Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC trailer features Kodak moment

Mass Effect 3 Citadel DLC trailer features Kodak moment originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Mass Effect 3 'Reckoning' and 'Citadel' DLC on Feb. 26, Mar. 5

Jordan Mallory — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:45:00 EST

BioWare and EA have announced two more bundles of DLC for Mass Effect 3, with one focused on multiplayer and the other serving as "one final, sentimental journey with Commander Shepard and their squad," according to the press release.

The first batch of content, "Reckoning," is a free bundle of multiplayer DLC that'll be available for free when it lands this Tuesday, February 26. The pack adds new characters, weapons and item upgrades for use in multiplayer, though what any of those things are specifically remains to be seen.

"Citadel," meanwhile, is Mass Effect 3's last chunk of single-player DLC, arriving on March 5 for $14.99/1200 MS Points. The pack returns Shepard and crew to (where else) the Citadel, on a mission that will give players the "opportunity to reconnect with some of their favorite characters from all three of the Mass Effect games." Well, provided you didn't get them horribly murdered, we figure. You know what you did.

Gallery: Mass Effect 3 - Reckoning

Gallery: Mass Effect 3 - Citadel

Continue reading Mass Effect 3 'Reckoning' and 'Citadel' DLC on Feb. 26, Mar. 5

Mass Effect 3 'Reckoning' and 'Citadel' DLC on Feb. 26, Mar. 5 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

Halo 3: Mythic 2 Map Pack coming to Xbox Live Marketplace on Feb. 2

Ludwig Kietzmann — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST

Do you love Halo enough to purchase new multiplayer maps, but not enough to buy new Halo games? If that's the case, you'll be pleased to learn that the Mythic 2 Map Pack, which was previously available with 2009's Halo 3: ODST, will be sold separately as Halo 3 (sans overly descriptive subtitle treatment) content on the Xbox Live Marketplace starting February 2.

For 800 MS Points ($10) you'll gain access to three distinct kill zones, namely Heretic, Citadel and Longshore. And if winning on any of them seems like a long shot, why not practice online today and Thursday in benefit of Haiti relief efforts?

Gallery: Halo 3 Multiplayer: Citadel, Heretic, Longshore

Halo 3: Mythic 2 Map Pack coming to Xbox Live Marketplace on Feb. 2 originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

Find the hidden skulls in Halo 3: ODST

Xav de Matos — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:30:00 EST

Warning: Spoilers!

As we did when the Mythic Map Pack was released, Joystiq brings you a quick video guide to locating the final three skulls in the new Halo 3 multiplayer maps included with ODST. In order for gamers to grab the final skulls -- and the Gamerscore attached to them -- players will need to enter each new map (Citadel, Heretic and Longshore) in Forge mode accessed on ODST's second disc.

Like the Mythic Map Pack, not every skull is in an easy to reach location. Citadel may pose somewhat of a challenge, because the skull is placed in an area gamers may not be able to access when exiting Monitor mode. However, with the help of a few objects and the Grav Lift equipment, it will eventually be yours. Found a better way to grab the skulls? Drop some science in the comments!

Be sure to check out Joystiq's Halo 3: ODST Review, as well as in-depth analysis of the Campaign and Firefight games modes.

Find the hidden skulls in Halo 3: ODST originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments

See the new Halo 3 maps in action

Justin McElroy — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST

Well, they're not technically "in action," we suppose -- more like action's going on around and within them. So, more accurately, you can see the Halo 3 maps that will ship with Halo 3: ODST (Citadel, Heretic, and Longshore) in the general vicinity of action after the break.

You'll be surprised to hear that the maps all look like they're set in some alien, intergalactic space cabin. No, it's true!

Continue reading See the new Halo 3 maps in action

See the new Halo 3 maps in action originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

ODST's Halo 3 maps revealed

Ludwig Kietzmann — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST

click to open detailed screenshot terrain

With all the talk of fancy open-ended environments, playable flashbacks and new cooperative modes, we'd almost forgotten about ODST's offering of new Halo 3 maps! When it launches later this year, Bungie's latest entry in the epic space hoop saga will include a Halo 3 multiplayer disc, which will contain three new maps (in addition to all the ones you've come to love and die repeatedly in).

Be sure to take a look at "Heretic" (the return of Halo 2's "Midship" arena), "Citadel" and "Longshore" in the gallery below. We've found that staring intently at them while bobbing back in forth in our seats provides a good, albeit imperfect, approximation of actual gameplay. We're just missing the cybernetic crotch thrusting toward us in regular intervals.

Gallery: Halo 3 Multiplayer: Citadel, Heretic, Longshore

ODST's Halo 3 maps revealed originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments