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Major Nelson has shared with the internet the following facts: Army of Two, Midnight Club: LA and Sonic Unleashed are now available on Xbox Live Games on Demand. Army of Two and Midnight Club are available everywhere except Japan and North Korea, while the madness that is Sonic Unleashed is available worldwide. In North America, Army of Two is $19.99 and Midnight Club is $29.99. Sonic Unleashed will cost you $29.99 and the immediate forfeit of your immortal soul. Prices in other regions will vary (except for the soul part; we're pretty sure that's constant).

Rockstar wants to go cruisin' down the streets in their 6-fo' and they want you to come along for the ride. On April 4, members of the team that brought you Midnight Club: Los Angeles are inviting players to join in an online session in celebration of the recently released South Central DLC.

Beginning at 4pm until 7pm ET, key members of Rockstar San Diego and Rockstar New York will be connected to Live waiting for multiplayer action. If you want to roll with the big dogs, check out the listing of Gamertags to look for this Saturday.

Accidental downloadable content and info leaks are about as prevalent as our use of comic book captions and now, thanks to Xbox.com, we can kill two birds with one stone. According to 360Sync, Xbox.com's Marketplace RSS accidentally revealed two upcoming vehicle packs for Midnight Club: LA -- which brings MCLA's DLC leak count to two.

According to the Marketplace post, which has since been removed, the South Central vehicle packs will add seven new vehicles to the game. The first pack was listed to include the 2008 Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG, 2008 Audi S5 and 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, with the second pack bringing the 2008 Ducati 1098 R (listed as free), 2008 Cadillac XLR V, 2008 Lancer Evolution X and 2007 Aston Martin DB9 into the game.

360Sync also points out that all seven of the vehicles are currently available to use during delivery missions added in the recently released South Central Premium DLC, but are not available to buy from the garage -- leading the Xbox-centric blog to believe the content packs will simply unlock the ability to purchase them in the game. Time to wait and see, but something tells us gamers won't like paying for that content.

After a few bumps in the road, Midnight Club fans can finally cruise an expanded South Central with the release of the free and premium Midnight Club: LA DLC packs. Both released on Friday, the downloads expand the racing game's environment beyond the disc, adding new areas to complete the South Central section of the game. The basic map expansion, available free to Xbox Live Gold members, adds four new neighborhoods, bringing racers to familiar landmarks like Exposition Park, Crenshaw Plaza, the L.A. Memorial Coliseum and more.

The premium South Central expansion -- priced at 800 ($9.99) -- adds the new areas as well as 9 new vehicles, 26 new races, 12 new battle maps, 10 new delivery missions, over 100 new red light races, more cosmetic and under-the-hood options, as well as fist-pumping anthems (aka music). If you plan on racing online, but aren't down with the premium content, make sure to download the map expansion -- it's required content if you plan to cruise with gamers that have MS points to burn.

Download -- 'South Central' Map Expansion (0)
Download -- 'South Central' Premium Upgrade (800)

The streets of South Central will remain desolate for one more week, because Rockstar Games just informed us that Midnight Club: LA's game-expanding South Central DLC has been delayed.

Originally planned for release on Thursday, the 0 ($0) "basic" and 800 ($10) "premium" expansion DLC – which adds new neighborhoods and vehicles – will now be available for purchase off XBLM and PSN next Thursday, March 19. No reason was given for the delay.

As an apology for the DLC hold-up, Rockstar gave us a 1964 Chevy Impala ... trailer. You're forgiven?

Rockstar Games just released a new launch trailer for this Thursday's release of the Midnight Club: Los Angeles South Central downloadable content. As expected, the trailer showcases the DLC's new rides, a few of the expansion's streets and some of South Central's familiar landmarks, including Winchell's delectable donuts. Those friend rings of dough are "nom, nom, nom" good.

More details can be found over at the newly launched South Central website.

Thursday, March 12 is the date Midnight Club: LA gamers can expect the official release (not to be confused with the unofficial release) of the long awaited South Central DLC.

The South Central content will be available in two carbon dioxide emitting packs; one that's free and another that's paid. The free South Central Map Expansion enlarges the city 33% by adding four new neighborhoods and allows cross-play between those with the Premium content. The 800 ($10) South Central Premium Upgrade pack is full of goodies, including nine new vehicles, 26 additional races, 12 battle maps, ten delivery missions, 100+ red light races, new music and various car customization options. Looks like someone is trying to keep up with the Joneses.

Early yesterday morning a few eager Midnight Club: LA fans were excited to find a bouquet of free DLC on the Xbox Live Marketplace, ripe for the virtual picking. However, Microsoft warns the content was accidentally released during a test and keeping the DLC on your system could cause numerous issues with achievements and saved game files.

"You may have had the chance to download it while it was up there. If you did and if it's sitting on your hard drive you should delete it," Xbox EMEA community manager Graeme Boyd wrote on his blog. "It was being tested when it was mistakenly put live and therefore it may not work properly, the Achievements won't register and could cause you problems with your Midnight Club: LA game saves."

Before you cry, "Microsoft is trying to swindle me out of getting free DLC," remember, the planned Midnight Club: LA DLC is supposed to be free when it launches. Unless you're brave enough to hinder your progress through the streets of Los Angeles, you may want to wait until the content is officially released; which should be soon enough.

[Thanks, Firecatman. Via Wired]

Rockstar construction crews are hard at work laying down pavement for those already bored with Midnight Club's LA streets. The developer confirmed that it will release a "South Central Upgrade Map" for free next year, adding numerous LA landmarks and a new area equivalent to about a third of what's already on the disc.

Those looking to burn a little of their leftover holiday cash can also pick up the "South Central Content Pack," which will trick out the racing game with new character competitions, races, music and that all-important element of the LA landscape: The SUV. No release date for either download has been announced, though Rockstar notes that Xbox 360 and PS3 racers can look forward to rolling down the 105 Freeway sometime in early 2009.

The South Central Upgrade Map DLC will be a free download and encompass about a third of what Los Angeles offers. Nestled inside the new map will be additional competitions, races, music and new cars (including an SUV) to cruise around new locations like the Shrine Auditorium and Crenshaw Plaza. Free DLC rocks ... get it? Rockstar ... rocks, yeah ...

Thought Midnight Club: Los Angeles was a wee bit too difficult for you? Well, normally, we'd just tell you to man up and force you into a non-stop 16 hour Midnight Club gaming marathon to improve your skills.

But you lucked out and won't have to go through such verbal and physical torture, because Rockstar just released a Midnight Club: LA title update that improves the AI so that it dynamically adjusts to your skill level. The patch also adds additional leaderboards and quickens the multiplayer match searching process. Kids these days ... man up.

In about an hour, the Rockstar San Diego developers who worked on Midnight Club: Los Angeles will be logging onto Xbox Live to participate in some Game with Developers gaming funnery. And, as if it wasn't obvious enough, they'll be online playing Midnight Club.

Check the list of developer gamertags after the jump and be sure to join the Midnight Club fun between 4-7:00PM eastern. If gaming with a hip-hop artist sounds more appealing, you can catch MURS playing Midnight Club at 7:00PM eastern. Word.

	1 Platinum 1 Gold 20 Silver 36 Bronze	Difficulty: Moderate Online Trophies? Yes Time to Completion: 75 hours DLC Trophies? Yes* *Trophies requiring DLC are highlighted in yellow.
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[Via RockstarWatch, Thanks Firecatman]

It wasn't all good news in Take-Two's stellar third-quarter earnings report and conference call today, as the company announced that the release date for Midnight Club: Los Angeles has been pushed back to Oct. 21 in North America and Oct. 24 in Europe. The new date follows previously announced North American dates of Oct. 7 and Sept. 9 for the game's release. Take-Two said the extra time is being used to help polish up the game and to make sure its release doesn't get lost amidst a competitive holiday schedule. Here's hoping this one finally sticks.