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On the DLC Tip -- Feb. 10, 2008

Add-on content was all over the place last week, with new and upcoming content for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and multiplatform games. Another classic game hit the PlayStation Store, and three more will be coming to Xbox Originals next week. While we enter the winter drought, it might be a good time to catch up on the classics or supplement your experience with some new content. Even Nintendo, with its usual lack of DLC news, can always be counted on for some classic experiences.

Xbox 360

Plenty was stirring in the Xbox 360 camp last week, first with Poker Smash arriving on Xbox Live alongside ABC and Disney shows late the prior week. There are three new Xbox Originals coming to the download service tomorrow, so those looking to exercise your ninja, shooting or pirate skills should be pleased.

We also got several looks at things to come in the realm of add-on content. Mass Effect will have its first DLC-baby in March, which will cost 400 MS Points ($5) for a new mission that amounts to about an hour and a half of content. We also heard that Project Gotham Racing 4 will hit with new content on Valentine's Day, with a free and paid pack.

In the multiplatform sector, Call of Duty 4 will deploy new maps this Spring, while Criterion and Electronic Arts issued confusing press statements about the cost of Burnout Paradise DLC. And of course, we got our usual spattering of new Rock Band tracks.

Xbox Live Arcade

Poker Smash (800 points)

Add-on Content

Rock Band (Various)Rock Band - Calling Dr. Love by KISS (160 points)Rock Band - We Care A Lot by Faith No More - cover (160 points)Rock Band - Roam by B-52s (160 points)Test Drive Unlimited Test Drive Collection 6 (350 points)Test Drive Unlimited Nissan 350Z Roadster 2004 (Free)

Trailers

Burnout Paradise Launch Trailer 1 (83MB)Burnout Paradise Launch Trailer 2 (82MB)

Goodies

Rock Band Rock Your Weekend Picture Pack (free)

Notes: Demos and trailers are free to download. Every XBLA title is also available in demo form. 80 points = $1.00 (US). If you can't figure it out, the MSP Converter can do it for you.

PlayStation 3

The PlayStation Store update included a demo of Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, which was promptly taken down by Capcom due to undisclosed issues. And as everyone expected, flOw will be coming as a downloadable PSP title this March.

Meanwhile, Call of Duty 4 has new maps coming in the spring time, but no pricing or content details have been disclosed yet. And speaking of lack of information, Criterion and Electronic Arts made press statements that seem contradictory about the cost of Burnout Paradise DLC. And just like on the Xbox 360, our new Rock Band tracks hit. If KISS and the B-52s can come together, maybe there is hope for peace in the Middle East.

A new "Mirage Pack" hit the UK PlayStation store for Wipeout Pulse on PSP, and with the game's release just around the corner for us yanks, the $7 price tag may give us a hint of pricing to come for our own add-ons.

Downloadable Titles

Crash Bandicoot: WARPED ($5.99)Go! Sports Skydiving ($4.99)

Playable Demos

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Removed)

Add-on Content

MotorStorm Chinese New Year Skin (Free)Rock Band (Various)Rock Band - Calling Dr. Love by KISS ($1.99)Rock Band - We Care A Lot by Faith No More ($1.99)Rock Band - Roam by B-52s ($1.99)

Trailers

Burnout: Paradise Dev Diary (338MB)Burnout: Paradise Launch Trailer 1 (63MB)Burnout: Paradise Launch Trailer 2 (62MB)Conflict: Denied Ops Destruction Dev DiaryMLB 08: The Show First Look (32MB)Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Final Trailer (177MB)

Goodies

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Wallpaper 1Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Wallpaper 2

Notes: All demos, trailers, and goodies are free to download. If there are multiple video quality selections for a trailer, the largest size is listed.

Nintendo Wii

There wasn't a lot to talk about with Nintendo last week, but at least the Virtual Console offerings included two titles instead of one. Operation Wolf and Columns III: Revenge of Columns were the new releases. One is a gun game in which you are tasked with saving hostages, and the other is about... angry columns?

Virtual Console

Operation Wolf (NES, 1 Player, 500 Wii Points)Columns III: Revenge of Columns (Genesis, 1-5 Players, 800 Wii Points)

Note: 100 Wii points = $1.00 (US). Because see, each penny is a point.

PC

Listed below are some of the most notable PC downloads of the last week, courtesy of our sister site, FileFront. If you can't find a demo that you like from below, check out FileFront for a full listing of releases this week.

Demos

Dangerous High School Girls (10MB)Penumbra: Black Plague (133MB)Theatre of War v1.10.1.81 (589MB)

Patches

WarCraft 3: TFTe v1.21b English (50MB)