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Originally Posted by wraggster

Trial offer as EA tries to build buzz around its Steam rival
EA has issued a discount code that allows Origin users in the UK to download Burnout Paradise for free.
Brits will need to install EA’s Origin program in order to claim Criterion’s critically acclaimed racing title.
The initiative, which is not available outside the UK, appears to be a trial run to gauge the benefits of offering free content.
Origin is a digital games platform for PC that its operator, EA, hopes

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Uncharted 3's first major DLC add-on will be a retro map pack.The announcement over on the PlayStation Blog was light on details, other than that it's called the Flashback Map Pack #1.It teased two screens, reproduced below, which appear to show a waterlogged take on Uncharted 2's The Fort map and a thawed out version of The Ice Cave."We'll have more information for you soon," wrote Naughty Dog's Eric Monacelli.The post also noted that you can pick up some Killzone 3-themed multiplayer

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Originally Posted by wraggster

When it comes to Mario Kart, you can always count on two things. The first: an overabundance of "Nintendo Fairness," wherein race-leaders endure firestorms of powerful item attacks, while lagging competitors are showered with said items -- and brandish them with reckless abandon. This inexorably results in an embattled first-place spot, and guarantees even the least-competent players a decent

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Online Pass found within copies of Ubisoft’s grants access to the game’s online mode and use of an exclusive character.
Eurogamer reports that upon activating the Uplay Passport code found within new copies of the game, access to the multiplayer modes is immediately granted.
Those who buy the game pre-owned version will, obviously, not be able to access the content without paying Ubisoft for a new Passport by purchasing it from Xbox Live or PSN.
Assassin’s Creed: Revelations

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Activision 'misspoke' in tweet suggesting that Call of Duty Elite may not arrive on the PC due to hacking concerns.
While console exclusives are not exactly a new development, the decision not to release a PC version of the online service Call of Duty Elite seemed particularly strange given the platform's natural affinity with online first-person shooters.
Rather than trot out the usual reasons such as a smaller market of PC games and piracy concerns, this time the issue is one of security

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