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Originally Posted by wraggster

The rumours were correct - the next three add-ons for Fallout: New Vegas will be called Honest Hearts, Old World Blues and Lonesome Road.

And they'll arrive in that order: Honest Hearts first on 17th May (PC, Xbox 360) and 18th May (PS3); Old World Blues in June; and Lonesome Road in July.
Honest Hearts takes you and your caravan into the tribal raider-ravaged landscape of Utah's Zion National Park, where the fate of the local factions lies in your hands.
Old World Blues

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The open beta for APB Reloaded - the re-commissioned and free to play APB - will begin on 18th May.

But there's a good chance of getting an invite before then, providing you do two things: create a GamersFirst account and submit your details to the APB newsletter sign-up page.
GamersFirst is the developer that pulled APB fromthe Realtime Worlds wreckage. The aim is for APB Reloaded to get running in basic form - i.e. have a working micro-transaction shop - and be built upon thereafter.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

The Collector's Edition of Catherine comes with a pair of pants - take that, serious Sony identity theft saga.

The pants are snazzy polka-dot boxer shorts, as worn by the game's Vincent character during his nightmares. Let's hope the dreams weren't too frightening.
The Collector's Edition - called a "Love is Over" Deluxe Edition - offers a pillowcase, a pizza box and a t-shirt as well. The pillowcase has an "alluring" print of reclining heroine Catherine; the

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Call of Duty: Black Ops map pack Escalation has been released on Xbox Live Marketplace.

The downloadable file is 986.42MB.
The price is 1200 Microsoft Points.
Xbox.com doesn't list the Escalation pack for download yet, but we've checked the Marketplace and the maps are definitely live.
Inside the Escalation pack are Zoo (a deserted Zoo), Hotel (one of Cuba's most luxurious), Convoy (an ambushed military convoy), Stockpile (an isolated Russian Village) and Call of the

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Originally Posted by wraggster

A sequel to much hyped but under-performing Xbox 360 fantasy epic Too Human could be on the cards, according to creator Denis Dyack.

The Silicon Knights president told IndustryGamers, "We intend to finish the trilogy but no comment beyond that... You know, there's very public litigation around that."
First announced for PSOne way back in 1999 and intended as a trilogy, the game eventually launched on Xbox 360 in 2008 to middling reviewsand underwhelming sales.

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