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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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Originally Posted by wraggster

Harmonix stands by its rhythm action franchise, suggest series could return in new form

Guitar Hero may be on hiatus, but its rival Rock Band is healthier than ever.
That’s according to Harmonix’s VP of product development Greg LoPiccolo, who told Industry Gamers that the studio is still “very much committed” to the franchsie and that we can expect to see more from Rock Band in the future.

“We think there’s a lot of life left in the Rock Band franchise

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Epic Games and People Can Fly's over-the-top shooter Bulletstorm has received a patch on PC, which you can get your hands on by firing up Steam.

The new patch introduces a number of small bug fixes and makes a few changes to the matchmaking for owners of the Gun Sonata DLC.




This is our favourite update of the bunch: 'Players can now exit the game from

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Originally Posted by wraggster

CV suggests Microsoft Game Studios is working on unannounced hardcore Kinect title

If rumours are to be believed, Microsoft is working on a new "core triple-A" shooting title for Kinect that could well be unveiled at next month's E3.
The claims come from the CV of Microsoft Game Studios art director Shawn Woods that was posted online that was spotted by forumites on Neogaf.

The reference has since been removed from the document.
Microsoft has always

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