Lost Planet 2‘s May 11th release date is quickly approaching and of course Capcom is teaming up with mega-retailer GameStop to offer some incentives. Those incentives (pre-order, to be exact) will include 2 free maps that those who don’t pre-order the game will be forced to pay $1 for.

The maps in the free DLC pack include Helix which is an underwater research facility highlithing th games new swimming mechanics and Back to the Island which is an updated version of Island 902 from the original Lost Planet.

Again, Lost Planet 2 will be out for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC on May 11th.

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While the first Dead Rising was fun, killing zombies over, and over, and over got a bit repetiative. Well, Capcom is looking to change that with Dead Rising 2 adding a whole slew of new features that are sure to have you coming back for more. The most prominent of said features in co-op which Capcom has confirmed.

This means that you will be able to team up with a buddy and slay zombies. What better way to bond than a harmless zombie slaying?

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Dead Rising 2 will be out for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC on August 31st, 2010.

Way back when Microsoft first introduced the ability to install and run games off of your Xbox 360′s hard drive, users were urged not to do it with one title in particular: Halo 3. For some reason, the way Bungie made the game allowed it to run better off of a disc than the hard drive, why is anyones guess.

Well now, Microsoft has apparantly done away with this warning now offering Halo 3 through their Games on Demand service which means you’ll be playing the game completely from the hard drive. Back in 2008 when Bungie first warned against this they said that some maps could potentially take longer to load when booted from the hard drive.

Now, when questioned by Kotaku, Bungie has responded with the following statement:

“To our knowledge there was no additional work done on the code to optimize the game for HDD [harddrive] installation.”

So, have any of you bought the game virtually? If so, let us know how it went in the comments.

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Rumors have just come to light that say the Nintendo 3DS will be shipping to retailers in the UK this October. The rumor comes from our friends over at CVG who say an industry source has notified them that Nintendo is planning a launch in October, 2 months before the holiday seasons.

While this rumor seems to have some depth to it, don’t start getting too excited until Nintendo comes forth and actually announces something.

I’m just wondering, how many of you guys are actually planning to get the Nintendo 3DS? Does a 3D handheld gaming device interest you? Let us know in the comments.

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 will be getting a free DLC pack entitled the Kit Upgrade free of charge thanks to Dr. Pepper. While the pack won’t feature any new maps it will feature some brand new outfits and camouflaged weapons in addition to new achievements and awards. But honestly, what more can you ask for out of a free pack?

Xbox 360 owners will be greeted with the Kit Upgrade tomorrow while PS3 and PC owners will have to wait until an unannounced date.

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Tired of using your Gamecube controller for next generation titles? Well Nintendo has just announced something for you. Previously available only overseas, the Wii Classic Controller Pro (pictured above) is now available for purchase here in the United States.

The controllers are priced at $19.99 and will (obviously) not be compatible with any games that require any kind of motion. You’re going to have to stick to your trusty Wiimote for that.

While the only currently publicly available iteration of StarCraft II is a beta, it’s quickly becoming more and more like an actual game. Blizzard has just announced that they will be giving players what they want: a map editor

The map editor will go live for the PC version of the StarCraft II beta this week while the Mac version will go live next week. Keep an eye out for it, if you got a beta invite, that is.

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Yesterday, the new iPhone leaked and today, Project Natal has leaked. That’s right, pictures of a seemingly production model Project Natal peripheral have leaked.

In addition to pictures of the peripheral, pictures of the peripheral’s manual also leaked. From them we learn that Project Natal (at least this one) will require its own power source. Additionally, it has something called a “tilt mechanism” what exactly this is, we don’t know, but perhaps it will factor into some of the titles released exclusively for project Natal.

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Are you looking for some fresh Borderlands content but don’t want to shell out $10 for any of the DLC packs? Well, you’re in luck as Gearbox has just slashed the price on Xbox Live from 800 Microsoft Points to 400. That’s $10 to $5.

Unfortunately it won’t be for all packs, just The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, but rumor has it Gearbox plans to release a 4th currently untitled DLC pack for Borderlands at some point in the near future.

As always, we’ll keep you posted.

Super Street Fighter IV‘s April 27th release date is just about a week away and to start the hype train, Capcom is teaming with Microsoft to bring some Street Fighter IV Avatar clothing to the marketplace. As you can see from the above image, fan favorites like Ryu, Akuma and pretty much everyone else from Super Street Figher IV is included.

Unfortunately, there’s no word on when Microsoft plans to release these but something tells us it will be very soon.

via destructoid