Mafia II "Jimmy's Vendetta" DLC Dated

Pinning down an exact release date for us this afternoon, 2K Games has announced that the upcoming "Jimmy’s Vendetta" DLC for Mafia II will be available for purchase on September 7th. Priced at $9.99 USD, the DLC offers more than 30 new missions and leaderboard rankings. Here's the official word:

New York, NY – August 31, 2010 – 2K Games announced today the September 7, 2010 release date for Jimmy’s Vendetta*, the second action-infused downloadable game add-on for the epic crime game, Mafia® II. In Jimmy’s Vendetta, players will experience arcade-style gameplay with more than 30 new quests and leaderboard ranking. Jimmy’s Vendetta will be available for players worldwide from the PlayStation®Store for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and Windows PC for $9.99/800 Microsoft Points.

Jimmy’s Vendetta takes players into an alternate perspective of the mob through the eyes of Jimmy, the guy the other guys call when they need to finish the job. Players will get their hands dirty helping Jimmy clean up other people’s messes as they deal 20a8with the Italian and Irish mobsters that reside in Empire Bay. As players progress, a slew of new quests are unlocked, including assassination and timed vehicle pursuits ending in dramatic shootouts and explosive car chases. Execute with deadly head shots or charged explosives, and rack up points for precision-timed vehicular power slides, lofty jumps, and supercharged velocity. Multipliers and combos add bonus points to overall scores that will be immediately posted to thenew online leaderboard system, providing extensive re-playability as players work to rise to the top of the ranks.

Through a compelling narrative,Mafia II transports gamers into the dark and unforgiving world of the Mafia. The fiction is embellished by a sophisticated, era-evoking atmosphere that meticulously replicatesthe clothing, cars, music and advertising of 1940s and 1950s Americana. Players will easily become immersed in the game's cinematic Hollywood-style experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing metropolis. By fusing action-packed gameplay with white-knuckle driving and an epic gangster story, Mafia II is the industry's most compelling Mafia title to-date.

Mafia II is developed by 2K Czech, the same creative team behind the award-winning, genre-defining Mafia®, which captivated millions of gamers around the world. Mafia II is rated M for Mature by the ESRB is currently available worldwide.

For more information on Mafia II, please visit www.mafia2game.com.

2K Games is a division of 2K, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).

*Standalone Mafia II product required to operate.

Amnesia 'The Hatch' Trailer

Also available for download today is a new gameplay trailer for Frictional Games' upcoming first person horror title, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Running just over two minutes long, this video gives us a sneak peek at some in-game exploration and puzzle solving. Enjoy:

The above stream is courtesy of YouTube. Mirrors are also available at the following websites:

GamersHellFileShackGameTrailers

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is scheduled for release on September 8th.

BioShock 2 story-driven DLC 'Minerva's Den' available today

If you simply cannot get enough BioShock2 -- even with all the DLC we've already seen -- the latest single-player add-on is available today.

Minerva's Den plops players in the shoes of a new character, whose task is to free a key district from some psycho's stifling control. You'll team up with Brigid Tenebaum and explore all-new areas of Rapture, with a new Plasmid and crazy high-tech weapons at your disposal.

You've also got stronger Splicers and Security Bots to contend with, both boasting powerful abilities. And if those weren't enough, the Minerva's Den also introduces a new breed of Big Daddy. We can assume he comes with upgraded ass-kicking.

This final story-based DLC is available via PSN, Xbox LIVE and Games for Windows LIVE for $10. That's 800 Microsoft Points, if you're not sure what ten times eighty equals.

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TF2 Soldier and Scout duke it out by "dancing"

The Soldier and Scout of Team Fortress 2 don't exactly get along. They're like Spy and Medic, only considerably less sinister and one-sided.

So there's this English animator on YouTube who goes by the name of "jazzman9475," and he's got an ongoing collection of Team Fortress 2 machinima. It's not the usual stuff either, but rather something completely original and fluid.

What does this have to do with the Soldier versus Scout? Each class has his own moves, borrowed from famous dances -- a few from the Prince of Pop himself. The latest is a continuation of his Scout dance video and actually includes props.

Here's the Soldier attempting to get his groove on and failing miserably, thanks to the Demo and Scout getting in his way. Be sure to check out jazzman's other TF2 videos animations after.

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Steam Weekend Deal: 66-75% Off Mount & Blade Titles

Getting us geared up for the weekend, Valve has announced that both Mount & Blade and Mount & Blade: Warband are currently on sale through Steam for just $7.50 and $10.20 respectively. The deal runs from now until Sunday, August 29th. So if you're into mounted combat and castle raids, this is definitely a series worth checking out. :)

Amnesia: The Dark Descent Goes Gold

Spreading the good news today, Frictional Games has announced that their upcoming first person horror title, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, has officially gone gold and will be hitting major digital distribution outlets on September 8th. To celebrate this milestone, the developers have released a short teaser trailer. Enjoy:

The above stream is courtesy of YouTube. Mirrors are also available at GamersHell, FileShack and WorthPlaying.

Blacklight: Tango Down title update 2 released

Zombie Studios have today released a major update to Blacklight: Tango Down on Xbox 360 and PC (sorry, PS3 players).

The update incorporates about as many fixes as it does changes to improve the experience, like addressing the spawn camping issue. In short, it should be a tighter and more pleasurable game all around.

Release notes are below; grab the patch through Xbox LIVE or Games for Windows LIVE now.

Changes:

• Reset player’s trial timer. Trial timer is now set to 20 minutes for both players who have already
used up their trial timer, as well as new users downloading the trial for the first time.
• PC version will support Steam achievements
• Added a new controller layout: Standard 2, which swaps the crouch and melee button mappings
• Added a watermark version number to the title screen.
• Increased intermission time from one minute to roughly 1 minute 45 seconds to allow for more
players to join a match once the required amount of players is met.
• Increased the additional player search time when searching for a quick match from 12 to 15
seconds.
• Intermissions now show the time remaining on screen when timers are active in order to better
communicate how much time is left in an intermission.
• Modified the Find Games search dialog box to provide more informative information. It now
describes where the player is in the search process (searching, succeeded, choosing best game
and joining).
• Added the ability to switch teams in private match. This is done with a button press when
viewing the player list.
• Made player names colored based on team in the kill list.
• Increased spawn invincibility armor by 50% from 2 seconds to 3 seconds.
• Dropped spawn turret damage by 50%.
• Reduced the shotgun’s maximum range by 36%. It now linearly drops off damage faster over a
shorter distance.
• Decreased the grenade bounciness by 10%.
• Decreased the round time from 15 minutes to 10 minutes.
• Viewpoints are now chosen at random when switching to spectate mode. Players will then cycle
through all available cameras while in this mode.
• Quick Match games now cycle from map to map based on what the players in the current match
have recently played. Thus, players should not repeat maps when staying in the same match.
• Increased the amount of XP earned for completing a match to 500.
• Increased the amount of XP earned for winning a match to 250. Winners will also get the 500
for completion as well.
• Increased the LMG’s damage by 10% and decreased its spread by 20%.

Fixes:

• Fixed a bug where after a host migration in Domination, control points would sometimes show
up as dark gray rather than the color of the team they are controlled by.
• Fixed an issue that was causing sprint to not function when using a South Paw controller
configuration.
• Fixed the match making issues that caused quick match “Find Games” to take extremely long.
Previously players would sit at “Searching for Games” for a very long time before possibly
finding a game. No longer should this happen.
• Added a recent bad host black list. Players will no longer attempt to join stale games.
• Fixed the issue that allowed players to join a game after the intermission had ended, but before
the game had begun. Previously players were joining the game after intermission, and then
being kicked from the game when the match began and as players registered for stat arbitration.
• Fixed an issue where the 9mm spawn in effect was not appearing correctly in some cases.
• Fixed an issue where Quick Match games would change game types when a host migration
occurred when the new host had been invited from a match playing a different game type.
• Fix for the Quick Match menu game mode filter not being saved to what it was previously after
backing out of an intermission.
• Fixed an issue where players could occasionally get stuck cooking a grenade and be unable to
throw it.
• Fixed an issue where meleeing while you were cooking a grenade would cause the cooking timer
to reset.
• Players can no longer melee or switch weapons while cooking a grenade.
• Fix for an issue where the game would occasionally not end after a host migration, forcing
players to quit manually.
• Fixed an issue where control points would sometimes become unhackable by opponents when
they should have been hackable.
• Fixed an issue with unplugging controllers at the title screen could cause the game to soft‐lock.
• Fixed an issue where semi‐automatic weapons could be fired as if they were automatic weapons.
• Fix for the incorrect error message being displayed when pulling out the network cable while in
a loading screen.
• Fix for connection issues being properly and more robustly handled.
• Fix for errors that occur during host migration potentially showing up in English when playing in
a language other than English.
• Fixed an issue where weapon attachments that were set to “none” were not actually being set
to none, but instead were using information from the previous attachment in that slot. This will
make it so the revolver will not inherit increased magazine loads from other weapons.
• Fix for an issue where in rare instances users were not able to hack the first server in Burial
Ground.
• Fix for exploit where users were able to fire their gun while in HRV.
• Fixed an issue where camo names were inconsistent between character camos and weapon
camos.
• Fixed an issue which caused HRV to be functional when flashbanged. Users were able to get
flashed and then switch to HRV to be able to see.
• Fixed an issue in Black Ops where players would be forever stuck in the Lobby if a player joined
and then left.
• Fix for a rare issue where loadouts would occasionally not be set properly after playing a match.
• Fixed an issue such that players can no longer be flashbanged when under spawn invincibility.
• Fix for an issue where some players were reporting that they were unable to acquire the
Gearhead achievement, despite having ranked to 70. We now have a safeguard that ensures a
player gets the achievement when they earn it.
• Fixed for multi‐kill not functioning properly. It was not properly adding the right amount of time
to allow players to get the next kill. Players should now have 2‐3 seconds between kills to
where they will continue to count as a multi‐kill.
• Fixed an issue that caused footsteps of others to not be heard by players.

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