Blackbeard’s Wrath Now Available for Assassin’s Creed IV

As of yesterday you can now pick up the Blackbeard’s Wrath multiplayer DLC for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.  This pack adds three new characters for you to choose from in the multiplayer portion of the game.

The first character up shares the name of “The Jaguar”.

Cuali (a name which means “good” in Nahuatl) is an Aztec warrior from Mexico, who took to the sea, joining any mission that would allow him to combat the Spanish conquest of central America. A fighter, he survived the destruction of his community and went on to join forces with a growing contingency of native Templars who sought renewed peace and order.

‘Borderlands 2’ Headhunter 3 Arriving on Dec. 17th

Since Halloween, Gearbox Software and 2K Games have been releasing holiday themed “Headhunter” packs.  The next Headhunter pack will tell the story of How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day and will release on December 17th.  It will be available via Steam for PC and Mac, the Xbox LIVE Marketplace on the Xbox 360, and the PlayStation Network for PS3.  The price is estimated to be $2.99 / £2.39 / 2,99 €.

As a train full of weapons from Marcus goes missing, he asks our lovely Vault Hunters if they will help him retrieve them.  Visit the village of Gingerton where the weather isn’t the most frightful, but the snowmen will want to murder you.  Once you have taken down the Abominable Mister Tinder Snowflake claim your prize by unlocking the new skin and head customizations for each of the six Vault Hunters.

Assassin’s Creed IV ‘Freedom Cry’ DLC Dated

Word is floating around that the Freedom Cry DLC for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag will land on December 17th.  At this point it is unknown if any system will receive Freedom Cry first.  It will release on PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Freedom Cry lets you take on the role of the Jackdaw’s quartermaster, Adewale as he continues his mission to bring freedom to the slaves of the 17th century Caribbean.  As of now, no price is known but it is included for free as part of the season pass for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag.

Bioshock Infinite: First 5 Minutes of Burial at Sea

Many have been waiting for some more information on the Burial at Sea add-on for Bioshock Infinite.  Earlier this week Irrational Games released a video that shows us the first five minutes of this new expansion.

Warning:  As with many gameplay videos, there is a chance for spoilers.

 

Burial at Sea is expected to release this Holiday season for Xbox 360, PS3, and Steam for $14.99.  It will be available as a stand-alone expansion for the previously mentioned price, or free to those that have the Season Pass.  In order to get it for free via the Season Pass you must download the DLC in-game.

EA and The British Red Cross to Offer Aid in SimCity

Electronic Arts and the Red Cross are teaming up to help bring aid when a natural disaster strikes.  If you purchase the Red Cross branded content (priced at £7.99) it will allow players to supplement the available in-game emergency vehicles with additional relief from the Red Cross when a natural disaster strikes your in-game city.

Included in this content is two Red Cross themed vehicles that will travel around your city when a disaster happens.  Also included is a Disaster Relief Center and the ability for Disaster Relief tents to appear around the area when a natural disaster happens.  Sims that would normally have been critically injured will receive care from these tents; once recovery efforts have been accomplished by the in-game Red Cross, each tent will disappear and release ten healthy Sims back into the city.

Saints Row IV “Inauguration Station”

Today Deep Silver and Volition announced that you can get an earlier start on your presidential campaign for Saints Row IV.  Available now and free to download from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and for Steam on Windows PC.  As of right now, it is listed as an “Exclusive to Gold” item on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.  The Inauguration Station will be available to download on the PlayStation 3 starting tomorrow, and available in the Americas on PSN on August 13th.

Once you have a created president you can then upload them to the Saints Row website for use in the game once it is released.  You can also import your Saints Row 3 characters into the Station and update them for use in Saints Row IV.

Metro: Last Light ‘Faction’ DLC Releases Tomorrow

Releasing tomorrow on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace, Steam Store, and North American PlayStation Store (July 17th for European and other regions’ storefronts) will be the “Faction” DLC pack for Metro: Last Light.  This pack will include three all new single player missions that feature each of the games factions.  It will also bring you to a few classic Metro 2033 locations, as well as featuring new weapons, and the return of a “truly terrifying” mutant foe.