Less than 48 hours after the game went live, purported images and video of new content for Castlevania: Harmony of Despair have surfaced on the GameFAQs message board. This material appears to confirm a new level featuring new enemies and two additional characters including Julius Belmont.

GameFAQs user Bonovox_40 created a new topic titled “2 new characters + stage 7″ on Thursday night, posting a link to this image gallery. The images show a seventh chapter (pictured above) based on the ..read the full article

The “Taxidermist” add-on for Heavy Rain was given away to those who preordered the PlayStation 3 game last month. Sony said Friday that the downloadable content will go up for sale to the unwashed masses on April 1 for $5.

This bit of DLC — apparently the first chapter in an upcoming series of bite-sized bits of Heavy Rain scenarios, takes place before the events of the game. Players follow reporter Madison Paige as she investigates the Origami Killer.

In his ..read the full article

Three new mash-up tracks from Jay-Z and Eminem are the first fresh bits of content for Activision’s DJ Hero since November.

The new music for the turntable-based game is available for the Xbox 360 version as of Thursday, but PlayStation and Wii mixmasters have to wait until March 25 to nab the downloads.

To call the paucity of DJ Hero downloads a “drought” would be an insult to regions suffering from insufficient rainfall. Activision released the game in October to solid ..read the full article

Electronic Arts’ new game The Saboteur opens with a close-up shot of a stripper, nude from the waist up.

Well, actually, that’s only if you buy the “Midnight Show” downloadable content.

Saboteur, which will be released Dec. 8 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, features mild nudity: The girls of the Belle de Nuit, a Parisian strip club that serves as your home base, will walk around without their tops if you ..read the full article

Reach For Your Wallet Dept.: On Wednesday, World of Warcraft began offering two virtual pets — the first in-game items sold for real-world money in Blizzard’s MMO.

The Pandaren Monk (above left) and Lil’ KT cost $10 each from the Blizzard online store. When you buy them, they bind to your WoW account, meaning that you can equip them with any character you create.

For every purchase of the Pandaren Monk made before December 31, Blizzard will donate $5 to the Make-a-Wish ..read the full article

Capcom Japan recently teased an upcoming announcement regarding Street Fighter IV on their official website. With their “newwarrior” address hinting at…well…a new warrior in the Street Fighter IV universe, Capcom has had the internet abuzz with rumors and speculation on what they’re announcing on Sept. 29, 5PM Japan Standard Time. French gaming news site JV247 got the jump on Capcom with some allegedly leaked screenshots of a couple new characters and even a shiny new logo for Super Street Fighter ..read the full article

Just a few days ago, we informed about Street Fighter IV possibly getting a sequel - doubtful, but possible. It was a juicy rumor going around the internet, hence our careful approach towards it.

If we may, we’d like to point you to the official website of Capcom Japan. Once there, apart from the awesome-looking teaser in true Street Fighter IV art style, take a look at the address field and you’ll notice how it says “newwarrior,” or in non-internet language, ..read the full article

How do you unlock all characters in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, the all-new Kingdom Hearts game for Nintendo’s portable DS system. Well read below to find out! The game releases in America on September 29, 2009.

UNLOCK ADDITIONAL CHARACTERS IN MISSION MODE

1. How to unlock Xion - Play story mode to day 96. 2. How to unlock Riku - Play story mode to day 171. 3. How to unlock Donald - Play story mode to day 244. 4. How to unlock Goofy - Play ..read the full article

Creative Assembly may have announced Napoleon: Total War but that doesn’t mean they’re finished with Empire — patch 1.4 has gone live for Empire: Total War owners. Aside from the usual balance changes and bug fixes, the patch brings two new battles: The Battle of Rossbach and the Battle of Fontenoy. Both of which are available for play through single-player and multiplayer.

To add to that, players can pre-order the upcoming downloadable content for Empire called The Warpath. The DLC is ..read the full article

Go here. See what just happened? You just got a voucher code for a free Norse Mythology costume and level kit pack for Media Molecule’s LittleBigPlanet. Awfully nice way to start the day, isn’t it? Now you can dress up your Sackboy as a little Viking, and do a little invading, perhaps some murdering while you’re at it too.

LittleBigPlanet hasn’t made much of a splash in a while bar a few cool costume kits, but with free packs, a Game of the ..read the full article

The Red Faction: Guerrilla Smasher Pack will be made available on October 1st, 2009 for $4.99. Available for Xbox 360 and PS3, the pack includes 8 maps for the offline Wrecking Crew mode and the new found ability to use mechs in multiplayer. [Destructoid]

The Prey in the Darkness DLC content pack for Batman: Arkham Asylum will be PS3 exclusive for America announced Eidos. Only in America though, as it will be released on both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in other territories.

The reason for this is probably to keep up the incentive for gamers to purchase the PS3 edition of Batman: Arkham Asylum over the Xbox 360 version, since the PS3 edition exclusively allows you to play as The Joker. Because of ..read the full article

Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) announced what new PlayStation Network downloadable games, expansions, demos and videos were released for PlayStation 3 and PSP this week in America and Europe.

Updates Brain Challenge Price Drop (now $4.99) Brain Challenge Expansion Pack Price Drop (now $1.99) Droplitz Temporary Price Drop (now $4.99) 25 Guitar Hero World Tour songs are on sale for $1.50 this week!

Downloadable Games Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Commander’s Challenge ($9.99) Fight for world domination in the all-new Red Alert 3 Commander’s ..read the full article

Downloads seem to be getting bigger and bigger, in both size and popularity. The high-selling XBLA title Shadow Complex is just shy of taking up one gig of your hard drive. The latest DLC for Command & Conquer 3 is double that. So how large will Microsoft let the downloads get? The answer is not much bigger than that.

IGN sat down with Scott Austin, director of digital games for Microsoft, at TGS and asked about the size limit on Xbox ..read the full article

I sometimes get so frustrated with this Trials HD game that I just throw my controller down and walk away in disgust. As someone who spent time in the military and in restaurant employment, frustrating me is not an easy thing to do, so bravo to RedLynx on that note. Do not fret though, as I go right back to the game like Tina went back to Ike. And apparently, I am not alone.

After just a month on the virtual ..read the full article

BlazBlue 2: Continuum Shift has been announced by Arc System Works and it is set for release this Winter in Japanese arcades.

Like they did with the Guilty Gear series before it, this update/sequel will contain a few additions and tweaks but won’t be a major shift in difference to the first BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger. The old cast will have new moves in the sequel as well as rebalanced controls, the stages will be remade, a Beginner Mode is being added, ..read the full article

Tomorrow’s North American PlayStation Store update will have some bat-flavored exclusive DLC for Batman: Arkham Asylum. Eidos announced that the Prey in the Darkness map pack will be available for download exclusively on the PlayStation Network in North America. Other territories don’t have to deal with the platform exclusivity malarkey, with the map packs available on PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Prey in the Darkness adds two more challenge rooms for Batman to wreak havoc on mentally unstable henchmen in. ..read the full article