Showing posts with label DLC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DLC. Show all posts

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Grand Theft Auto IV - The Ballad of Gay Tony DLC

    The Ballad of Gay Tony is the second episode of downloadable content (DLC) released by Rockstar Games for Grand Theft Auto IV. It is available in download form as well as part of the "Episodes from Liberty City" standalone disc.

    Similar to The Lost and Damned, The Ballad of Gay Tony centers around a new protagonist in Liberty City and tells a tale that runs parallel to both Niko and Johnny's stories. The DLC also adds new features and activities to the game, stretching the playtime of GTA4 even farther.

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned DLC - Xbox 360

    The Lost and Damned is the first of two episodes of downloadable content (DLC) released for Grand Theft Auto IV. This installment follows a new main character, Johnny Klebitz. Johnny is second in command of The Lost Motorcycle Club, a gang of bikers residing within Liberty City. The expansion's story runs parallel to the events experienced by Niko Bellic, further fleshing out the overall narrative of Liberty City and filling in some gaps in Niko's story. In some instances, Johnny actually comes into contact with the protagonist of the main game and works together with him for certain missions. Other important characters from Niko's story make a few cameos in Johnny's tale, bringing some familiar faces to the new cast of friends within The Lost.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dawnguard DLC - Xbox 360

    Dawnguard is the first DLC expansion to be released for 2011's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Interestingly, a large amount of the content found in Dawnguard, as well as in future DLC episodes for Skyrim, was first conceived of when Bethesda Softworks gave their employees a week of creative freedom. During this week, employees were instructed to let their imaginations run wild and create whatever they wanted using the game's engine. A video showing some of the results of this week-long experiment can be viewed here.

    Dawnguard's storyline begins with a rise in vampire activity across Skyrim. Previously, vampires were known only to attack unwary travelers that ventured into their underground lairs with the few exceptions of single attacks on villagers. Dawnguard sees more brazen attacks on entire cities by vampires in broad daylight. In order to combat this new fanged threat, the DLC's titular faction, the Dawnguard, begins recruiting aspiring vampire hunters.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: Dragonborn DLC - Xbox 360

    Dragonborn is the third released downloadable content (DLC) for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Dragonborn introduces an entirely new area for players to explore, complete with new locations, quests, characters, and skills. While the main quest of the expansion is relatively short and anticlimactic, Dragonborn's other features make this expansion very much worth the money paid for admittance.

    Dragonborn begins as the hero of Skyrim is attacked by a group of cultists. Upon defeating the cultists, our hero finds a letter on one of the cultists which explains that they were under contract to find and kill the one calling himself "The Dragonborn." It appears as though someone from Solstheim, an island located just off the shore of the province of Morrowind, was paying the cultists to complete this contract. In order to unravel the mystery of the cultists, the Dragonborn must travel to this island and investigate the recent occurrences. During the investigation, the Dragonborn will uncover the secrets of the first Dragonborn, find ancient treasures hidden on the island, as well as fight through a plane of Oblivion which one of the Daedric princes calls home.