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DLC, Schmee-El-Ce. A recent remark by THQ’s Huw Benyon seemed to spell doom for hopefuls that wanted more to purchase moreMetro 2033after purchasingMetro 2033, but a recent Facebook update has put the brakes on that. In a recent officialFacebook update, a 4A Games representative confirmed DLC plans. It’s all in that Title Update you may or may not have updated. “There’s a couple of reasons for [the Title Update] — primarily it’s to allow the game to accept DLC further down the line — with the game now finished we have been turning our thoughts to potential DLC....

Frankly we’re surprised it has taken Microsoft this long to enter the world of retail seeing as they have stuff to sell, they have the money to sell it and they’re usually only about one step behind Apple who has had blindingly white retail locations for years. No matter,they’re entering the retail game nowandthey’re lookingfor someone to manage each and every store they’re opening. Do you have the ability to “recruit, interview, hire, train and develop a team of friendly, customer focused sales and support staff, “maintain a learning environment that delivers the most knowledgeable and skilled team in retail” and “protect company assets including people, merchandise, facilities and money....

It looks like theCall of Dutyrebranding has had its desired effect, withNielsen’s Video Game Tracking bodsshowing that interest inModern Warfare 2has spiked considerably ever since evil publisher Activision decided to slap the franchise name back on the box. Three “consumer interest fields” improved dramatically following the name change — “Aided Awareness,” “Definite Interest in Purchasing,” and “Total Positive Interest in Purchasing.” Comparing the stats between July 6, before the name was changed, and the more recent July 13, one sees a healthy improvement in consumer interest....

For those rethinking your long-standing boycott, maybe you might want to giveCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2multiplayer on the PC a try this weekend. Why? Well, you can play it for free, which is as good a reason as any. Starting Thursday, April 8,Modern Warfare 2multiplayer will be part of a special “Free Weekend” promo on Steam. Call into work sick Thursday and Friday, and pre-load the game on Steam now....

Here’s a couple of nice little bonuses fromGameStop for those looking to get Capcom’sMonster Hunter Trifor the Wii. First off, reserve it now and when you check out (online or in-store), GameStop will take off $5. Nice little discount, eh? I remember the days when GameStop was about $5 more than everywhere else. Now they’re $5 cheaper on something. I like that. On top of this is a GameStop exclusiveMonster Hunter Trithemed Nintendo points card worth 500 points....

Following the pulling ofKillzone 2adverts in Toronto, it seems that a nearby bus company isjumping on the bandwagon. The York Region Transit line of bus shelters had received a complaint about the “scary” poster, but ignored it until Sony Canada starting pulling them in Toronto. Now the company has sprung into action with quickness and efficiency. On its own, this story isn’treallynews, but the nature of the complaint is just too funny to ignore....

For real! … and he said the Wii U is gettingGrand Theft Auto: Mushroom Kingdomat launch.

You may or may not be aware that Namco Bandai made an aggressive bid for D3 Publisher by purchasing a majority of the company’s stock, which would mean D3 would become a subsidary of Namco.Siliconera reports that the deal is done, with Namco coming away with 95.2 % of D3 Publisher’s shares and the total deal valued at 1,239,380,000 yen ($12.55 million). What does this mean for D3? Well, Namco Bandai say they plan to keep the Simple series coming, so fans of games likeEarth Defense Force 2017andOnechanbaracan still look forward to more of the same in that vein....

While these Zippo lighters won’t top theSega console versionswe showed you earlier, they all still have me considering taking up smoking so that I may have an excuse to carry one of these around. For my money, theDig Dugone is the winner. I’m the biggestDig Dugfan around. It looks fantastic, too. TheGalaxianone, with its slick engraved surface, is no slouch either. These lighters were created by Banpresto in Japan. They’re all limited edition releases, made to celebrate Pac-Man’s 30th anniversary next year....

I confess that I don’t know much about basketball, but if I had known thathoney badgersplayed it I would have been all over it. For obvious and logical reasons honey badgers will feature inNBA Jam: On Fire Edition. It will be available on PSN and Xbox Live on October 5th. If you can’t wait that long feel free to risk your life by challenging a real honey badger to a game or two....

EA’sNeed for SpeedMMO,Need for Speed World, needs some PC drivers. The title has entered into closed beta, meaning you could get in on the action before all the other nerds this summer. All you’ll need is a pair of hands, a PC, a bit of luck, a need for speed, and an Internet browser. Hit the game’sofficial Web sitefor sign-up and to jump through some contractual hoops if you meet the criteria....

“Everybody, move your body body body body …” Damn it, the song is starting to grow on me … Here we have the latest trailer and screens forDeca Sports. The trailer shows off some of the games you’ll be able to play such as Soccer, Badminton and Archery. The game will finally be dropping in a couple of weeks on May 13th for the reasonable price of $29.99.Going a little off topic here, this trailer has really inspired me....

Extending the life of its program “Recruit-A-Friend” program, Blizzard plans to offer a new mount for veterans that show World of Warcraft newcomers how to grind and survive in the digital plains, dungeons, and cities of Azeroth. It’s called the “X-53 Touring Rocket” and is as wild as it sounds. According to Blizzard representative “Bashiok,” who relayed the information to users of the MMO’sofficial message board this morning, the two-seater Touring Rocket “will be replacing” the Zhevra mount reward “in just a few days....