Metallica's Death Magnetic album won't be the only DLC greeting gamers upon the launch of Activision's Guitar Hero: World Tour (Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii). It'll be joined by tracks from R.E.M., Rick Springfield, Ted Nugent, and more. Details after the jump.

Penny Arcade has released a schedule of activities for this year's Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). If you're planning to go to the event, we recommend checking it out so you can plan out your own schedule in advance.

The NBA's current season is at its tail-end, and as early as now, 2K Sports is getting ready for the next one. We reported yesterday that Kevin Garnett will be gracing the cover of NBA 2K9 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360) and today, we have its very first trailer. See what's in store for the latest installment of the hoop sim series in the full article up ahead.

The cover player for 2K Sports' upcoming basketball sim NBA 2K9 has been announced. It's none other than Boston Celtics superstar forward Kevin Garnett. He's busy with the NBA Finals right now, but he definitely had the time to sign the deal and endorse the title. Details after the jump.

Are you concerned with Take-Two's move to develop the sequel to BioShock in 2K Marin instead of Boston and Australia? Are you excited about a possible sequel to Max Payne next year? Is Take-Two locked down for EA's taking? All these were answered by the controversial publisher's top execs as they met up with investors. All the details after the jump.

2K Boston Creative Director Ken Levine had a lot to talk about in an interview conducted by GamesIndustry.biz. Among the topics discussed were the recent success of their previous title BioShock (Xbox 360, PC), the rumored acquisition of Take-Two Interactive by Electronic Arts, and casual gaming among others. Check out what Levine had to say in the full article.

The big winner for the the recent 8th Annual Game Developers Conference Choice Awards was Valve Corporation's Portal as it won the prestigious Game of the Year award as well as three other honors for its innovative and unique gameplay. You can read about the other awardees and special recipients from the event  in the full article after the jump.

Feel like there's nothing new left to achieve on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii)? Well, don't get too rocked out just yet because it seems that Activision has hidden three aces up its sleeve with three songs that will soon become available as downloadable content for the game.

Find out more about the new songs in the full article!

Irrational Games split into two after the completion of Bioshock, introducing the 2K Boston and 2K Australia studios. Now it looks like a new studio is being set up in the Bay Area. According to a cached job listing in Gamasutra, the new studio is to be called 2K Marin and will comprise of some of the people who created Bioshock. More at the full article.

 

When you've got a game like 2K Boston and 2K Australia's BioShock (Microsoft Xbox 360, PC) that did things right, 2K Boston's lead designer Ken Levine believes expanding replayability is the way downloadable content should go. In an interview, Levine said he wants the BioShock experience to be broader if there will be any DLC.

"I'm not a really big fan of expanding things just by linearly adding to the experience," he told Games for Windows Magazine. He cited Diablo II as an example, the classic PC action RPG title that was both enhanced and extended by the Lord of Destruction expansion.

To Levine, an expansion would have to improve original content and add replayability instead of just adding new episodes to the game's storyline. He said that "a lot of plasmids got cut" before the game went gold, so we could at least hope to find those available for download in the future.

"I think that certainly BioShock's combat experience is great, but it could be broader. I'm a little more confused as far as how to expand the narrative experience," Levine continued. Looks like we're in for some waiting before any official announcement from 2K Boston on BioShock DLC. Then again, maybe it'll come as a surprise.



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