Ubisoft has made a great effort at supporting Ghost Recon: Future Soldier after launch with expanded content through DLC. Today, the third DLC pack for the team based strategy shooter has become available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The Khyber Strike DLC, available today on both Xbox LIVE and the PlayStation Network for 800MSP/$9.99, respectively, features three new multiplayer maps, one new multiplayer mode, one new Guerrilla Mode map, new achievements, and a +10 level cap increase. More details on each of these new maps/modes below. Read the full story

It’s here! Finally, it’s here! Today, the Arctic Strike Map Pack for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was released for PS3 and 360 and after playing it for most of the day I can say that it is good. Before I dive into what I like about the DLC pack, let’s get rid of the boring details. The pack brings a higher level cap, 3 new multiplayer maps, 1 new multiplayer gametype, 1 new Guerrilla Mode map, and 6 new guns. The Arctic Strike Map Pack will set you back 800 Microsoft points or $9.99 on Playstation Network. If this first paragraph is all that you read of this article then know that I think that the new maps alone are worth the price. Read the full story

Two weeks before the launch of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier back in May, Ubisoft announced an upcoming DLC package for the title, “Arctic Strike.” Originally intended for July 3rd, the DLC package was delayed, and has now been re-dated. Now, the Arctic Strike DLC, which will bring new content to the game’s versatile multiplayer modes, will be releasing on XBLA and PSN July 17th for 800MSP/$9.99. Find screenshots and the detailed list of new multiplayer content below. Read the full story

At last year’s E3, Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier was one of the highlights of the titles Ubisoft had to offer. To be perfectly fair, most of the titles that Ubisoft had to offer last year were the highlights of what Ubisoft had to offer, but this review is for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, so for the purposes of this review, it was totally one of the more impressive highlights. For me, at least, it was definitely the most surprising. Ghost Recon games have never been my forte, but here was a Ghost Recon game that not only could I play (and play well), but that I enjoyed playing. It was this aspect of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier that highlighted it for me, and made me look forward to its release. Read the full story

Hot on the heels of the completion of the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer beta completion, and slipping in just before the retail launch, Ubisoft has announced a multiplayer beta for their upcoming title, Far Cry 3. Similar to the original timeline for the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer beta, the Far Cry 3 multiplayer beta is scheduled to run for two weeks, sometime this summer. It will be a closed beta, with access granted through multiple methods: Read the full story

We’re getting to the point where counting down to the Ghost Recon: Future Soldier launch in hours doesn’t result in some crazy huge number. In fact, we’re just over 111 hours away from any potential midnight launches of the title. Ubisoft has worked up a lot of tie-ins to this one, both internally and externally. From the short film and Ghost Recon Network to third party accessories like the TRITTON headset and Mad Catz controller, it looks like they’re aiming high. Now, another layer has been added to this big pile of nachos: GUNNAR Optiks. Read the full story

I’m going to be punching bears left and right once Assassin’s Creed III comes out. I may spend an entire day just running around punching bears. In “One BILLION Dollars!,” Episode 029 of Marooners’ Talk, we discuss the Assassin’s Creed III gameplay trailer, the successful marketing efforts of the Assassin’s Creed III team in involving the community, the diametrically opposed awful “Team Ghost” marketing campaign for next week’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, The Avengers surpassing the worldwide $1 billion mark, the PS Vita’s lackluster performance, and what we’re looking for out of E3 this year. Read the full story

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With one week to go until I find myself dashing from cover to cover in my own house, much to my wife’s inevitable annoyance, Ubisoft has released the launch trailer for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. See what it is that sets the Ghosts on their path of destruction this time, and see them get to work in the trailer below: Read the full story

Last week, we got the first teaser look at Ubisoft’s live action Ghost Recon Alpha. A 25 minute film, Ghost Recon Alpha shows the four playable characters from the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier video game in a prequel/tie-in story to the events of the game. Watch the trailer below. Read the full story

We’re less than two weeks away from the launch of Ubisoft’s highly anticipated team-shooter, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. The anticipation is palpable in this lead-up period. With the extended multiplayer beta coming to a close yesterday, we’re left with twitching fingers absent purpose for a few days more. In an attempt to appease the withdrawal symptoms of the masses, Ubisoft has announced today its “Arctic Strike” DLC pack for Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Worry not, this is not Day One DLC. The current release date for the pack is July 3, 2012, at 800MSP/$9.99. With it comes  new multiplayer maps, a new multiplayer mode, a new Guerilla mode co-op map, and six new weapons to kick ass with. Read the full story