Borderlands

Instead of new areas to explore and quests to complete (which is what was offered The Zombie Island of Dr Ned), Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot includes Riot mode – a new gameplay mode that pits your character or team up against 5 waves of enemies in 3 different arena settings.

The new mode is a change of pace compared to the original game and first DLC, and hands on play testing has shown that you do not receive experience for killing enemies in the arena so this gameplay mode may be better suited for max level characters. There are however new weapons you can find in the arena, so if you feel like taking on the challenge there is a reward at the end of it.

Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot costs $9.99 to purchase and can be downloaded from the Gearbox store or from Steam.

Borderlands

The update also includes the highly objected addition of DRM to the game in the form of SecuROM. Listed on the Steam page for the DLC is that the update includes SecuROM and has a 5 machine activation limit.

However on the Gearbox store the DLC is listed as being
limited to 5 concurrent installations. There is a big difference between having a 5 time activation limit and being able to have 5 concurrent installs of the game at one time. At this point in time it’s not clear if the DRM restrictions are the same across all digital delivery services or not.

Feel free to discuss the addition of DRM to Borderlands as well as the recently released DLC, The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned, on our Borderlands forums.

Killing Floor

Along with “Level Up” the new Nightfall Character Pack DLC was also released, which contains 4 more new playable character in similar fashion to the last Character Pack DLC. It can be bought from Steam for $1.99.

For more information about the new additions such as the weapons, maps, perks, Husk specimen and more, as well as a full list of changes included in the “Level Up” content pack, check out the dedicated Tripwire forum thread.

Left 4 Dead

The events of the Crash Course campaign are set after the finale of No Mercy (where the survivors escape on the helicopter) and leads up to the beginning of the Death Toll campaign.

However, the main feature of Crash Course is its streamlined Versus mode. This update is set to balance Versus campaigns more effectively and allow the completion of a campaign within 30 minutes, making for a much faster play experience.

To coincide with the release of Crash Course, Left 4 Dead can be bought for half price ($14.99) from the Steam store (sale ends October 2).

Killing Floor

The update fixes a number of bugs and includes the following additions:

- 4 new Characters as a purchasable DLC pack available via the Steam Store
- new animations for the specimens busting down doors
- a faster Quick Heal system
- updated Door Welded display

For a full list of additions and bug fixes see the KF updates thread on the forums.

The Outbreak Character Pack can be bought from the Steam store for $1.99. The pack contains 4 new playable characters:

- Agent Wilkes: One of Horzine’s own security guards, still in his uniform, enhanced with Horzine’s own Mark 7 combat suit.
- Foundry Worker Aldridge: A welder who managed to survive the zombie onslaught inside the Foundry, still in his working gear.
- DJ Scully: Ex British army soldier, moonlighting as an underground DJ when the apocalypse hit.
- Dr Gary Glover: Sent in as part of the emergency response team, Dr Glover managed to survive infection inside his Hazmat suit.

This update does not include the new map (Foundry), or the two new weapons (AK-47 and Katana) but according to the Killing Floor website, they will be made available soon.

Killing Floor

What we can expect from Heavy Metal is a new map titled “Foundry“, which is set in an old iron works, as well as two new weapons – the ubiquitous AK-47, as well as a Japanese Katana for melee attacks.

As well as the free content, there will also be a paid “character pack” DLC. This pack will include 4 new playable characters. As yet, there has been no mention on the price of the character pack, or a release date set for either of the content packs.

For future details, keep on eye on the relevant thread in the forums. Thanks to Shayagor for the tip.

Left 4 Dead

Judging by the spawn-graph released by Valve, Survival Mode looks like it will appeal to the hardcore gamers inside of us all. If your team manages to survive for 12 minutes, then you will be getting a new Tank spawn every 30 seconds! It’s going to be tough to survive for 12 minutes, and basically impossible to go over 14 with the Tank spawning every 20 seconds or less, but I’m sure SotW is up for the challenge.

To find people who are ready for that challenge, be sure to head to the L4D section of the forums.