MAG was [is] one of those games that you either loved in spite of its shortcomings or hated because, shortcomings or not, it was pure trash.  I’m still not 100% sure which side I’m on.  I love the massive amounts of action taking place on-screen but loathe most of the rest.  Well, no matter.  Enough people out there on PSN still play enough MAG to warrant its first batch of paid DLC.

On June 22, you (apparently) thousands of really quiet MAG fans will be able to download the “Interdiction” expansion pack from the PlayStation Network for $9.99.

From Zipper Interactive:

“But what’s in it,” you say? Well, for starters, we’re introducing a brand new gametype that we’re calling (what else?) “Interdiction.” Built for up to 128 simultaneous players, Interdiction challenges two rival factions to be attackers and seize control of three command posts with the aid of several heavily-armed convoys on three brand new maps (Lake Bayano Spur, Sovot Motorway, and Iron Cree Quarry). To make it even more interesting, we’ve made all three maps completely faction neutral – allowing all sides to play any map whenever they want – in addition to supplying every squad with their own APC vehicle (that’s 16 APCs on the map at once!). To win, players must capture and hold as many objectives as possible to increase their score while concurrently depleting their enemy’s. In short, Interdiction mode = crazy battlefield mayhem.”

Zipper is also including in the Interdiction pack a new “Heavy Improved” armor set and some new medals, ribbons and trophies.

If you are one of those people (like me) who just can’t get enough of killing hatchet-wielding midgets, looting corpses, and exploring the wastelands of Pandora with a few close friends, I’ve got some good news for you.  2K and Gearbox have released the first batch of DLC (downloadable content) for Borderlands today on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network that lets you jump right back in to the action and continue your happy times.

The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned promises all-new scenery, more hours of questing, a sweet moustache, and most importantly, new baddies to kill and loot.  So check out the trailer and get to downloading.  With annoying relatives coming over for the Thanksgiving holiday and mobs of crazy people outside shopping, hunker down in your room, escape, and enjoy a long weekend of relaxing gaming.

The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned is out now for Xbox 360 and PS3 for about 10 bucks.

Don’t anybody get too bent out of shape just yet, as no one really knows what this video means.  But it seems that a software hacker somehow hacked in to the PC version of Modern Warfare 2 and discovered some new, hidden game modes that aren’t available for us to play yet.  The “hidden” game modes are “VIP,” “One Flag CTF,” and “Global Thermonuclear War.”  Are they merely remnants from the cutting-room floor, or something else?

Infinity Ward haters obviously think it is [what will become] the first batch of DLC (downloadable content) coming in the near future that we’ll have to pay for to unlock.  Makes sense, as IW would probably make a bunch of loot releasing it as pay-to-download content.  But since it’s already on the $60 disk, maybe it’s just some fan-service that will unlock with a free code in a few weeks…

No, probably not.  But that would be nice.