Capcom Announced Map Packs For Lost Planet

Capcom announced plans to offer downloadable multiplayer map packs for Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The first map pack will cost 400 Microsoft Points, with pricing on the following packs to be determined later. Lost Planet, which carries a PEGI 16 rating, can be found on retail shelves around the world.

The first pack is planned to be released via Xbox Live Marketplace on or about March 9 and contains two new multiplayer levels: “Radar Field,” a close quarters facility which is under construction and has a giant radar that provides an excellent vantage point, and “Island 902,” a sprawling Pacific-themed battlefield with several islands connected by bridges as well as vast underwater areas. Additionally, “Battleground,” a multiplayer map originally offered exclusively to those who purchased the Limited Edition of the game, will be made available for free to all Lost Planet players. The next two packs, as well as the free Battleground map will be made available in the coming months.

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Survey: Would you like MGS4 on 360?

Xbox 360 Fanboy: "Bloggers love rumors. It's a scientific fact. Rumors provide us with a nourishment that neither videogames nor meaningful relationships can provide, especially rumors about Metal Gear Solid 4 on the Xbox 360. This one comes to us from Evil Avatar. It seems there is a survey circulating that asks some very pointed questions about MGS4. A few questions from the survey:

'Would you like to see Metal Gear Solid 4 on Xbox 360?'

'Would you buy an Xbox 360 just to play Metal Gear Solid 4?'

'On a scale of 0-100, with zero being not at all satisfied and 100 being very satisfied, how would you rate Konami's output on Xbox 360 to date?'

The survey reportedly comes from a reputable marketing company, one that compiles political exit polls and even has Microsoft as one of its major clients. Of course, the question is who made the survey? Is it Konami testing the waters for a possible port of MGS4, or did Microsoft organize the survey to plead their case to Konami? It's tough to say, but it's worth noting that this particular rumor seems to consistently resurface.

How would you rate Konami's 360 output so far? Would Metal Gear Solid 4 change your mind?"

Xbox Live Maintenance Tomorrow

Xbox 360 Fanboy: "Major Nelson gave us word that there will be a server maintenance on Xbox Live and Xbox.com tomorrow morning from 2:00 AM PST to 5:00 AM PST. It's only three hours and will be transparent to pretty much everyone in North America, but it's nice to get the heads up. This is strictly a maintenance and will not have any new features added to xbox.com, Xbox Live or your Xbox 360 Dashboard. Thankfully it doesn't last too long, nor does it take place at an inopportune time that will impede on some Crackdown co-op goodness."

Steve Ballmer teases about price drop

Xbox 360 Fanboy: "For those of you wondering if the Xbox 360 will have a price drop coming down the pipeline, our good friend Steve Ballmer has some words of wisdom. 'I think every console in the world has had a price decrease sometime in the first few years. I don't know whether we'll have a price decrease in the first few years, and I don't want to comment on that, but I will highlight for you that every console has had a price decrease in the first few years.'

Perfect, that answers everything. So, basically if history has a tendency to repeat itself, we'll see a price drop. Understandably, Ballmer doesn't want to flat out say what the plans for the Xbox 360 are, as the Entertainment and Devices Division is determined to be profitable in 2008's fiscal year. Still as production costs decrease over time, Microsoft may find an opportunity to drop the price without breaking the bank, or the aforementioned goal. So, a price drop will happen, and it's just a matter of when. Our question for you is will it be before or Halo 3 ships?"