Lost Planet DLC: new patch and downloads for August 16

Owners of Capcom‘s Lost Planet (Xbox 360, PC), may want to watch out for next week, as the company reports that a new series of game downloadables will be cropping up. For the PC gamers in particular, expect an automatic patch to kick in this August 16, which will carry specialized DirectX 10 Geometry Shaders. This update is expected to enhance DirectX 10 capabilities, including visual effects like depth of field effects, motion blur, and fur shading.

The second part of the patch is support for a new chat system in Lost Planet PC’s multiplayer mode. This feature will carry four general messages to be used to communicate with other players in the lobby, in-game, and result screens. Here’s a shortlist :

• Lobby
• LetÂ’s go.
• Hold on a sec.
• ItÂ’s nice to meet you.
• Roger!
• In-game
• Thank you.
• IÂ’m sorry.
• YouÂ’ve gotta holdÂ’em off!
• Roger!
• Result Screen
• LetÂ’s go.
• Thank you.
• What do we do now?
• Thanks.

Last on the list is Lost Planet PC’s Map Pack 2, which will carry Battleground, Lost Technology, Ruins, and Ice Drop. These maps were originally part of Lost Planet‘s Packs 2 and 3 for the Xbox 360, with their PC port now being handed out for free.

For the Xbox 360-based owners, good news comes with the announcement that your Map Pack 3 (Lost Technology, Ruins, and Ice Drop) will be available for free. And as previously reported, Map Packs 1 and 2 will also be free. All three packs are available on Xbox Live at the same time as the PC updates (August 16) – just be sure to have ample storage space to hold them all. Also expect an update to improve connectivity to be released in the near future.

Buy: [Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (360)]
Buy: [Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC)]

Owners of Capcom‘s Lost Planet (Xbox 360, PC), may want to watch out for next week, as the company reports that a new series of game downloadables will be cropping up. For the PC gamers in particular, expect an automatic patch to kick in this August 16, which will carry specialized DirectX 10 Geometry Shaders. This update is expected to enhance DirectX 10 capabilities, including visual effects like depth of field effects, motion blur, and fur shading.

The second part of the patch is support for a new chat system in Lost Planet PC’s multiplayer mode. This feature will carry four general messages to be used to communicate with other players in the lobby, in-game, and result screens. Here’s a shortlist :

• Lobby
• LetÂ’s go.
• Hold on a sec.
• ItÂ’s nice to meet you.
• Roger!
• In-game
• Thank you.
• IÂ’m sorry.
• YouÂ’ve gotta holdÂ’em off!
• Roger!
• Result Screen
• LetÂ’s go.
• Thank you.
• What do we do now?
• Thanks.

Last on the list is Lost Planet PC’s Map Pack 2, which will carry Battleground, Lost Technology, Ruins, and Ice Drop. These maps were originally part of Lost Planet‘s Packs 2 and 3 for the Xbox 360, with their PC port now being handed out for free.

For the Xbox 360-based owners, good news comes with the announcement that your Map Pack 3 (Lost Technology, Ruins, and Ice Drop) will be available for free. And as previously reported, Map Packs 1 and 2 will also be free. All three packs are available on Xbox Live at the same time as the PC updates (August 16) – just be sure to have ample storage space to hold them all. Also expect an update to improve connectivity to be released in the near future.

Buy: [Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (360)]
Buy: [Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (PC)]