Marvel Heroes, Borderlands 2, 2k13 sales record, and more.

Random news for the week:

Marvel Heros the upcoming free to play MMO created by David Brevik, one of the visionaries behind the first two Diablos; has a new trailer:

Marvel Heroes combines the core gameplay style of action RPGs and MMOs. Think Diablo with more people.
Closed beta registration is live now at
https://marvelheroes.com/

2K Games and Gearbox Software released the first add-on content campaign for Borderlands 2 today. Captain Scarlett and the Pirate’s Booty is the first of four add-on content campaigns for Borderlands 2. These four add-on content campaigns will be available individually or as a combined purchase of the Season Pass available for $29.99. All 4 releases are scheduled to be out by June 2013.



2K Sports announced franchise record-setting sales of NBA 2K13. While no official numbers have yet been released it was a 49 percent increase over the franchise’s previous fastest-seller, NBA 2K11. The PS3 version of 2k13 is currently sitting at an 89 on Metacritic.

Next Skyrim DLC? According to code pulled from the latest Skyrim patch, the game's next piece of DLC is thought to be called "Dragonborn." While these are currently unconfirmed details, it looks like Dragonborn will take place on the island of Solstheim, include new armor types and there are references to dragon mounts and several locations.

Activision announced today that the Call of Duty Elite service will be free for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 players when the game launches on November 13. Formerly a premium subscription service for players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the service will be integrated into Black Ops 2 and allow all players to enjoy features like stat tracking, clan support, Zombies tracking, and social sharing for no extra charge. The free Elite service will not retroactively include premium features for Modern Warfare 3, though stat tracking and player information will be free to all.

I am also beginning to think Mottzilla is right about The War Z being thrown together waaay to fast. have a look for yourself:

It appears the Terms and conditions were taken right from League of Legends, without even getting it all cleaned up.