Additional DLC Coverage!

You go to the store. You buy a game. You go home. You put it in your system. You play. That’s how it used to be. But not anymore. And we get it. Games don’t start or end with the game you buy in a store. Maybe you download a demo before it’s released, to see if the game lives up to the hype. Or you see an expansion pack for a game you love but you want to learn about it before you shell out your cash.

Earlier this year, we gave GameSpot members access to review downloadable content add-on packs. We now think it would be best to offer GameSpot members a chance to rate and review even further coverage that includes demos, expansions, songs, map packs, and much more!

Starting this week, GameSpot is expanding its coverage and product catalog to as many pieces of downloadable content (DLC) as we can. Whether it’s original downloadable games for the PlayStation 3, downloadable songs for an Xbox 360 game, or a classic on the Wii Virtual Console, you can browse, research, and discuss it all.

GameSpot editors will continue to review some of the hottest expansion packs and other content, but more importantly, we’re letting you have your say. Think Fallout 3’s Brotherhood of Steel is awesome? Review it for your fellow GameSpotters. Think Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Horse Armor is not worth the money or the hard drive space? Tell them that, too.

We’ve created hubs for Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Wii Shop. We’ve also created a DLC & Expansions tab on a game’s main page that links to descriptions and reviews for each item, like the demo for Lost Planet 2 or Killzone 2 map packs.

So when you’re playing that new game over the holidays and wondering “What else can I do with this?” all you have to do is check out GameSpot, and you’ll know the answer. Enjoy!