First bonus UT3 maps on US PSN

By Robert Purchese Published 28 March, 2008

Plus info on upcoming COD4 maps.

Epic has released the first official map pack for Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3.

Those of you in the US will be able to download the 82MB bundle from the PlayStation Store today.

However, Sony is yet to update the European PSN, so its arrival here is as uncertain as cleaning a plug socket with a wet sponge.

Inside the map pack are three new areas to kill each other in: deathmatch hotspots Morbias and Facing Worlds, and capture the flag specialist Searchlight.

Also in mapland is word that the upcoming Variety bundle for Call of Duty 4 will be on Live Marketplace in the first week of April.

It's definitely on its way for the PS3, according to developer blog IAMfourtwozero, although it will arrive roughly 21 days later.

Inside the Variety Map Pack are fresh areas Creek, Killhouse and Chinatown. Infinity Ward is also fixing Clan Tags, for those of you who know what that means.

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Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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Comments (8) Latest comment 4 years ago

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  • J.C #1 4 years ago

    Still waiting for the 360 version of the game.

  • seasidebaz #2 4 years ago

    facing worlds is a ctf map i thought?

  • crozon #3 4 years ago

    you can also get this same map pack for the PC version.

    just thought i'll let ya know.

  • Beano #4 4 years ago

    I can also recommend http://www.ut3mod.com where mods/maps/characters/etc. can be downloaded directly from the PS3 browser... very easy and it's free :)

    A memory card or USB stick/drive is still required for download and import though.

  • dsmx #5 4 years ago

    Kind of highlights how much your getting screwed on those halo map packs doesn't it.
    Edited by 1 at 28/03/08 @ 11:22

  • Machetazo #6 4 years ago

    I'm hoping someone will in the future, re-remake CTF Lavagiant - not that I'm disregarding the quality legacy maps that have been provided here, though, as they're sure to be great fun. :D

  • Widge #7 4 years ago

    Mm? I thought Bungie had just made a bunch of Halo maps free to download? Out of DLC people I've seen so far, I like the Motorstorm devs for chucking out the odd freebie, and I think Bungie carrying on where they left off with Halo 2 and sticking old maps out for free is a pretty good play too. I'd like to see more of this. Will we see the current RFOM map pack set made free once RFOM2 hits? Would be a good step if so.

  • Nallen #8 4 years ago

    you can also get this same map pack for the PC version.

    just thought i'll let ya know.

    Sauce? I read it wasn't gonna happen.