Tue, Mar 30, 2010 | 16:33 BST
MW2: Stimulus Package drops onto Live, is broken [Update]
Update: It’s still unplayable. Nelson’s just said we’re going to get an update in the next 30 minutes.
Update 2: Oh dear. Microsoft’s Dan Maher just tweeted that the title update that’s preventing people from playing the content is “currently being prepped, but could take four hours to appear everywhere once it’s ready.”
Update 3: Nelson and Inside Xbox UK ed Andy Farrant just both tweeted that the update is now ready to download, although the former states it’ll be a couple of minutes before the update goes worldwide.
Original: Mapathy is over: Activision’s released the Stimulus Package, Modern Warfare 2 first PDLC. No one can play it yet, but still.
The download comes in at just under 330Mb and will set you back 1,200 MS points.
The Stimulus DLC includes five new maps: Bailout, Salvage, Storm, and classic maps Crash and Overgrown.
Last time we checked, it wasn’t on the Online Marketplace but it is on the actual console Marketplace. It seems people are having troubles with it so far, though.
Various reports are claiming no one can access the content, thanks to the fact that a promised title update hasn’t yet been released.
Nelson’s just tweeted Microsoft is “pushing it out” right now, so you won’t have long to wait, hopefully.
Get the skinny on the release here.
To also celebrate its launch, Microsoft’s sent us a 250Gb 360 Super Elite MW2 bundle. Get the lowdown on that here.
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29 comments
#1
NGCes26294BIV
30/03/10, 2:48 pm
“MW2: Stimulus Package drops onto Live, seems to be broken”
Money well spent, then.
#2
Kaufer
30/03/10, 2:50 pm
Why does this keep happening? Just this last few months title update for Dragon Age DLC and Game Room were released broken. And now another one.
#3
DrDamn
30/03/10, 2:52 pm
So the inflated cost wasn’t spent on QA then?
#4
FadeLive
30/03/10, 2:53 pm
Looks like the Stimulus DLC came to early.
Bazinga!
#5
sennasnit
30/03/10, 3:09 pm
Wouldn’t it be funny if they couldn’t fix it until the end of the month, when the exclusivity runs out, thus meaning $Millions wasted by Microsoft.
Thanks for beta testing it for us 360 owners.
#6
G1GAHURTZ
30/03/10, 3:19 pm
And exactly how do you know precisely how many “$Millions” MS allegedly paid for the exclusivity deal?
#7
Redh3lix
30/03/10, 3:20 pm
LMFAO FadeLive
#8
NGCes26294BIV
30/03/10, 3:42 pm
@6
He didn’t say he knew how many millions it cost, but you would assume it would be at least two.
Don’t think for a second that IW and Acti gave the 30 day window for nothing.
#9
Patrick Garratt
30/03/10, 3:47 pm
Sounds as though they’re getting there – http://twitter.com/majornelson/status/11310983520
#10
JGR33N
30/03/10, 3:50 pm
LoL@5…We 360 users ARE the beta testers!
#11
Patrick Garratt
30/03/10, 3:57 pm
Oh no. Check the second update.
#12
Blerk
30/03/10, 3:58 pm
/facepalm
#13
Johnny Cullen
30/03/10, 4:33 pm
Another update. It seems to be live.
#14
SunKing
30/03/10, 4:33 pm
Major Nelson has confirmed that the Title Update is now live. He’s like the PR version of Scotty from Star Trek: always under promise and then over deliver.
#15
reask
30/03/10, 4:43 pm
Its working now just updated mine.
Getting the maps later for the little one but I think I will have to buy them again for my account.
Sucks really.
:Edit
Actually its still not working I am unable to get into a match it just keeps hanging. I have not got the maps yet but that should not stop me.
#16
endgame
30/03/10, 5:44 pm
is this news? news would be that something that IW makes would actually work. lol!
#17
DeSpiritusBellum
30/03/10, 5:50 pm
Rar rar rar BC2 rules, foam-at-mouth
I’m a fanboy – Get it?
Pretty embaressing fuck-up though.
#18
G1GAHURTZ
30/03/10, 6:22 pm
@8:
Why would you assume that!?
It could have been anything from centre stage at last years E3 to free extra marketing from MS.
Who said money even needed to be involved?
#19
Dr.Ghettoblaster
30/03/10, 7:16 pm
“Who said money even needed to be involved?”
I’m truly sorry, but that’s just a stupid question. It’s either money, or there’s a WHOLE lot of dick sucking going on behind the scenes…
#20
G1GAHURTZ
30/03/10, 7:54 pm
It’s not stupid at all.
Like I said, it could have been any sort of incentive from the centre stage that they got at last years E3, to lots of advertising.
There are many things that MS could have given IW/Acti to make them go for the 30-day exclusive instead of money.
#21
theevilaires
30/03/10, 8:19 pm
LOL beta testers
#22
reask
30/03/10, 8:31 pm
Kinda off topic but I just bought the 1200 cod pack and when I put in the code its saying invalid code.
I cannot get into a match all day and live seems to be having problems as far as cod goes.
Just wondering has anyone gotten something similar.
I messaged a friend in Ireland earlier and they were having the same connection problems.
cost me 15 Euro for the points so I am hoping it will be sorted for tomorrow.
#23
G1GAHURTZ
30/03/10, 8:57 pm
Where did you get the code from?
Do you mean a code for 2100 MS points? Since the update I’ve not been having any problems.
#24
reask
30/03/10, 9:05 pm
I got it in my local Xtra vision.
It came in a mw2 case with 1200 printed on it.
All sealed.
I am just hoping its the service and it will be OK tomorrow.
#25
Dralen
30/03/10, 9:18 pm
Omg! That’s got to be it. This is the beta, and it’s exclusive to 360, that must be why its so shockingly expensive.
#26
theevilaires
30/03/10, 9:24 pm
stop it Dralen if this was a M$ exclusive beta it would be similar to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v1KVq31_TE
#27
G1GAHURTZ
30/03/10, 9:36 pm
@ reask:
Oh right. I didn’t know that they were doing those…
The code should be working by now, surely? Hmm… Doesn’t sound right. You might need to contact MS.
Or better yet, try and get an exchange for a working one.
Try the IW forums to see if anyone else has had the same problem.
http://www.infinityward.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=13
#28
Dralen
30/03/10, 9:40 pm
@theevilaires
Haha! I guess your right.
#29
G1GAHURTZ
30/03/10, 9:44 pm
LOL @ the link, tea!