The Chimera had better pucker up for more punishment because by tomorrow, trigger-happy players of Resistance 2 will have more reasons to bring the fight back to the nasty extraterrestrials. Tomorrow, March 26th, is the day that the new Resistance 2 DLC will be available, along with the 1.50 patch that'll make the online alien-hunting experience much more enjoyable.

The new DLC will come in two forms: The Aftermath Pack and new skins for your character.

• Aftermath Pack: This pack gives you three more multiplayer maps. Aftermath and Pit Stop ware set in Twin Falls, while Outpost's in Orick. These three maps support the 20-player Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch, while Outpost also also lets you play 20-player Core Control. All that is yours for US$ 5.99.
• Apart from the maps, six new skins will add more variety to the Resistance look, which now includes two for female players.These new skins are: Rachael Parker, Female Soldier, Ravager, Retribution Model Cloven, Ranger Variation, and Black Ops Variation. Each new skin is downloadable for US$ 0.99.

Finally, patch 1.50 is here, and it's as big as fans have been expecting it to be, with three big new features and a host of other stuff.

• By popular demand, Fall of Man's Meltdown Mode is coming to Resistance 2, so you and your pals can shoot it out and capture beacons like in the first Resistance.
• A new game mode, Superhuman Co-op Mode, is out to test your Resistance mad skills. You'll be taking on stronger enemies and you won't auto-respawn when you get your ass kicked. A teammate will have to revive you. Of course, completing the challenge gives you double the Grey Tech and XP per round.
• For those who have roomies, brothers, and buddies around a lot, two PSN accounts can now be logged in at one time thanks to the new Second PSN Login Support from the patch.

Here's the rest of the huge changelog:

• XP balance adjustments for competitive mode
• Announcements screen
• Failsafe save support
• Password protected custom games
• Added ability to “Report” player
• Teams switch sides between Core Control rounds
• Players now automatically go to staging after every competitive or cooperative game (regame)
• Localization updates
• Various stat fixes
• Collision fixes on Bryce Canyon and Holar Tower cooperative levels
• New leaderboards
• Map fixes for competitive Chicago level
• Games with Friends and Clan members in them are now highlighted in the “Find Game” screen
• Limited late joining has been added to ranked games
• Deathmatch spawning has been improved
• Players can’t earn progress towards Berserks when they are dead
• Reduced sprint speed of core carrier in Core Control games
• Cooperative XP bonuses have been increased by 30%
• Cooperative games respawn time is now 20 seconds
• Players keep their grenades if they get revived in a cooperative game
• Players now have a “Join Game” option for players on their friends list
• A player’s own name is now in white in the obituary text

New Medals:

• Savant – Come in first place 30 times in ranked matches (Comp)
• Hero – Come in first place 60 times in ranked matches (Comp)
• Legend – Come in first place 100 times in ranked matches (Comp)
• Tools of Destruction – Score 100 kills with every single weapon (Comp)
• Master Strategist – Score 100 kills with full health (Comp)
• Arch Rival – Kill 500 rival squad members (Comp)
• Full Honors – Take each class to max level (Coop)
• Prophet – Revive 500 players (Coop)
• Secret Agent – Obtain all spec ops upgrades (Coop)
• Surgeon General – Obtain all medic upgrades (Coop)
• Specter Elite – Obtain all soldier upgrades (Coop)
• Like a Surgeon - 100 Splicer Kills (Comp)
• Shake N’ Bake - 100 Pulse Cannon Kills (Comp)

New Ribbons:

• Quickdraw – Get the first kill of the round (Comp)
• Manic Medic – Heal for 1000 points within 3 seconds (Coop)
• Solid Solider – Absorb 500 points of damage within a few seconds with your force barrier (Global)
• Specter Survivor – Survive an objective without dying (Coop)
• Specter Medic – Revive 2 or more allies within a few seconds (Coop)
• Hail Mary – Throw ammo and hit your target from at least 10 meters away (Coop)
• Quick and Painless – Score 3 headshots kills in a row (Global)

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