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Crackdown 2 “Deluge” DLC coming November 17

So maybe Crackdown 2 wasn’t all what we expected it to be. It apparently has done well enough for Ruffian Games to create more content for Crackdown 2 fans to enjoy. There will be a new DLC pack coming out on November 17, 2010 called Deluge. Deluge will cost the somewhat odd sum of 560 Microsoft Points ($7).

Crackdown 2′s Toy Box downloadable content causing some glitches

If you’re planning to spend some of your three-day weekend in Pacific City, don’t purchase the Toy Box premium DLC right now. It will be more trouble than the crooks and freaks infesting Pacific City.

Crackdown 2 Toy Box add on includes free and premium dlc

Crackdown 2 DLC is on the way, and it’ll have something for everyone. Whether you only download the free updates or like to splurge on pricey add-ons, Toy Box will have you covered. Ruffian Games and Microsoft’s Toy Box add-on will include a free, game-enhancing update and an optional 560 Microsoft Point ($7) DLC bundle. It’s best to think of the Toy Box add on as having two bundles of content, one bundle for everyone and one bundle for paying customers.

Everyone gets two new game modes and a new reward…

Over 4 billion meters jumped in Crackdown 2 demo

According to Microsoft’s director of programming for Xbox Live Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb, Crackdown 2 demo players have collected “29.5 million Agility Orbs,” and “4.3 billion meters have been jumped by Agents.”

Crackdown mini-series includes teasers to sequel

In anticipation of the July 6, 2010 release of Crackdown 2, Microsoft has debuted an animated mini-series based on the game’s tales of law and disorder in Pacific City. The five-part mini-series is called, “The Pacific City Archives”, which act as a bridge for the events between the first Crackdown and its upcoming sequel. The first episode was released on Friday, May 21, 2010.

Rumor: Crackdown 2 might soon be in development

While the prospect of a Crackdown sequel has been shot down in the past, the likelihood of it coming to fruition has increased, thanks to a 1UP report that Microsoft is funding a start-up studio titled Ruffian Games, with the singular of working on Crackdown 2.

However, the decision to take this action did not necessarily please Real Time Worlds studio developer Colin Macdonald who remarked that he was doubtful that Microsoft would…