Activision has announced that the demo for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 has hit the Xbox Live marketplace for Gold members.  The demo allows players to check out the Washington D.C. mission in the game and also allows local co-op play.

Also available on both the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 is the $10 DLC content pack which contains five new playable characters including Carnage, Cable, Psylocke, Black Panther and unveiled today - Magneto.  The DLC also includes four new challenge missions and boss encounters.  You may also optionally purchase the previously exclusive pre-order character Juggernaut for $1.99.

We finally know the details about the first DLC pack for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.  Most of us will be able to purchase the pack on November 5, though European PS3 users have to wait until November 12.  The DLC will set you back $10, or the MS Point equivalent.  So what do you get for the money?

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The Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 character list continues to grow, this time adding Deadpools occasional partner in crime, Cable. Cable will join Carnage in the latest DLC Pack. We're going to call this the "C-pack," and pretend it stands for "Co-op."

The announcement continues to confirm our the DLC leak we reported on a few weeks back.

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As gamers, we often wonder what goes on behind the scenes with game developers. What hoops are jumped through? What hurdles are cleared? And where did that bit of quirk in the game come from, exactly? Well, Game Informer got a fun list of things that went on during the development of Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 that made it what it we get to play.
 

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This week we found out about Carnage as the first downloadable character for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, and Gamespot's latest video confirms the next character as Psylocke for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.  But it's what appears at about 6:40 into the video that really caught our eye when characters Magneto, Cable and Black Panther are clearly visible of those available to place in your team.

From what we can tell this is more or less confirmation that those three characters should also be available as DLC in the near future.  

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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 has unveiled the first of what we hope is a series of downloadable characters to expand their already extensive roster. Sorry, everyone, it's not the Juggernaut. Carnage is the first Marvel personality to make the new list of characters to be released via DLC pack. Buckle your seat belts, it's dinner time!

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A Civil War divides the Marvel universe.  Who will you side with?  Captain America, or Iron Man?  How awesome are the new Fusion attacks? Is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 as good as the first game?  Find out in our review!

Remember how pissed off you were when you found out you could only get Juggernaut for Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 if you preordered from Gamestop?  Remember how you wanted to smash your head through a wall in anger?  Please remain calm, we're about to tell you how you can stick it to the man and get Juggernaut for yourself without setting a foot inside Gamestop.

Update:  Sorry folks, looks like Gamestop pulled the website.

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We've got our first big co-op release of the fall season today with Activision's Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.  The four player co-op brawler/RPG has players choosing from over 25 characters and teaming up to combine powers in a story set in the Civil War story arc.

The game has online and offline co-op for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and local co-op for the rest of the platforms including the Wii, PS2, PSP and DS.  There are certain characters that are exclusive to certain versions of the game, and we have the full list laid out for you.

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Every once in a while a video game trailer does it right.  The official launch trailer for the four player co-op game, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, does it right.  

First and foremost you have plenty of SuperHero action.  The entire cast of characters are on display, and the story is laid out in front of you.  Of course, you can't give everything away in the trailer, and MUA2's does a good job of teasing you with the unknown.  Finally no trailer is complete with some great music, and the song chosen here really fits the mood.  

 The game comes out next Wednesday on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii, PSP, and PS2.

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