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Unreal Tournament III PS3 patch now available

CVG has got word that the mammoth DLC pack for the PlayStation 3 version of Unreal Tournament III is now available for download.

Originally scheduled for release on March 5, the patch was pushed back a fortnight due to the certification process – however, things have apparently gone smoother than expected, with the patch now live.

Weighing in at a hefty 93MB, the update contains the following:

·6 environments – four Warfare, three vCTF, six Deathmatch, and three CTF maps – that are new to the PC and PS3 versions
·Three bonus pack maps, CTF-Face, CTF-Searchlight and DM-Morbias
·The namesake Titan mutator, which lets players overwhelm opponents as a 15 foot tall titan, or crush them as a 30 foot tall Behemoth
·Greed and Betrayal, two gametypes that breed new-found fervor throughout the competitive UT3 arena
·Two powerful weapons, the Stinger Turret and Eradicator Cannon artillery
·Two valuable deployables, the X-Ray Field and Link Station
·The Slow Field power-up, a portable version of the Slow Field deployable
·Stealthbender, a new vehicle that carries two spidermine trap deployables, one EMP mine, and one each of the new Link Station and X-Ray Field deployables
·Two new characters, Nova and Kana
·57 awards attainable as Steam Achievements and PS3 Trophies
·Broad improvements for PC and PS3: Significant AI enhancements, especially in vehicle gametypes; networking performance upgrades; greatly improved menu flow and UI usability; better mod support
·Client-side demo recording, highly improved Server Browser, a new maplist system, plus mid-game mutator and gametype voting functionality for PC
·High demand PS3 features including PS3 Trophy support, two-player split-screen support, and mod browsing