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Midnight Club: LA expands to South Central

In the age of Burnout Paradise's yearlong wave of free downloadable content, will online-enabled driving games ever be the same? Today, Rockstar Games announced that the South Central Expansion for Midnight Club: Los Angeles will arrive on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 March 12. Perhaps taking its...

In the age of Burnout Paradise's yearlong wave of free downloadable content, will online-enabled driving games ever be the same? Today, Rockstar Games announced that the South Central Expansion for Midnight Club: Los Angeles will arrive on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 March 12. Perhaps taking its cues from Criterion Games' postlaunch support, Rockstar's pack includes four new neighborhoods set in the eponymous district free of charge.

Along with the new neighborhoods, Rockstar is releasing the South Central Premium Upgrade pack for the decidedly not-free price of $9.99. The for-pay pack begins with nine new cars across a range of classes, including the 2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG, the 2008 Range Rover Supercharged, the 1955 Chevy Bel Air, and the 1970 Chevy Chevelle. It also includes 12 new battle maps, 10 new delivery missions, 100-plus red light races, extra car customization options, and additional music.

For more information, check out GameSpot's review of Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

60 Comments

  • QuiCkz_Alex

    Posted Aug 28, 2011 12:46 am GMT

    Great DLC

  • terrance5566

    Posted Mar 26, 2010 1:15 pm GMT

    does anyone know were to get this cheap

  • hanschr83

    Posted May 25, 2009 9:46 am GMT

    Someone who now??? How to open and use gamepack1 (vehicle's)?? i bougth it at playstation store... Midnigth club LA Ps3

  • mackenpwet

    Posted May 19, 2009 2:15 pm GMT

    gawd i wish it came out on the pc already

  • zeeshan810

    Posted Apr 25, 2009 8:52 am GMT

    Bought Premium package with Car package 1 and 2. love it.

  • ramos226

    Posted Mar 31, 2009 2:05 pm GMT

    Just picked up the game, Just so I can drive a replica of my own ride, but before I buy the "Premium Upgrade", Can someone tell me.. Are the vehicles Free, or are they just available for purchase??? It would suck PooP if I had to actually Earn them..!!..

  • speed495

    Posted Mar 23, 2009 12:14 pm GMT

    y does da 08 EVO 09 Eclipse 08 S8 08 CL65 amg appear n not n da garage for purchase?

  • SUPERSUTER1

    Posted Mar 22, 2009 1:48 pm GMT

    Ok its the 22nd now and the "bug" still hasnt been fixed if its not out by the 31st im off !
    "hi yall X D"

  • speed495

    Posted Mar 18, 2009 11:36 am GMT

    yea im not waiting nomore

  • xX-AV8R-Xx

    Posted Mar 16, 2009 11:40 am GMT

    R* games rule

  • xX-AV8R-Xx

    Posted Mar 16, 2009 11:39 am GMT

    lets just hope they delay it again!!!

  • sschuchard

    Posted Mar 16, 2009 10:59 am GMT

    Here's a reeal update. Per the Midnight Club website the expantion doesn't hit until the 19th...

  • sschuchard

    Posted Mar 16, 2009 10:47 am GMT

    Yes where is the expantion? Seems like red gate all over agian...

  • MarkRoss36

    Posted Mar 13, 2009 11:59 am GMT

    i went on ps3 network and I can not find the download. how do i download this expansion?

  • zero_120

    Posted Mar 10, 2009 3:02 pm GMT

    hopefully ill find my house...here hhee cuz i live in this crappy neighborhood

  • BadboyKami

    Posted Mar 2, 2009 12:50 pm GMT

    like wat is the music neyo miss indepentant or something else plz plz get back

  • BadboyKami

    Posted Mar 2, 2009 12:47 pm GMT

    i hav bought midnight club la which was gud becoz i hav finished it in 3-4 weeks but i live in the uk do u no how much all the cars music n many more things will cost n wat iz the new music like which type please get bac to me thx whoever does big help cyaaa

  • lDCl

    Posted Feb 27, 2009 6:57 pm GMT

    is supossed to have the duacti 1098r

  • DualDarkscout

    Posted Feb 27, 2009 6:11 pm GMT

    nice. I 'm definitely getting it. good value.

  • SweetMusic

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 4:21 pm GMT

    UPDATE: The update will also have NEW ACHIEVEMENTS. According to 360Sync

    http://www.360sync.com/2009/02/26/mcla-gets-south-central-dlc

  • SweetMusic

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 3:48 pm GMT

    Can't wait till March 12th!

  • everettseanw

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 3:09 pm GMT

    Cool. South Central maps makes los angeles an full town.

  • Fyrhtu

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 12:49 pm GMT

    I've beginning to hate how they present new's in such a ... 'catchy' way.

  • DrKill09

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 12:38 pm GMT

    Cool, I'll probably get it.

  • mvlbr

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 11:48 am GMT

    In the South Central Map Pack does it include drive-by missions.

  • jimbob_1977

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 10:57 am GMT

    Bring it on, see you all in south side LA!

  • mattcake

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 9:34 am GMT

    Nice that you get to check out the new map areas for free and can then decide if you wanna race around it Coupled with the Lost and Damned, looks like Rockstar are raising the bar on DLC quality and value for money too - and we all win too if they set a precedent that other devs follow

  • lowkey254

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 8:53 am GMT

    the 09 skyline would be nice, but I'm cool with this pack.

  • plm3d_basic

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 8:14 am GMT

    How about porting this game to the pc.

  • slipknot61174

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 7:36 am GMT

    Even without a slew of new cars, the maps, races, and music alone make this a pretty decent purchase. Couple that with the free South Central expansion, Rockstar is making an already amazing racer even better. Sign me up!

  • -eddy-

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 5:17 am GMT

    Awesome!

    Hopefully Online will get a bit more lively too.

  • xgalacticax

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 4:04 am GMT

    The new cars are ok but not enough for me. I was expecting more SUVs when they first announced it....like the Escalade, Hummer and Navigator. And maybe a Dodge Viper, Ram and spinner rims as well.

  • msudude211

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 2:22 am GMT

    Free is always good.

  • team-mazda3

    Posted Feb 26, 2009 2:20 am GMT

    I hope they put an option to buy just the cars and the extra customizations for even less price .

  • BrideInDream

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 11:59 pm GMT

    sounds cool!

  • leopold_legand

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 11:52 pm GMT

    sickness !!!!!!!!!

  • moej88

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 10:52 pm GMT

    OOO YEA

  • frederikfrey

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 10:42 pm GMT

    hope it's good

  • PumpkinBoogie

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 9:50 pm GMT

    Hell, yeah! Now that's what's up....can't wait . I guess $9.99 ain't too bad of a price to pay especially when they're adding a whole other neighborhood w/ vehicles and all that additional stuff.

    ....do wish they had the Escalade as drivable vehicle, though. How I do miss pimpin' out me a Escalade....

  • DM2438

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 9:43 pm GMT

    I like that they have finally put some of the other representative areas of LA in this game that should of been included when released. Don't care too much for the additional red light races. The new cars are cool, not great. We need some more exotics like Ferrari, a Zonda, Porshe, TGR, Lotus, Nissan GTR, and for god sakes a damn Viper or SRT-10, that is a given for any race car game. They need to offer the Super Snake Mustang as well. Why are all the muscle cars from the era where they were boxed shaped. They all need to be from '67-'69. They also need to offer more favorable muscles cars like the Charger, GTO, Duster, Daytona, Nova, El Camino, etc. Not dissing the other cars, but I do not care for a Belair or Rivera, especially the models that are least attractive. I like Midnight Club, but I just don't understand why they don't offer a lot of people "dream" cars...emphasis on "DREAM". They need some classic exotics and muscle, and maybe tuners. SUV's and Luxury cars are not exciting, but that is just my opinion. Hope they offer DLC with more favorable cars next time around and I hope they don't make the new characters in the hood over the top because the media has a master's degree in over-exaggerating stereotypes. But it Rockstar, and they didn't make Carl a fool in San Andreas, well stereotype wise.

  • SweetMusic

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 8:54 pm GMT

    Here is the full additional car list:

    2008 Mercedes-Benz CLK63 AMG "Black"
    2008 Range Rover Supercharged
    2008 Range Rover Sport Super Charged
    1955 Chevy Bel Air
    1963 Buick Riviera
    1964 Chevy Impala
    1965 Chevy Malibu
    1970 Chevy Chevelle
    1966 Pontiac GTO

    along with...
    26 new races
    12 new battle maps
    10 new delivery missions
    100+ new red light races
    New rims
    New body kits for each new car
    New vinyl pre-sets
    Hydraulics/Airbags unlocked on all new cars
    New music

    And that's all for 800 MS Points! What a deal!

  • SweetMusic

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 8:27 pm GMT

    @eque93
    There will be a '64 Chevy Impala in the update, THEE pimp mobile

    @freshmoney
    There already is a Caprice in the game, the '96 Chevy Impala

    @newb16
    Actually, it says in this article, and Rockstar already announced, that the map expansion will be FREE, and all the other stuff coming in another package will cost 800 MS Points

    @halo_wars86
    There already is a patch out for easier difficulty that they released in December.

  • team-mazda3

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 7:08 pm GMT

    We want the super cars where are they ?
    We had a lot of hopes for bugattie , but it wasnt there !!!

  • eque93

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 6:44 pm GMT

    Finally, more cars and things 2 do. I hope these cars are good enough 2 make a pimp mobile.

  • Pete5506

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 6:24 pm GMT

    thats cool, more things to do

  • freshmoney

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 6:16 pm GMT

    can we get a Chevy Caprice....PLEASE!!! DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • OfficialBed

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 6:12 pm GMT

    I still need to pick this game up.

  • DarknessLion

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 5:44 pm GMT

    I Got my Truck

  • newb16 posted Feb 25, 2009 5:32 pm GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    newb16

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 5:32 pm GMT (hide)

    This game is easy, all you have to do is know how to race in the game.

  • newb16

    Posted Feb 25, 2009 5:27 pm GMT

    halo_wars86 said how about a patch for easier difficulty for the single player first before the expansion?



    You just need to know how to play the game and stop complaining.

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