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Rockstar Games today announced that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of its street racer Midnight Club: Los Angeles will receive a "massive" downloadable update early next year. The "South Central Upgrade Map" extends the Midnight Club experience with a whole new city area, which Rockstar proclaims is "about one-third the size of the original map." Included are iconic L.A. landmarks such as Exposition Park, the USC campus, Shrine Auditorium, Crenshaw Plaza, and the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. The best part? It's completely free.

Apart from the free update detailed above, fans will be able to purchase a content pack for South Central. This livens the area up with a selection of all-new character competitions, races, cars (including SUVs -- a first for the series) and music. Pricing has yet to be announced for the South Central content pack. For screenshots, hit the jump.

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That's pretty tight.