There was apparently a big Fable 2 announcement that Lionhead was going to unleash upon us last week but they were asked by Microsoft to hold out till this week. Well it’s “next week” now and Lionhead have broken the news, Gamasutra caught it first when they reported on a entry on the official Lionhead blog that stated Fable 2 …

Microsoft has said new clothes will regularly be added for Xbox 360 Avatars, and most importantly they will be free. That’s according to MS Germany’s Boris Schneider-Johne, who told Dreisechzig.net this will certainly be the case for the first few weeks. Last Updated: November 24, 2008

In case you haven't heard, A new and impressive local gaming E-Magazine called Console has just been released. Forget that fact that it's local because the first issue is looking impressive as hell. The magazine offers something quite different from the usual as it focuses on gaming culture and is also still jam packed with reviews, tech help, game guides, reader mail, competitions and writer columns spanning over a massive 56 pages. c lick thumbnails to zoom in As previously mentioned, the e-zine is completely free and if you subscribe, you will get the notification of the new issue sent to your e-mail so that you can go and check it out. The entire magazine runs through a nifty in-browser magazine layout that allows you to flip through the pages, click on links and even zoom in to images and articles for easy reading. For something that's completely free, it would be ridiculous to not subscribe. If you want to subscribe, it's as easy as clicking here and hitting the "Sign up" link.

Xbox Live Gold users can now get in on the Call of Duty: World at War multiplayer beta, according to the game’s official website. Formerly exclusive to PC gamers and Xbox 360 players with limited download keys, the beta is now open to everyone on both platforms — save for Xbox Live Silver members, who can’t play online anyway. The …

I saw an interesting news story showing that the popular American retailer "Circuit City" is going to be offering 1600 free Xbox Live points to anyone who buys Gears of War 2 from one of their stores. Ok, I though, this doesn't really apply to us South Africans so I don't need to bother posting the news. Then it dawned on me, this is very relevant to us because I want to know why we aren't getting cool deals like this. As a South African, any of us have quite a large amount of stores to choose from when buying a new game for our favorite console or handheld. Some go to certain stores for a better price, or because they like the service and most, well, most probably just pick whichever is closest. So with gaming picking up in the country and the potential for sales being huge this Christmas season, why in the hell aren't any of them using any methods to get us to buy from them instead of their rivals. Damn it. I want 1600 free points when I go buy my Gears of War 2, or a free keyring, or pat on the back, or something. I'm sure that you do too. Most of us have our favorite stores but if there is one that is offering something like this along with the game then you know damn straight that it will be there store that I go to when the game gets released. C'mon local stores, when are you going to realise that we all want free stuff and you all want more sales, it makes sense doesn't it?

Developer Metanet has released a third level pack for N+ on Xbox Live Marketplace and it’s FREE! So go download it now, what are you waiting for? The download weighs in at a massive 332kb so there shouldn’t be any strain at all put on your precious cap either. with 150 single player, 50 multi player co-op and 50 multiplayer  …

So this week we are getting the third DLC pack from Criterion for Burnout Paradise and once again it is completely free. In this trailer we see the first proper footage of gameplay with the bikes as well as being old the features that will come along with them. While some people may argue that Burnout is getting tired and that the updates could include a little more, I realise that I don't care because once again, It's all completely free. I really hope that more developers follow in Criterions footsteps and start giving more value to their games rather than just looking for ways to scam gamers out of more of their hard earned cash with little extras and gimmicks. Go Criterion.