The price of Fable II on the Xbox Live Marketplace dropped from $19.99 to free yesterday (October 15, 2010). We figured Microsoft would discover this and immediately revert the game back to its original price. Now several hours later, Fable II is still free. If you don’t have this game, cue it up on your Xbox 360 or PC before it gets pulled down.

Fable III was displayed at E3 this year, and I got to briefly check it out. The game takes place about 50 years after Fable II, and you play as the offspring of your character from Fable II. If you still have a saved game from Fable II with your child’s data, Fable III can use that data. Unlike the previous game in which you started out poor, in Fable III you’re royalty, with your older brother as the king. Unfortunately he’s a dick tyrant, so it’s up to you to knock him off the throne and claim it for yourself.

Last week one of the gaming’s most iconic characters returned in Capcom’s Mega Man 10. This week Capcom gives you some downloadable content love with the Bass and Special Stage 1 additions.

If you need a break from the frantic pace of Mega Man, Fable II is now available in Games on Demand. Racing fans get a treat too as the demo for Blur, a highly anticipated game, is now available.

Valentine’s Day may not have been the best day for everyone. I mean, while I’m sure many people experienced loving and tender moments with the person most dear to them, there were probably quite a few people struggling through breakups and recovering from a faded love.

Since you probably have the day off today for Presidents Day, it’s a great day to practice some video game therapy. Get out your favorite system, pick up a game and use it to help you work through your issues. Gamertell has a few suggestions, in case you’re wondering what could be good to play…

Money’s tight. Even if people’s jobs are secure, they’re still cutting back. And then there are those who have been the casualties of cut backs. People aren’t going to be thinking about spending $200, $300 or $400 on a new console bundle, no matter how much they need an escape.

Fable II for the PC would be the smart thing to do. While people aren’t willing to spend an extravagent amount of money on a console, $40 for a game for a computer they already own could be an easier decision to make. It could even be considered a smart decision.

Fable II is a massive game that could take a player weeks, or even months to complete. Since it’s an open-ended title, it could even keep a player satisfied for years. People would be willing to invest in it, knowing that would not only provide an escape and stress relief, but would continue to do so for a substantial length of time…

Microsoft is offering a new bundle for people who haven’t already taken the plunge and bought a Xbox 360 . Available in May 2009, the Xbox 360 Game of the Year bundle will be hitting retail shelves in North America.

The bundle will include a Xbox 360 Elite console, Halo 3 and Fable II for $399.99. The standard retail price for an Elite console alone is currently US$399.99, Halo 3 sells for $39.99 and Fable 2 still has a $59.99 price point (that’s about $100 in savings).

The Xbox 360 Elite is the beefiest of all Xbox 360 consoles. It comes with…

On January 24, 2009, WhatIfGaming reported that Lionhead Studios informed the site that, even though a PC port of Fable 2 isn’t officially confirmed by Microsoft, the success of the game makes a PC version of Fable 2 imminent.

Unfortunately, a member from the Lionhead dev team denied this claim…

It’s been a long time coming but Lionhead has released the patch that will fix a number of glitches in Fable 2.

No more do you have to worry about messing up on the Monk’s Quest and being forced to start the whole game over again. Even if you stopped playing when the Abbot glitch kicked in, the patch will alleviate his unresponsiveness and allow you to continue as if nothing was wrong. This was probably the biggest complaint about Fable 2 by far.

A number of other smaller yet still annoying glitches have been fixed as well…

Apparently, Amazon likes to play yo-yo when it comes to pricing video games.

While casually perusing Amazon for some bargain bin deals, I came across quite a few markdowns. Avid bargain hunters may find quite a few of the titles that have been reduced familiar, but there are at least a handful of new sale items. It’s hard to say how long these lowered prices will linger for, so it’d be best to nab them as soon as possible with that Christmas money you just received from grandma..

Remember that Lionhead announcement that we told you about two weeks ago? Well, Lionhead has finally been able to announce their “big news”. Fable II will be getting a good chunk of downloadable content that will arrive sometime by “mid-December”. Mid-December? This was a little disappointing to hear, since I was hoping for something sooner. I guess beggars can’t be choosers.

Actually, wait a minute, that statement might not apply here, as Lionhead is actually going to allow beggars to become choosers.

Two kinds of DLC will be coming in December, one free and one paid. According to 1UP, the free content pack will include “Knight’s Boots, Assassin’s Gloves, a special Weight Loss Potion, collectible silver book, and more”. Not bad for the beggars.

There will also be the Knothole Island premium pack for 800 Microsoft points ($10)…