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It seems it was all too good to be true. When Microsoft Game Studios announced that Fable 3 was coming to PC gamers on October 26th, it was hard to believe, but irrefutable proof. However, it seems things have changed since then and the PC release has slipped into the great unknown with nothing but the following quote.

“The console and PC versions are now on different schedules as we’re focusing on building experiences optimized for each platform. We aren’t announcing a ship date for the PC sku at this time, but expect news soon.”

Fingers crossed that the game is still hitting PC this holiday season. We’ll keep you updated.

via [Big Download]

It wasn’t that long ago when the second installment of the DiRT series hit store shelves and Codemasters is already showing us some details of the third game in trailer form. This past weekend, Codemasters debuted their first DiRT 3 trailer during X Games coverage on ESPN. The trailer features different weather climates, as well as a few cool stunts and scenes that will hopefully be in the actual game when it arrives next year. Check out the trailer after the break.

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The Bargain Bin is a weekly feature that helps out gamers in the tough economy. How does it help? Once a week, it offers a great and cheap game ($10 or less) to keep you going until your next paycheck.

With last week’s free game on the Bargain Bin, it seemed that no matter what I offered you this week, it would pale in comparison. However, the stars have aligned and the Bargain Bin offers you another free game this week! Need for Speed World is a completely free (though there is a low maximum level cap if you don’t pay for the $20 full version) MMO from EA. Hit the break for an ultra-mini review!

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The Bargain Bin: Alien Swarm
- This week, The Bargain Bin offers you its greatest deal yet. Picture a fantastic co-op shooter game that pits up to four space marines against countless hordes of deadly aliens. If it’s sounding a bit like Left 4 Dead, then you’d be on the right track because this game was originally created by some of the minds behind the Left 4 Dead series.

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