This Week In Xbox - 5/1

Who Needs Psychics, Anyway?

The dev team over at Lionhead Studios has teased its soon to be released DLC for Fable 2, officially titled See The Future. The new content allows the player to return to the land of Albion, where they're sent on curse-enduced mission by Murgo the Trader.  According to the development blog, players will deal "with kooky ghost hobbes, bloodcurdling necromancers, a cursed knight and the Coliseum." The most important addition, of course, is the addition of new dogs for your canine enjoyment: the Dalmation, Bloodhound, and Husky. The pack will be available on May 12th for 560 Microsoft Points, and you can check out the video diary announcing the DLC right here.

VERDICT: Is it wrong that I'm way more excited about the possibility of having a husky by my side than the actual content of the DLC? No, I don't think it is.

Muahahahaha!

Codemasters has released a brand-new trailer for its wacky upcoming title Overlord II. The teaser shows a wide variety of scenarios for the Minions to follow every whim of their evil lord and cause lots of havoc in what we can only assume (and hope) are perfectly innocent cities, towns, and wildernesses. You can expect to see the game on shelves on June 23. Check out a few new screens right here at Joystiq.

VERDICT: Muahah- ahem. Sorry.

You, Sir, Are a Liar and a Dirty Cheat

Major Nelson and the Xbox Live crew over at Microsoft are really cracking down on cheaters in Gears of War 2. According to his blog, they have begun searching out cheaters and resetting their Gamerscores. Yes, their entire Gamerscores. As in, they will have every single point taken away, not only the ones they gained through unauthorized means. Those players will not be allowed to regain those points, but will be allowed to get Achievements from future games.

VERDICT: Can we get a full-time Anti-Cheat Squad? I'd sign up in a second.

Open the DLC Flood Gates!

According to Joystiq, Treyarch is working on a new map pack for Call of Duty: World at War. Included in the pack are three new multiplayer maps ("Banzai," a jungle map; "Corrosion," a train yard in Russia; and "Sub Pens," which takes place in a submarine base), and a shining new Nazi Zombi map called "Shi No Numa." The new maps will come bundled with new weapons, new perks, and a few new achievements for you to work your way towards. The pack is slated for release sometime in June.

VERDICT: Well, when we give them all of our money for the first pack, we tend to get more good stuff.

Prototype Smash!

In a new video from Radical Entertainment producer Tim Bennison, some of the mission types available in the upcoming brawler Prototype. Included in the video are "Rescue," a frantic chase sequence culminating in a huge battle in order to save someone from being killed by a giant mutant; "Stealth," in which you can take the form of an enemy soldier in order to sneak past guards to complete a mission; "Disable," in which your goal is to destroy military technology in any way you can figure out; and "Infiltrate," a mode designed to get you to complete a specific mission without causing any combat. You can check out the full video right here at ShackNews.

VERDICT: Are you guys watching this game? Seriously, I'm not really sure if it could get much more ridiculously awesome.