http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/13/ms-confirms-downloadable-xbox-games-free-carcassonne-for-live-a/

 To mark the fifth anniversary of the Xbox Live service, Microsoft will be offering Carcassonne (Hexic 2 in Korea) free to all subscribers for 48 hours starting at 12:01 a.m. EST on Nov. 15th (and presumably nothing to the peeps who already plunked down for the virtual board game), along with 500 Microsoft Points to the ten folks who've been on board since 2002 -- see kids, early adoption does pay off! In addition, Microsoft has confirmed earlier reports that 'Xbox Originals' will be made available for download starting Dec. 4th as part of the Fall Update (the update's additional features have yet to be revealed). Each game can be purchased and downloaded for 1200 points ($15).

In its press release, Microsoft explicitly named Halo, Psychonauts, Crimson Skies and Fable as titles for the Xbox Originals initiative, but did not confirm exactly which games will serve as the jumpoff: "This new service will launch with an array of blockbuster titles spanning the most popular genres from action-adventure to classic role-playing games." Third-party reports claim the preliminary lineup will include Halo, Fable, Indigo Prophecy, Crimson Skies, Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex and Burnout 3.

The free download is great and all, but the second part of the press release is the big deal here. Those games are the top of the class -- obviously MS is doing away with the 250MB download restriction for games. Psychonauts for 1200 points is an absolute steal and Crimson Skies is still fun over Xbox Live. This is an amazing update -- far superior to any dash update 'wishlist' stuff I've seen.

Lets just hope that not only do they put a ton of Xbox games on there, but find a way to entice developers to put their old Xbox games on the servers.

Because I'm dying not being able to play Dai Senraku 7 on my 'box.

Don't forget, you can download Carcassonne for free starting today!

did anyone also read how shoddy the games transition over to the 360... Read this article.

http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2007/11/14/xbox-originals-already-have-issues/

DM, we've already seen your post.

Stop trolling/spaming other threads with your threads. This is about everyone getting a crack at downloading a great, free XBLA game and not about Xbox Originals.

I got it haven't tried it yet with all the bigger games around right now.