Where there’s competitive multiplayer, there’s cheating. It’s an inevitable part of online gaming, but luckily, game devs are taking it very seriously. Like Blizzard, which recently banned 5,000 players from StarCraft 2 for cheating. The cheaters used programs while playing to give them an advantage, which are usually basic hacks which have been going on for years.

Bethesda has cut the price of all Fallout 3 DLC in half this week, down to $5, or 400 MS points for each of the 5 DLC packs that have so far been released. The DLCs in question are Mothership Zeta, Operation Anchorage, Point Lookout, Broken Steel and The Pitt.

As promised, EA has released the open multiplayer beta for Medal Of Honor, which can be found on FilePlanet and clocks in at just over 1 GB. The beta includes two modes on two maps: Sector Control on Kunar Base and Combat Mission on Shahikot Mountains. The beta ends a week from now, on October 7.

Gears of War 3 was unveiled earlier this year and showcased at E3, with a launch date set for April 2011. However, Epic Games have now delayed the game to Holiday season 2011, which sounds about right for a blockbuster game like Gears of War 3.

It appears EA has succumb to the criticism from members of the military and has removes the ability to play as the Taliban in Medal Of Honor, but in fact, they’ve just renamed the Taliban to “Opposing Force”. Hopefully, that’s shut up the politically correct folks.

Well, it seems that Valve has finally caved in: after offering free updates for three years after the original release of Team Fortress 2, Valve’s latest update adds a mechanism to get some revenue from the game. In particular, players will now be able to buy items which can be collected for free. The prices range from $0.50 to $5,00. Players can also trade items between each other and gift to each other. Valve has made an official FAQ if you need more details.