Kotaku reports that Starbase 3001 is open for business in the LEGO Universe, and gives players access to three new mini-worlds that were created talented LEGO fans.

Starbase 3001 is located off of Nimbus Station, and provides access to DeepFreeze, MoonBase, and Portabello. The three new zones act as a bridge between player properties and the official adventure zones. Small and self-contained, each has a small number of quests and unique rewards for the curious. You can battle alien crabs in the altered gravity of MoonBase, skate across the ice and fight beavers in DeepFreeze, or perform tasks for the three dragons in Portabello.

Microsoft Game Studios has announced their upcoming DLC for Fable III. In the Understone Quest Pack, your hero will discover a mysterious town built beneath the streets of Bowerstone, crafted by eccentric inventor Montague Hummes. This is an all-new town with places to shop and creatures to battle. Throughout its main quest, you’ll explore Understone and discover the origin of the voice that controls its people. The DLC will be available November 23 for 400 MS Points.

GOG has announced the final game from its Atari-Hasbro deal. Baldur’s Gate 2 Complete, which contains both Baldur’s Gate 2 and Throne of Bhaal is now available for PC. And for those of you concerned about accessibility, it’s delivered DRM-free for ten bucks.

Shack News reports that a new entry in the Sly Cooper series may be in the works, as one player of The Sly Collection claims to have discovered a trailer for the unannounced sequel, Sly 4, within the bundle. Rumored to be unlocked by obtaining all of the available trophies, the supposed trailer was captured and uploaded to YouTube. It shows Sly’s silhouette peeking out at a patrolling guard and ends with a logo subtitled with a question mark.

Zen Studios has revealed that Marvel superheroes will soon invade its virtual pinball tables on the Xbox 360 and PS3. Marvel Pinball will launch before the end of 2010 as DLC for Pinball FX 2 at the Xbox Live Arcade and as a standalone title on the PlayStation Network. The content includes four Marvel Super-hero themed pinball tables that feature Iron Man, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Blade.

GameSpot reports that in a presentation at the BMO Capital Markets 18th Annual Digital Entertainment Conference yesterday, GameStop CEO J. Paul Raines told analysts to look for the chain to eventually have midnight launch events surrounding DLC, much like it does for anticipated new releases. The specialty retailer will push DLC sales for both new and used releases. Additionally, he noted that GameStop employees ringing up a used game sale will be prompted by the computer system to up-sell any map packs and other such content related to the game being purchased.

Shack News reports that Eve Online‘s upcoming free expansion, Incursion, will be split into three parts and released gradually over the next three months.

Developer CCP explains that while it has committed to releasing two free expansions for the space-faring MMO each year, “we also have a commitment to make them excellent.” In order to accomplish this, the first two parts of Incursion will be released this year. On November 30 the first installment will launch, and include balance tweaks and new courier missions. The second installment will arrive before Christmas, but CCP isn’t yet revealing its content. The final piece will become available in January, and will add the new character creator and PvE content.

Gran Turismo 5 will go on sale throughout North America on Wednesday, November 24. In less than two weeks, you’ll FINALLY be able to experience over 1,000 cars, including karts and select NASCAR cars, scores of tracks, the all-new Course Maker, a dynamic weather system, and an online community. Those that pre-order the title will not only ensure a copy on day one, but will also receive a voucher for one of five downloadable cars with a custom Stealth Model skin.

Devon from TikGames posted the on the PlayStation Blog that SkyFighter, will be available for download ($9.99) in North America next week via the PlayStation Network.

Prepare to defend your country against a hostile enemy fleet. Battle in any conditions (rain or shine, day or night), while mastering your flying skills in a variety of aircraft. SkyFighter’s fast missions will enlist your services to bomb the enemy’s equipment and fortifications, shoot down their fighters with your machine guns, and destroy their bombers with your missiles. The action isn’t all dogfights, either. Stealth Missions require you to take cover in clouds, avoid search lights and dodge floating air mines.

Little Big Planet 2 is still a few months off, but a spinoff may already be in the works, according to Siliconera. The Australian Ratings Classification Board has rated Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves, which is apparently under development by Supermassive Games and Media Molecule. Assuming this is a real game, there’s a decent chance it will be compatible with the PlayStation Move. Supermassive was previously responsible for the Move games Start the Party and Tumble.

Little Big Planet 2 will be out in January, after which we will likely learn more about Sackboy’s latest adventure.

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The Two Worlds II release saga continues: now Euro publisher TopWare/Zuxxez is “hopping mad” with Sony because the PS3 version of the game wasn’t made on time. Everything was paid upfront, TopWare/Zuxxez CEO Dirk Hassinger explained on the Zuxxez forum (reported by Eurogamer Germany), but a bunch of “lazy buggers” at Sony meant Tuesday’s European Two Worlds II launch only happened on PC and Xbox 360.

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There are signs that EA may be bringing back the SSX franchise. This week, Superannuation uncovered two URLs that were registered by a domain company last week: SSXFirstDescent.com and SSXDeadlyDescent.com. The domains DeadlyDescent.com and DeadlyDescents.com were also registered. All four URLs currently point to blank white pages.

Though no definitive link to EA was established, the use of the snowboarding term “first descent” in conjunction with the trademarked SSX name points to a possible new title from the publisher. However, reps for the Redwood City, California-based company declined to comment on the URLs.

Fluffy Logic producer, Ana, recently blogged about their upcoming title for PSN.

“In Eat Them! the player gets to create their own giant monster which they then use to smash, crash and munch their way though the city. The monster is people-powered, so eating folk is a prerequisite of keeping your monster in full-on destruction mode. The game features eye-catching ‘comic-style’ graphics, fully customizable monster creation and lots and lots of smashing things. The player has the option of single-player and split-screen multiplayer, head-to-head and co-operative missions. Eat Them! promises action, mayhem, destruction, humor and, did i mention?…eating people! The game is scheduled for release this winter.”

GameStop now offers PSN content in-store and will soon carry it online. According to Sony and GameStop, cards for PlayStation Plus subscriptions, PSN games and add-on content will be available in 4,400 GameStop stores this month. GameStop.com will join in on the action in the near future.

Robert Walsh, CEO of Krome, has responded to the “confirmed rumors” that the firm was shut down. “We still have current contracts we are working on, plus some more on the horizon,” he said in a phone interview with IGN. “Realistically, we have at least 40 [people] doing work on projects. We have another project that comes up in a couple of weeks, which could [require] another 40 people. So [our staff] is going to be anywhere between 30 and 100. It’s pretty much just a smaller version of what it was.”