Heh - I don't get it. When I go and select it, it just says "Play Now". And I'm pretty sure I never bought it before and it does not show up in my download history either. I even logged in with my son's account and it says the same thing. WTF!?
I got Fable III as part of a bundle with a 360 I bought a while back but it was the disc version which I have sitting right here.
Oh wait - this must just be because I have it installed to the HD. On the web site it wants to charge me $19.99 for it - not free there. I guess I will delete it from the HD on my 360 and try "buying" it there again.
Ok, that was it - so if you ever had the game installed you have to delete it first. Wacky...
Anyway, I got it for both me and my son. I'm not sure why there's all this talk of having to click here and there and do all these strange things ("pay with points" and such). It simply shows up as "free" on the marketplace on the 360. Easy as pie. I'm still not entirely convinced I'm not just downloading the demo though... (OK, on the web site it says "already purchased" now so I'm good!). Now I just need to play one of these Fable games some day!
And when the hell did I miss Ass Creed III being free!? Yeah, I haven't heard great things about it but my son was just playing it today and wants the DLC. I'd have loved to be able to trade the disc in and have him use a free downloaded version. It's amazing that even given how much time I spend on this site I still miss deals and dont' even know I missed them till someone mentions it (weeks/months?) later!