Gears of War to have free downloadable content

Speaking backstage at the Spike TV VGA awards, Epic Games President Mike Capps decreed that they will be providing downloadable supplements to Gears of War, free of charge. "We always take care of our customers," he said. "We always give them stuff for free and we're going to keep doing that forever."

Capps' statement doesn't rule out the possibility that Epic will also release premium content, but this is a sign that the fans have more goodies — likely maps, à la Halo 2 — coming up. Rare, whose Viva Pinata seems intended for Gears' antithetical demographic, has gone on record stating hesitance at downloadable content, especially when money MS points are involved.

Now that we have new downloads to look forward to, how about Epic gets that patch out before Christmas so we can put it behind us?