Xbox Live Downloads - PGR3 autoupdate, cars and more

Microsoft has clearly given up trying to prevent "ship now, patch later" syndrome from permeating the 360. And with the recent slew of timely bug fixes and updates like the new one for Project Gotham Racing 3, perhaps this is a good thing. The PGR3 autoupdate adds tournaments, the ability to share and save custom routes, an option to make everyone race the same car or car class, voice identification, wheel support and a new 50-point achievement for passing the tournament qualifying round and then entering the first race. There are also 12 new cars. including the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo, Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe, Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, Lamborghini Gallardo SE, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII FQ-400 and Pontiac GTO. You'll pay $5 for the pack, or $0.75 each if you'd rather buy a la carte. The Aston Martin V8 Vantage is a freebie.

Other new Marketplace downloads include:

• Burnout Revenge cars advertising Alienware, Dolby, Monster, Plantronics, SpikeTV and Yellowcard (free)
  
• Demo for Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06 (free)
  
• Myriad Tomb Raider themes ($1.88 each) and picture packs ($1.25 each)
  
• Movie trailers for X-Men: The Last Stand, Ice Age 2 and The Omen remake (free)

Don't forget: The PGR3 tournament starts today. If you miss registration, fail to qualify or get booted early, you can watch the competition on Gotham TV's new Tournament Channel...