Our friend MDK over at 360Junkies had the privileges to get his greedy little hands on the Mythic Map Pack. With this power he decided to do us a favor and let us know how the Mythic Maps handle from gameplay to style. MDK's x2002x blog. Check out his review after the jump: -Miguel "SourNotHardcore" Echavarri (more...)... more.

On November 19 last year, Xbox 360 owners hit the power button to find a system update. Named NXE, the update changed the entire look/feel of Xbox Live once it loaded up. One addition that every one took notice of were the Avatars. Representing the gamer, Avatars could be fully customized to look exactly like you, or the polar opposite. Under the radar a bit, a new game for Xbox Live Arcade wa... more.

If you love Star Wars (like me) you would do anything to find out what's new in the Star Wars universe. Needless to say, Bioware and Dark Horse has indeed teamed up to unveil the first three page comic of an eight part series. To inform all, how Star Wars rolls. Stay tuned for every two weeks a new part of the series is to be shown. SW: The Old Republic web-based comic here. [ala TAG] -Miguel... more.

Warner Bros. Interactive just announced that next Wednesday's XBLA title, Watchmen: The End is Nigh, has been priced at 1600 Microsoft Points. Seems like alot to cough up for just a standard beat-em-up. [Source: Joystiq] - Lewis "aStagnantSleep" Garcia... more.

Ever played Skate 2 and immediately thought the following: "Bro, what if you can like... handplant a ramp but in the Community Center from Skate?" Well Now you can if you buy "San Van Classics", EA's latest DLC Pack for Skate 2. You can hit up and grind on old areas like the Parkade, the Community Center and the School. You even get the option to add moveable objects in these locations. Chec... more.

Is your copy of Call of Duty 4 collecting dust? Well, it's time dust that bad boy off! This weekend is a COD 4 celebration. Maybe, you never prestiged once, or you still never hit that coveted tenth prestige. This could be your chance! First off, the COD 4 Variety Map Pack is being sold for 400 Microsoft Points(50% off), so there are no excuses to download it(financial crisis smisis). Also,... more.

Stevie Ray Vaughn joins the Rock Band catalog next Tuesday as his 10-track album, "Texas Flood", becomes available in the Rock Band Music Store for 1280 Microsoft Points. Blues couldn't have arrived to Rock Band any better. - Lewis "aStagnantSleep" Garcia... more.

EA released the newest DLC pack for Lord of the Rings: Conquest for 800 MS Points. The downloadable content brings three new characters, two new maps and two new arenas. Seeing as how the first DLC pack didn't have as much content, it makes sense as to why EA is charging for this one. Does anyone actually own this title? - Lewis "aStagnantSleep" Garcia... more.

The Xbox Live Arcade Awards is to hit your spotlight channel on your dash' as soon as March 3rd. All XBL users will have the ability to cast in their vote for their favorite Arcade titles of 2008. Voting will wrap up March 10th. Of course you won't be able to vote multiple times, but you can change your vote. Check out the nominees and categories after the break. [ala XboxJ] -Miguel "SourNotH... more.

According to MCV, Microsoft retail stores are coming to Europe. What are these Microsoft retailers selling? Well, your regular Microsoft related items. Xbox 360 hardware, software, PC related items(Vista anyone?), plus I'm sure MS will throw in some other nick nacks. Microsoft plans to plant these locations at certain major cities across the world. All you London folks should see a Microsoft r... more.