Coming with the new dashboard update; Major Nelson gives us a warning to you Silver account members out there. Unfortunately you will have to wait a bit longer then Gold members to be able to get free content such as demos....etc. The free content as Nelson explains will be exclusively available to Gold members for one week before being available to Silver accounts. Just a reminder that if you ... more.

"Of course, I'm biased given the role that I'm in but if I really think about it using my consumer instincts and the experience that I've had, this is the best blend of performance, price, online and games - by far," says Don Mattrick. Many of you remember that Peter Moore left his position as Senior VP of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment; Don Mattrick was his replacement. MSNBC had a chat wi... more.

Along with the wonderful new features of the Fall Dashboard update; we will be treated to some Live Arcade goodness. Live Arcade will be treated to its own greatest hits program rightfully entitled; Live Arcade Hits. Several titles will be treated to this effect to help kick off the it's inception. If you don't already have any of these titles, this is a great way to finally put those poin... more.

It's times like these where I really appreciate the work that developers are doing with Live Arcade titles. It's always fun to see one updated every once in a while. It's good to know that they didn't completely forget about them. One of my favorite titles is getting a nice little update that sees it getting some new songs. What's great and not so great about it; is that these songs are free from ... more.

That's right folks; you read that title correctly. Tomorrow, that is Thanksgiving; Microsoft and Activision are releasing us the Halo theme for Guitar Hero 3. You can rock out to one of the most recgonizable gaming tunes in the industry.  Hopefully most of you know this theme by now; but for those of you unfamiliar with it; you can download it here. How much will this wonderful gift cost you? How... more.

It seems as if the gloves are dropping and all out war is about to break out. Robbie Bach here shows us that he is clearly laughing at Sony's attempt to jump into the online world with their Home service, that which he says is "no competition" to Xbox Live. GameIndustry.biz recently did an interview with the Xbox chief. "It's fair to say that Xbox Live is clearly head and shoulders above anything... more.

We certainly are thankful for the gaming madness coming out this week. One percentage of you will be enjoying the greatness of Rock Band this week; in which the title will more then likely compete with Guitar Hero. While, the other percentage of you will be savoring over the power that is Mass Effect. Those two titles alone are the ones I see making an impact this week. Others seem to be ones th... more.

  Because of Call of Duty 4's recent overtake of Gears of War on the top Live activity for this past week, well that may not be the reason, but it might as well be; Infinity Ward is on its way to make its first update for the title. Some of us may have noticed some grievances with the multiplayer aspect of the game, which I agree should be adressed. Thankfully, IW (Infinity Ward) is here to save ... more.

According to the Great Major Nelson, NCAA March Madness 08 demo has gone live to the marketplace. What's weird is that this demo is coming up on the weekend. Content: NCAA MARCH MADNESS® 08 Demo Price: Free Availability: Canada and United States Dash Text: [ESRB: E (Everyone)] Download the demo. Size: 927.81 MB [Via the Major] Jereme "Restless Devil" Puik... more.

A new game called, Avatar, will be released this coming week and an interesting video has popped up showing that you can easily gain 1000 gamerscore points injust 2 mins. So, for all you achievement whores out there; this should be number 1 on your gamefly or rent list! I know this'll be on mine, because of the achivement whore within me. I don't know about any of you guys, but I surely think thi... more.