To match the upcoming release of Kinect for the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s controller-less gaming, the Xbox Live website has been given a complete face lift, bringing it into the age of Kinect. The new, clean, design is a massive improvement on what they had in the past, which had been becoming increasingly clunky. I for one believe this should have happened a long time ago. The new site features Microsoft’s Silverlight, which is sort of MS’s answer to Flash or HTML 5, it allows them to create rich graphical experiences for the user. The way they’ve used in on the new site allows you to view your most recently active Xbox Live friends, along with how many are online, how…

Good news for World of Warcraft gamers today, Blizzard have released a cinematic trailer of the upcoming expansion, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. In this latest video, we get a look at Deathwing the Destroyer, most of you will know him as Neltharion the Earth-Warder, and by the looks of the nearly-molten black dragon, WoW gamers are going to have a tough road ahead of them when the game is released on December 7th.

We all knew it was coming, the first Halo: Reach map pack has been announced today by Bungie. The map pack, named as the Noble Map Pack, will be released on November 30th and brings with it the first Xbox Live achievements update, adding an extra 250 points for all you point hores out there, bringing the grand total up to 1250. Alongside the points increase, the map pack also brings with it 3 new online multiplayer maps for gamers to enjoy: Tempest – an 8-16 player map set in around an abandoned facility situated on the shoreline. Anchor 9 – set in a UNSC controlled orbital dry-dock, this is a cosy 2-8 player map. Breakpoint – another 8-16 player…

Chillingo, publisher of the massively popular Angry Birds game, have been very busy in the last few days climbing their way to the top of the iPhone and iPad app charts with their latest game. Cut the Rope is the latest game from the publisher and it combines simple game play, intelligent physics, candy, bubbles and green creatures, this winning combination has earned the game top of both the free and paid app charts. The aim of the game is to get the candy into the mouth of the green creature that just arrived on your doorstep in a box. Although this may sound simple enough, to get a higher score, you need to hit the 3 gold stars and…

Earlier this month, Microsoft announced that Gears of War 3′s release date was being pushed back from April 2011, to an undisclosed date during the holiday season 2011. Well today, to fill the void between April and the new release date, Microsoft announced that a public multiplayer beta will be made available in 2011. We plan to host a public multiplayer beta for Gears of War 3 in 2011 featuring dedicated servers. This public beta should hopefully mean that the game is even better when released as they will have the time to make any improvements based on gamer feedback. Lots to look forward to next year!