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…

With the upcoming releases of the new Grand Theft Auto 4 downloadable content, released on February 17th, and the upcoming release of the newest game in the Halo series, Halo Wars. Xbox are releasing some new Xbox 360 accessories just for these upcoming releases. The first one is a special Xbox Live GTA 4 Lost and the Damned 1600 Points card. This has been specially released for the new content and is available for £13.99. The new content includes a new storyline and missions where you play as new character, Johnny, a member of The Lost Motorcycle Club. Aswell as new missions, the game also features new weapons, new vehicles and loads of added stuff. The second new accessory is…

During the Tokyo Game Show, Corporate Vice President of Xbox Live services and software, John Schappert, announced that the New Xbox Live Experience is being released on November 19th around the world. I for one am pleased that a final date has been confirmed and that it is not a day when a game comes out, so I am happy. If you haven’t checked out what the new experience will look like, follow this link to visit the interactive demo of the new dashboard on the Xbox website.

If you’re like me and can’t wait until the brand new Xbox Live Experience is going to be with us. There is a great website created by Microsoft that allows you to experience the experience before it’s released. Although no date yet has been confirmed, I personally, hope it’s before some of the great upcoming games like Gears of War 2 and Guitar Hero World Tour, if not before those great titles are released. The new Xbox Live Experience can be found here, take a look around and there are some great videos about the new features and about creating your very own avatar.

Yes, it can be a difficult decision, which games console is right for you. I went through exactly the same problem, I already had a PC so that was one option out, it just left the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 or the Nintendo Wii. Here is the summary I came up with: PlayStation 3: Blue-ray DVD player Some exclusive content Lightweight controllers Xbox 360: Lots of exclusive content like the Halo series, Gears of War and Rock Band, just a few. Great online service Xbox Live. Cusomisable skins. Nintendo Wii: Something new. I’m afraid that was the only thing really going for the Wii, it was something new, the graphics are nothing compared to the other two, as I am…