Xbox 360 exclusivity? What Xbox 360 exclusivity?

Xbox has once again announced a preview program to test out their new version of the Xbox 360 dashboard, including the new Zune video marketplace integration, Facebook integration, and Twitter integration. Sign up is available now, see the article for details.

1UP's Scott Sharkey illustrates the flaws and promise of XBL's Indie Games in his unique sick artistic way.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick gave details recently on what he believes
represents the future of gaming and managed to become the poster child
for unhappy workplaces in the process. And though current-generation
consoles like the PS3, XBox 360, and Wii have been very kind to
Activision and its lucrative Guitar Hero franchise.

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick gave details recently on what he believes
represents the future of gaming and managed to become the poster child
for unhappy workplaces in the process. And though current-generation
consoles like the PS3, XBox 360, and Wii have been very kind to
Activision and its lucrative Guitar Hero franchise.

Aliens, Aliens, Aliens

Feature - The 5 Best Console Wars - PlayStation vs. Xbox, Nintendo vs. Sega, Game Boy vs. Everyone -- Console Wars are a historical tradition among gamers, and GamePro is looking back at the five most important battles in the history of the gaming industry!

Starting tomorrow in the United States the Xbox 360 Elite will now be priced at $299.99, and rumors of the Xbox 360 Pro SKU being discontinued seem to be confirmed as it will now be priced at $249.99 while supplies last.

Admittedly, when we saw Game Informer's survey that pegged Xbox 360's failure rate at 54.2 percent, we were thinking that was a bit steep of a number, possibly bumped up a few digits from some possible sampling errors. So when we were gearing up to read Microsoft's statement responding to the data, we fully expected some harsh rebuttal...