Actually, cameras were verboten when Microsoft's Major Nelson demoed the New Xbox Experience at the PAX 08. Someone did record the whole screening though. A bit shaky but in high-rez, the video is still worth watching. It shows the new dashboard in motion and Major Nelson explaining it and everything that's new about it. more...

Newest, more official word has it that the Xbox Live Experience (in other words: the new fall update for the Xbox 360 we reported earlier on here) is to arrive in November on the Xbox 360--together with new downloadable content for GTA IV. more...

As we have reported earlier, the fall update for the Xbox 360 doesn't only await the gamer with a completely overhauled dashboard. Among the most useful features is the option to copy any Xbox 360 game of your choice to your Xbox 360's HDD to reduce load times. Even though the dashboard update is going to be launched in fall, someone has already made a video of how GTA IV is installed to the Xbox 360's hard-drive disk. more...

Among the best surprises at the E3 2008 Microsoft Press Conference were the new changes to the Xbox 360 dashboard, and Xbox Live. Copy your games to the HDD to reduce load times? Check. Create your own personal Avatar so that your friends recognize you easier on Xbox Live? Check. Grab the full list of announced changes, coming straight from Major Nelson's blog, that is to affect the Xbox 360 Fall Update, below. more...