In preparation of the new Fall Update for the Xbox 360--the New Xbox Experience--Xbox Live and Xbox.com will be down on Monday, September 29 for up to 24 hours, from 12:01 AM PST (7:01 AM GMT) on.

The official announcement (as sent via private message to every Xbox 360 Live account) reads as follows: more...

With the new Fall Update for the Xbox 360, that is most likely slated for November, you gain the possibility to play any Xbox 360 game from your local hard drive. "Not only will the drive not spin, but load times are quicker, as well," promised Microsoft's Major Nelson. But will that really reduce load times noticably? Xbox Germany product manager Boris Schneider-Johne states in a utmost interesting interview with Golem.de that this won't be the case for the majority of 360 games. more...

Every six months gamers wait in anticipation what the next Xbox 360 firmware installment will bring new to us. These upcoming features will soon flicker on your HD screen: more...