Yes, I’m British. I spell “rumour” with two u’s. What U going to do about it? Well hopefully you’ll have no time to do anything, because either you’ll be embedded in Snake’s final mission on the Playstation 3, or engrossed in one of Snake’s first on the Xbox 360. Read more…

If you need something to tide you over before the June 29 release of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, this might be the ticket. Activision has announced that five song packs will be released throughout this month. Starting on yesterday, two of the five packs are from Motörhead and three headline acts from the 2007 Isle of Wight festival. Read more…

Mike Krahulik and Jerry Holkins, also known to the internet as Gabe and Tycho, the stars of web comic Penny Arcade, are about to embark on one of their biggest adventures yet – pixelizaiton. Read more…

The phallic puzzler Mr. Driller is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, April 2nd with some nifty features. Hit the jump for details. Read more…

At the beginning of the month I was puzzled why 5pb, in bringing Cave shooters Ketsui and DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou Black Label to the Xbox 360 in Japan, would choose retail as their distribution medium when digital download seems so much more fitting. As it turns out, they were given no choice… by Microsoft. Read more…

Street Fighter fans out there may have been distracted by all the recent Street Fighter 4 info, but Capcom doesn’t want you to forget about its upcoming HD re-creation of the classic Super Street Fighter II. They’ve released a couple new screens and some info about a beta stress test coming your way. Read more…

After being leaked by guitarist Joe Perry quite some time ago, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith has now been officially announced. Read more…

If you are a little bummed out about not being able to attend this years GDC, and you happen to be an XBL subscriber, you’re in luck. Read more…

While Omega 5 may be easy to overlook as just another Xbox Live Arcade shoot’em up, to do so would be a bad decision.

Whether you’re in it for the novelty of a Japanese developer creating an Xbox Live game, the fancy HD graphics, the absolutely jammin’ soundtrack, or just the thrill of the bullet dodging; Omega 5 is a game that, despite initial appearances, proves to be both accessible and addictively fun. Read more…

Buy them or die!

A fan of Stranglehold? Well then I have some good news for you. Today Midway have released 10 new Stranglehold maps onto the North American Xbox Live marketplace. Read more…

As we previously reported, Xbox Live has not been having a good time, what with all the disconnects and general wonkiness. All this was meant to be fixed by the end of the weekend. Read more…

All I want for Christmas is to play online, but Microsoft won’t let me

As of Wednesday the 26th, my experience with Xbox LIVE could best be described as “inconsistent”. I am randomly and sporadically kicked off of the service, and by that, I mean any time I try to do something — anything. Read more…

An official Xbox Community Developer on Xbox Live Nation has released some very interesting new Gamercards using new Microsoft software. Read more…