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Are you ready? Microsoft has just released it's new dashboard upgrade to millions of 360 gamers worldwide. The New Xbox Experience, or NXE, is a re-design of the existing Xbox 360 dashboard that shifts the focus more towards the console as a hub for online community gaming.

Reports are coming in that a few lucky gamers have been able to get their hands on copies of Rockstar's upcoming blockbuster, GTA IV, already. The game is not set to release officially until next week.

The word on the street is that the next installment in Rockstar's successful "Grand Theft Auto" franchise will be hitting gamers hands this April. Originally expected last year, GTAIV will be the series' first entry in the "next-gen" console arena. On a sidenote, "one of the contributing factors" to the delays turned out to be getting the game running up to par on Sony's Playstation 3 console.

With less than a month to go, Bungie has announced that the final chapter in their Halo trilogy is ready to be manufactured for distribution which is more than welcomed news to the millions of Halo fans who might have been worried about whether or not the game would make its September 25th release date. Will it make or break Halo 2's sale records?

There are reports trickling in that the Playstation 3 is now selling for the slightly reasonable price of $499. The facts indicates that both Circuit City and Target have implemented the price cut that was rumored to be announced by Sony at this year's E3. If you're in the market for a Blu-ray player that's currently aspiring to be a game console then it might be time to invest in the PS3.

There's a new theme from Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV available for download now to your Xbox 360 dashboard. Best of all, it's totally free! I don't know about you but I can't resist filling my hard drive with free stuff. Thank Microsoft, for the 120GB Elite. GTAIV releases for the 360 this October 2007 and I, for one, can't wait to pick it up.

The second trailer for Rockstar's next iteration in Grand Theft Auto series, entitled "Looking For That Special Someone," is now available online for your viewing pleasure. For now I'll hold my judgement on GTAIV's graphics until I see some gameplay but I will note that I think the trailer's cinematics are intense and intriguing and it looks to not disappoint story-wise.

With the announcement of the up and coming Xbox 360 Elite, Microsoft is poised to improve their bid for king of home entertainment electronics. The new Elite SKU will house a 120GB harddrive and a built-in HDMI along with a complete black exterior. Microsoft has stated that they will also be releasing black accessories to match the new console's appearance.

The New York Times has just posted an article online stating that Sony plans "to add online bells and whistles for Playstation 3". There have been many rumors lately on whether the upgrade was fact or fiction, but now PS3 users can rest assured that the new YouTube/Myspace-like features are coming down the pipe from Sony.