New Dashboard

The new dashboard update additions include previously rumored features such as a web browser.

The new update will also realign the tiles to make it feel even more similar to the new style of Windows phone and Windows 8.

Here's some info on the most notable features:

Xbox Video: Microsoft have hidden away their Zune marketplace and replaced it with a more updated version, where you'll be able to watch thousands upon thousands of movies, TV shows, and game videos by downloading or streaming in super HD quality.

Xbox Music: This is Microsoft's attempt at being part of the relatively

Console Price Drop

Following the new and reasonably priced super ultra slim PS3, Microsoft and Nintendo have both taken their turns to revise their pricing to better close the gap between them and Sony.

It's clear that the three console suppliers still believe that the current gen consoles still have a healthy life span remaining, and even with Nintendo's new Wii U releasing later this year, they're still focusing on the original Wii, and with a new price of $129, $20 less than its current price tag, it's likely many bargain hunting Christmas shoppers will be focusing on it too. The newly priced Wii will be in black and will include Wii

COD Elite Info

Back in 2011, Call of Duty Elite was exposed to the world. To some it was an expensive package with pointless gimmicks, but to others it meant more content for their games and more tools to make the most out of their gameplay.

For $50 a year, premium Elite members could get access to extra features such as clan leveling and early access to DLC which of course was downloadable for free after the subscription fee.

And now only a year after its release, Activision have decided to shut down the premium features of Elite and open it up for free to everyone that purchases a copy of Black Ops 2.

You'll be able to track detailed player stats

The AbleGamers Foundation is raising money for their organization through a Kickstarter like website, called WeDidIt for charity.

Their project, which has a goal of $5,000 will aid in the foundation of permanent gaming installations and spreading awareness of disabilities and gamers. They recently opened a permanent disabled "accessibility arcade" at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington D.C.

Their prizes for donating a certain amount of money include: Starcraft 2 Collector's Edition signed by the development team and a Starcraft 2 bumper sticker for $275 and even a lunch with EA founder Trip Hawkins if you donate $2,500.

One reward was also added recently in lieu of the Zynga layoffs. The Mary Margaret Networks will create a full resume rewrite to highlight the strengths of the person for a donation of $249 or more.

"The gaming community is much larger than we think," said Mark Barlet the President of the AbleGamers Foundation in their WeDidIt

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Evil Controllers asks gamers to make a pledge for the perfect Xbox 360 controller: A Rechargeable battery powered controller with a more comfortable ergonomic design.

Tempe, AZ. (October 2012) - Evil Controllers announces a new Xbox 360 controller at Kickstarter.com. Currently unavailable, gamers can pledge as little as $50 to take advantage of this evolution. The Kickstarter project unveils a new wireless Xbox 360 controller back plate that comes with a lithium ion battery and a six-foot mini USB cable to use for recharging the battery's life.

Evil Controllers: The Ultimate Gaming Controller

Evil Controllers is the industry leader of modified Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 controllers:

New Playable Demo

If you're looking to play a hands-on gameplay demo of the new God of War ascension, then it may come as good news to you that the Blu-ray edition of Total Recall, a reboot of the 1990 Sci-Fi adventure of the same name, will include a downloadable demo for the new God of War game.

Although at this point we're uncertain of what will unfold within the demo, the SCEA product marketing manager, Anthony Caiazzo, has said, "The demo includes the new gameplay mechanics and combat systems we showed off earlier this summer, so you can get a taste of all of the brutal action before the game launches next March."

The new God of War, which is set to release in early March

New Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Characters

If you're strangely unsatisfied with the huge amount of characters, stages and customization options in Tekken Tag Tournament 2, you may be in for a treat.

Namco Bandai Games, the developer behind the new Tekken Tag Tournament 2, has released a new patch for the game, which if it hasn't already, should roll out for everyone on both PS3 and Xbox 360 very shortly.

Unlike most patches, the new 1.02 patch for Tag Tournament 2 won't be a boring bunch of code added to the game, hiding without proof of existence.

The new patch will be adding a few new characters to TTT2,

Crysis 3 Multiplayer Info

A new video by EA has been released giving players an insight into what Crysis 3's multiplayer will have in store for us early next year.

The video tells viewers about player capacity, game modes, and a social challenge system.

The third game in the series, which will be playable on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, will put console gamers in multiplayer scenarios with up to 12 players.

Hunter Mode, the first multiplayer game mode explained in the video, follows the basic elimination game rules we've seen in other games like Infection in the Halo series. Two hunters will start with

Halo 4 Info

After the huge success of Forge World in Halo: Reach, it's only fair that forge fans receive a treatment just as rewarding in Halo 4. A recent video has been released featuring Kynon Pearson, a developer for 343 Industries, and Lori Zawada, a developer for Certain Affinities, discussing the new forge features in Halo 4.

Although neither the forge menus nor any of the main mechanics were showcased in this video, information about new maps were. Three new maps will be included with Halo 4 upon release, which have all been designed with forge in mind.

The first map features jagged high-rising cliffs covered in rich