New Xbox 360 controller with updated D-pad confirmed

Above is a video of Microsoft's Major Nelson showing us the new Xbox 360 controller with an adjustable D-Pad. The controller also features a new Black, Grey and White color scheme.This new controller will only be sold as a bundle with the play and charge kit, and will only set you back $64.99.You can buy the controller starting November 9 in the US and sometime in February for Europe.... more.

Major Nelson has announced that the cost of an Xbox Live Gold membership will increase starting on November 1 in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom.A one-month Gold subscription in the US will go from $7.99 to $9.99; three months from $19.99 to $24.99; and a full year from $49.99 to $59.99.A one-month subscription in the UK will be bumped up to 5.99 pounds from ... more.

With only a weeks before Halo: Reach is released, the official Halo dev blog has released a list of the game’s achievements.Find the full list below.Completed the Campaign on Normal difficulty. Completed the Campaign on Heroic difficulty. Completed the Campaign on Legendary difficulty. Completed every mission in Halo: Reach alone, on Legendary. Completed the 2nd mission on Nor... more.

The $399.99 bundle will contain a silver version of the new Xbox 360 with a 250GB hard drive , a copy of the game and two wireless controllers. The bundle (Screenshot below) was spotted  by haloreachtips . Update: Microsoft in a press release has announced that the new Xbox360 is  available for pre-order now. Press Release: COMMEMORATE THE LAUNCH OF THE BIGGEST GAME OF THE YEAR WITH THE ... more.

Major Nelson has confirmed the official price of the Kinect will be $149.99 and also revealed a 4 Gig Bundle for $299.99. The standalone kinect bundle will include a copy of Kinect Adventures. Microsoft also announced that Kinect games will be $49.99 instead of the rumored $60.... more.

Fans of Dead Space will be happy to hear that they wont have to wait untill 2011 to get their alien killing fix. Visceral Games has a prequel to Dead Space 2 set to release this fall.Dead Space: Ignition an “interactive comic-style game,” and will be available on the PSN and XBLA platforms.The game is being written by Antony Johnston, the man behind the Dead Space comic series.... more.

Various Macy’s stores around the US will have playable demos of Microsoft’s Kinect starting July 15th.  Full list of the Macy stores that will feature the playable Kinect demo’s below. * Macy’s Herald Square 151 West 34th Street New York, NY 10001 212-494-5387 * Macy’s South Coast Plaza 33 Bristol Street Costa Mesa, CA 92626 714-556-0611 * Macy’s State Street 111 North St... more.

Microsoft has announced that it’ll be launching Destination Arcade, a "brand new recommendation engine & visual browser app" next week.The application allows to sort the available games by price, community rating etc. You will also be able to see what games have been recommended by your friends.Screen grabs of the app below.... more.

Hulu's just-announced $9.99 a month Hulu Plus service, available now on PC, iPhone, and other devices, will be available on PlayStation 3 systems in July. It'll launch on Xbox 360 sometime in early 2011. You can request an invitation to an early preview here.No details have been released yet on if the service will also be ad-supported but we're assuming that will be a deal breaker for most. ... more.

Dead Rising 2 was originally scheduled for an August 31 release date, but now the game will arrive on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 September 28 and October 1 in each market.Capcom didn’t provide any details as to why the biggest zombie slayer of the has year has beendelayed.... more.