Microsoft is sending out word that it is incorporating another feature for the Xbox Live online service to go live with the Dashboard Fall Update on December 4.

Accordingly, you can now check the friends list of other gamers right on the Dashboard. This update will definitely make it a lot easier for gamers to track and check one another, making Xbox Live more like a social networking area.

Here's a part of Microsoft's official announcement:

Members can find old friends or connect with new ones within the community of more than eight million people on Xbox Live around the globe and send messages and game invites, as well as compare games and Achievements.

• Log in to "www.xbox.com/fof" and select one of the three options available for your Gamertag:
• Everyone (only available to members 18 and older)
• Friends only (available to members 13 and older)
• Blocked (available to all members, and automatic for anyone under the age of 13)