GameStop may not be threatened yet by digital distribution, but they're certainly taking steps to profit from it as soon as they can. The retail giant has revealed that they plan to start selling console DLC in-store starting next year. Details after the jump.

Major Nelson has announced that by next week, all Xbox Live users will be able to start enjoying the new social networking apps being added to the Dashboard. More after the jump.

When Square Enix and PopCap Games combined their strengths to create a new game, the result was Gyromancer. The puzzle RPG was announced in TGS 2009 back in September and redefined the tried, tested, and often cloned Bejeweled. But what we didn't know was that there were other games on that negotiating table - among them, Zuma and Peggle.

More reports are coming in, which all seem to verify the unconfirmed word we received yesterday regarding Microsoft's standing order of 1 million banned Xbox  consoles on XBL. InformationWeek has now reported that Microsoft has in fact already effectively locked out as much as one million Xbox 360 owners. MS, for their end, has finally released an official statement regarding the bannings.

The casualty statistics so far of the banned Xbox Live is at an uncool 600,000. Yep, that's 600,000 miserable souls with modded Xbox 360s, and inaccessible XBL accounts. What's more, word has it that Microsoft's out to target another 400,000 more.

Inspired by the classic arcade basketball game of the 90's, TECMO together with developer A.C.R.O.N.Y.M. Games has announced NBA Unrivaled, a retro styled arcade basketball game for the Xbox Live Arcade and the PlayStation Network.

The ongoing Console Live Ban Wave on XBL has elicited a lot of shock and disbelief from Xbox Live customers, particularly with modded consoles. A lot of questions are swirling about as well, and we can imagine plenty of you guys have screamed out in anguish, "Why meeeeeeeeeeeee???" Well, Kushan of #FW@EFnet gave us a little bit more insight as to what this ban entails, so if you're one of them who got the banhammer's kiss of death, read on.

To ensure that users get an age-appropriate environment, Microsoft has decided that the Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm features soon-to-come on Xbox Live will be restricted to Xbox Live Gold users aged 18 and above. Minors, don't worry. Microsoft is now working on a patch to let you guys use the features, provided that your parents approve, that is.

Think you're smart? Well, I'm willing to wager that QJ has quite a smart reader base, so you probably fall into that category. If you are indeed, then you might enjoy testing those smarts with Encleverment Experiment, "a clever game for gamers who think they are clever." Blitz Arcade is throwing this game into Xbox Live within a few weeks, so here's your heads up.

Remember Oscar? The dog that chewed his master's Xbox 360 controller all the way into buying 60 bucks worth of Microsoft points? Well, word got around, and Microsoft found the story so amusing that they're giving the dog a refund, a Gamertag, and a few more goodies to chew on.