The Red Ring of Death is the most common failure of the Xbox 360 to date. The chances of your Xbox crashing are a whopping 30%. Microsoft has been tight lipped on this subject except in a July 2007 press release, where they stated that there is a design flaw, and almost every system could fail at some point. Even if you don't have problems right now, you should be aware of what can happen because as your system gets older, the chance of failure increases drastically.

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It's no secret that the Xbox 360's got a penchant for overheating when not properly looked after. If you happen to be a like Wolfe however, you've probably grown tired of this problem, and decided to take it upon yourself to come up with a solution. Read more on this mod attempt over in the full article.

Accessory developer Nyko was on the news the other day, claiming to replace broken Xbox 360s upon first hand verification that their product indeed caused the system to fail. The company was confident as they further stated that they remain 100% convinced with their Intercooler.

There are no official numbers regarding the matter, and even here at QJ, users are not agreeing if the product does work perfectly fine or perfectly disastrous. Amidst this on-going commotion, a new company suddenly sprang up offering a product the same as Nyko's. Dragon Electronics releases their Thermostatic Cooling System 2, a plug and play, two-fan setup for the X360.

Just like Nyko, Dragon maintains that their product prolongs the console's lifespan and that your Xbox 360 won't be prone to crashes by keeping its working temperature in check. The setup also has a built-in auto sensor that makes the system turn off and on depending on the console temperature.

There are a few reservations when it comes to this product. According to the accessory's manual, the add-on does not require extra power supply as it uses that of the console's. It would be remembered that certain Microsoft representatives said that this exact thing causes the console to fail as it is denied of enough power current during startup.

On a lighter, but as equally dubious note, Dragon Electronics furnished an online manual of their product and they had their own name misspelled on it. Hmm... While we understand that this has nothing to do with the product itself, we believe any craft is reflective of its creator. We are reserving our comments as of now, since our own X360 is comfortably situated in a well air-conditioned room and is not needing any additional ventilation.

Upon traipsing into the net, we have noticed talk that has been going on in various forums and gaming communities. The buzz was mainly about how the game Dead Rising for the Xbox 360 has been either glitching or freezing, to the point that some believe that the game is out to destroy their consoles.

Upon reading the various posts in one forum, we have taken note that a lot of players have been experiencing one or more of the following symptoms:

• the game continually hangs or freezes
• graphic glitches that are composed of sudden bright flashes or weird color patterns suddenly appearing on the screen
• freezing in the middle of loading saved games
• audio dropouts
• freezing while escorting survivors at various points

Many believe that the current heat wave besieging North America may have something to do with these irregularities, while others are starting to wonder if the 360's cooling system can properly handle itself. As for the solution to the problems, there has been no definite cure yet. But some have reported that moving the console to a cooler spot has done the trick. Others who were not so lucky had their 360s replaced.

In the meantime, we'd like you to take a look at this video clip sample that shows the game freezing up:

If any of you have experienced the same thing, we'd like to hear from you!

If you're looking a new way to cool your Xbox360 and is unimpressed with Dano2k0's Fully Internal Watercooled Xbox360 mod or unwilling to dismantle your console, then why not get this Power Cooling System Vertical Stand from Divineo? Yes. It's the same Divineo that was selling the black and white PSPs with FW 1.5. The site doesn't have much on this product except it's a powerful cooling system that emits little noise, has an indicator and console-stand function, and a good design; plus it comes with a remote control.

Based on the photo, it is like a dock that has two built-in power cooling fans at the bottom. You place your console on top click the remote and voila! Your Xbox is sitting comfy and cool in this device. If you place an order now it can ship within 24 hours for $17.95. But if you buy by the bulk, you'd get a dollar or two taken off the original price.