Fun fact, folks. Did you know that a third of all Xbox Live downloads are comprised of videos? Microsoft's John Schappert talked all about it in an interview with MCV, and you can find out more about it after the jump.

It seems that Xbox Live Arcade gamers won't have the same high definition luxury their PSN and PC counterparts will be getting when they play Capcom's upcoming Bionic Commando: Rearmed. Capcom's Ben Judd explained that the XBLA version of the game may have lower resolution textures across the game due to the XBLA's 150MB limit on file sizes. For more information, check out the full article.

Microsoft vice president John Schappert has revealed that more than a thousand new games will be released on the Xbox 360 this 2008.  Well, among these games will be a little title from Rockstar Games called Grand Theft Auto IV. More information about this game's downloadable content has been brought to light. Head on over to the full article for more information

Itching to know what events will be taking place at the Game Developers Conference 2008? To make things easier, Jamil Moledina, GDC executive director, has already made short list of his favorite things in this massive event. Check them out after the jump!

Microsoft is sending word that Xbox Live members will be able to download video footage of the upcoming GDC event and several goodies that will be appearing at the event.

Wondering what sort of content you just might be able to view from the comfort of your own home? Read the full article and find out!

Want to know more what's Microsoft's plans for the gaming scene? Well, Corporate Vice President of LIVE, John Schappert, will be one of the keynote speakers for the upcoming 2008 Game Developer Conference (GDC). His address "A Future Wide Open: Unleashing the Creative Community" will be setting the stage for changes in game development in 2008.

Details on John Schapperts upcoming keynote speech after the jump!

This November 15, a very special member of the Microsoft family will be celebrating its 5th birthday (Er no, not Bill Gates). We mean Xbox Live, which will be turning five with a population of roughly eight million members. Microsoft's planning to celebrate this occasion with two particular promos, the details of which are available in the full article.

Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the biggest game developing/publishing companies in the world. The company has recently announced that it will be reorganizing its business under four labels, mainly:  EA Sports, EA Games, EA Casual Entertainment and The Sims.

According to the recent press release, this is to "streamline decision-making, improve global focus, and speed new ideas to the market." However, these teams are not stand alone entities, they will be receiving support from two new groups: Central Development Services and Global Publishing.

These auxiliaries will be led by Executive Vice President John Schappert. In addition to this, all four labels will be served by centralized teams to handle Finance, IT, Legal and Human Resources. Now while this may interest some industry members, what most gamers would probably be wondering about is under what label would their games fall on.

To answer that here's a short background on each label, their respective heads along with what upcoming games will be classified and handled by it.

• The Sims - Led by Label President Nancy Smith. This team created the model on which the new organization is built. Upcoming releases include: MySims for the Wii and Nintendo DS, SimCity Societies, and The Sims Castaway Stories and many more.
• EA Games - Led by Label President Frank Gibeau. This label includes Need for Speed, Medal of Honor, SPORE, Battlefield, Burnout, Command & Conquer, The Simpsons and more. EA Games will also be home to the EA Partners publishing business.
• EA Casual Entertainment - Led by Label President Kathy Vrabeck. This team will focus on lighter, more accessible games for families and new consumers. The portfolio will include EA franchises and games such as Harry Potter, Boogie and others. This group will also be home to EA Mobile and EA's casual suite of online games, Pogo.com.
• EA SPORTS - This team is responsible for many of the company's flagship franchises including Madden NFL, NBA Live, FIFA Soccer, Tiger Woods PGA TOUR, NHL Hockey and NASCAR. EA Executive Vice President Joel Linzner will oversee this group until a president of EA Sports is announced.

EA Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello also gave a few words on how these changes should benefit both the company and gamers in general:

This transition will be implemented over the course of the coming months. EA is privileged to have a deep bench of proven talent and our new structure encourages people to bring great ideas into the market more quickly. There will be more games and services for core consumers and new gamers and better focus on operational efficiency.

That said, does this drive for smaller divisions mean a more service-oriented approach by the company? While we can't say for certain, it looks like the company is headed in that direction. Be sure to keep checking back here for the latest gaming industry news.