We're just about to make your weekend so much more fun with the return of the Weekend Warriors! You're in the Xbox 360 page, and you bet we've got a nifty little roundup for all the big things that happened to your favorite green console.  From getting rid of that darned RRoD problem to branching out to a different shade of red, to DLC wows and boos, we've got it all right here for you! We'll cease the chitchat now so we can go down straight to business. Go on, do click on the full article. You know you missed this.

Originally posted 21 Feb 2009 at 09:38PM

Have we seen the last of the Red Ring of Death? Well no, of course not. But according to Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg, they've "put the worst behind" them, and performance of the current systems are "strong." Not that I don't believe you, Greenberg, but you do have a history of being too much of a fanboy.

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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Oy vey... Looks like the New Xbox Experience dashboard update is experiencing some not-so-new Xbox woes. November 19: launch day for the NXE update. Not 24 hours after it went live, complaints are already piling up. Various forums online have threads and threads of people reporting anything from connection freezes, slow downs, lock ups, broken TV connections, and so many other different numerical errors... inlcluding reports of RRoD'ed brickage.

Following reports of rampant failures concerning Xbox 360 Elite units in the UK, Microsoft has denied the stories and downplayed the details which were divulged. An independent repair specialist took on Microsoft's side this time around, saying that Elites are far less prone to the notorious red rings of death which has plagued earlier versions  of the console. More after the jump.

Microsoft's Xbox 360 console went through a lot recently, and right now it appears as if it's losing favor among gamers and retailers in Australia. A survey taken from the country's top retail stores revealed that the Xbox 360 doesn't perform as well compared to its rivals, the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii. Is there any hope for Microsoft's white horse to catch up again? Check out the full article to read more.

 Crack Xbox 360 modders Team Xecuter are offering up another nifty product for fighting the dreaded "red ring of death" in Microsoft's box of wonder. It's called the X-S, and it'll be available real soon for those who wish to join the crusade against the platform's nasty, crimson gremlins. Information on what it does and where to get it follow after the jump.

Eager to find out just what all these figures and percentages from SquareTrade and Microsoft mean to you, the typical Xbox 360 owner? Then head on over to the full article as we find out just what sort of hardware failures that the 16.4% failure rate is actually made out of, as well as what could it mean for your next-gen console. Bring your calculators when you go to the full article.

Without a doubt, there's still the red ring of death threat looming over Microsoft Xbox 360 consoles. Microsoft couldn't prove it any better as one of its units on display at the Game Developers Conference 2008 died on the spot. You'll find a video at the full article.

Reading about the reported 16.4 failure rate of Microsoft's not something that could shock us anymore, but Microsoft somewhat dismissed warranty provider SquareTrade's failure rate report about the three major console's reported failure rates. It's still a nice change from the infamous 33 percent failure rate, however. Read Microsoft's comment in response to SquareTrade's report in the full article.