Those who count themselves among the top in the Halo Wars leaderboards may have found themselves screaming a la Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder. Microsoft has confirmed: "An Xbox Live technical issue wiped all Halo Wars Xbox Live Leaderboards earlier today."

The latest DLC for Halo Wars is now available for download. Microsoft and Robot Entertainment has released the Historical Battle Map Pack game add-on for the best selling real-time strategy game for the Xbox 360.

Fans of the RTS installment in the Halo franchise, Halo Wars, will be glad to know that they're gonna get more out of the game thanks to the upcoming Historic Battle DLC, recently announced by Microsoft and Robot Entertainment. This new add-on pack will add new maps and new Achievements to add more hours of strategic warfare into the game. Hit the link for more info.

If all the rumors about Microsoft's hardware are true, then Microsoft is probably scratching its head right now with its disclosure security fail. Then again, leaks and snitches are as old as secrets. For this edition of the Xbox 360 Weekend Warrior, we'll take another look at the rumorama updates surrounding Microsoft's supposed new hardware. We've also got a new AAA title, some 000 Gamerscores, and more news bits on this week's recap, so let's get this non-party started.

Robot Entertainment has been getting some flak recently for supposedly releasing unlocks instead of actual new content for Halo Wars. The Strategic Options DLC's small file size (2MB) led to the unlock accusation. The usual story, really. Dave Pottinger, the game's lead designer, however, says it ain't so.

Halo Wars just got more intense as the Strategic Options DLC launches today on the XBL. Strategic Options is the first game add-on for Halo Wars, introducing with it new ways to compete that will surely test the creativity of strategy-makers. There will be three new game modes present in the new Game Add-On, and you can find the full details in the full article.

Not about to rest on their laurels, Ensemble Studios adds another halo to their Halo franchise as Halo Wars adds another accolade to an already-long list after having reached one million copies of the game. In three weeks. Solid!

Hah, Microsoft, who needs 'em? A number of veterans from Ensemble Studios are picking up where they left off after being shut down when Halo Wars was completed. They formed a new studio called Robot Entertainment. More in the full article.