Although not officially confirmed yet, the grapevine has named the casualties of Electronic Arts' "cost-cutting measures." Studios that experienced significant layoffs are Mythic Entertainment, the guys behind Warhammer Online, and EA Tiburon, the studio responsible for Madden and other titles under the EA Sports banner.

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.

Reports have come in that Microsoft will be shelling out £500 million to repair the red ring of death issues with the Xbox 360 Elite. To find out more, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" link below.

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures (Xbox 360, PC) is shaping up to be quite a game. Jorgen Tharaldsen, the product director for Funcom, has shared quite a number of details about their plans to include cross-platform connectivity between the Xbox 360 and PC version of the game, the possibility of a PlayStation 3 version, and more. To find out what he had to say, check out the full article.

We have received assurance from Rockstar Games that they are working on the freezing problems of Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3). Sony Computer Entertainment of America (SCEA) is also working on the issue for their PlayStation 3 community but they have maintained that only a "limited number" has been struck with this problem. More details after the jump.

If you picked up a copy of Grand Theft Auto 4 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3) and have been suffering freezing problems, you might want to know that a fix is already being developed. To find out more, head on over to the full article by clicking on the "read more" article.

Another Xbox 360 owner is in customer service trouble: Microsoft won't send the console back. According to reports, the reason to why they won't send it back is that Microsoft thinks the owner stole the Xbox 360. Details in the full article.

Microsoft Xbox 360's "three red lights of death" has long been the worst fear of every owner. However, a lot of us probably don't know that the power brick could catch a similar case of the technical gremlins, too. If you're thinking Microsoft has got your back in case this happens, you may be surprised to find out the particulars on one case in the story after the jump.

The Microsoft Xbox 360's Xbox Live service has proven itself to be a platform for Internet crimes, as one mother from Lansing, Michigan complains after her two sons became victims of viewing nude pictures sent through XBL. Authorities now want parents to be aware that the console connected to the Internet is as dangerous as any home computer with the same freedom to access the information highway. More on this at the full article.