Early this week, Game Informer published their report on the failure rates of consoles, and lo and behold, Microsoft's Xbox 360 was found nestled at the top of the charts, with a whopping 54% failure rate. Now, just as the news week is officially wounding down to a close, we get Microsoft's side of the story.

It's been a while since we've heard of anything regarding the Xbox 360's failure rate. After all, Microsoft did say that they have worked at making things better already. However, as this new survey published by Game Informer would indicate, the console's failure rate is anything but better and has in fact reached 54%. Read about the report after the jump.

When you think of Max Payne, does Mark Wahlberg come to mind? Yeah, well forget that face because the Max Payne we'll see in Max Payne 3 is going to sport a totally different look. He's older, bald and bearded, but he's still a bloody bad ass. Hit the full article for the cover as well as some rumored details about the new game.

Activision has sparingly released information about their newest musical offering to consoles with DJ Hero, but fortunately, we're about to get better fortune today. Thanks to Game Informer's latest issue, we have a peek at the track list of the game, plus some gameplay details.

We've got a huge fanfare for all you Modern Warfare fans! The recent Game Informer issue which has a huge 10-page feature on Modern Warfare 2 have been scanned and put online! Remember all those details which were summarized a few days back (co-op details, live patching, game length, etc.)? That's in the mag's new issue.

Hop on to those snowmobiles! When Activision said Modern Warfare 2 would be so big it could match up against other franchise giants in the entertainment industry, they weren't kidding. It's gonna be so huge, the recent 15-second teaser trailer looks to be just the tip - no, the just top-most snowflake's tip, rather - of an iceberg. As such, we've got more info for you guys to mull over this snowstorm of a game: co-op, story mode, gameplay options, and snowmobile stunts!

This week sure was quite a change in the Xbox 360 blog landscape. For one, there was hardly any corporate talking head in sight. In fact, it was all about the game -- and that's all good to us. From theming up the games to accidental encounters with illegal drugs to a brief rendezvous with the Big Sisters, it's all right here, so do click on that Full Article button for the complete lowdown.

Altair's out of the picture in Assassin's Creed 2 (PS3, Xbox 360), but there's another eagle taking his place: Ezio Auditore de Firenze, a nobleman from Florence who just so happens to also kill people. A lot of details about Assassin's Creed 2 are being revealed in the new issue of Game Informer, and while I have yet to read the mag, ScrewAttack has posted up a few bits of info found in the feature. Handy dandy list after the jump!

With the latest issue of Game Informer out, a whole vat of fresh info eventually surfaced about BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams. Oh, wait, sorry about that. 2K Games apparently dropped the 'Sea of Dreams' part already - it's just going to be BioShock 2 from now on. Meanwhile, it's very definite now: the game will have multiplayer, just not co-op.

*Update* 2K Games is aiming for a simultaneous release across all platforms.

I'm sure a lot of you have heard and read the rumors surrounding BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams - how you'll control the first ever Big Daddy, and how you'll be fighting against the Big Sisters. Perhaps you also heard the rumors about giant squids and soviet soldiers.

Better get your story straight. Check your facts after the link.

Thanks to Evensen for the tip!