Silver members on XBL, good news! Kinda. Facebook and Twitter will be accessible to you all. The "kinda" part in this news: it's only for a limited time only. Read on in the full article.

Just a quick reminder folks - Xbox Live will not be so live tomorrow, August 11, while it gets its scheduled Dashboard update. Once it goes back on, you'd have your improved Netflix support, Games on Demand, and the Avatar Marketplace, among others.

Are there any plans, or the tiniest bit of possibility at least, that Microsoft will be rolling out Blu-ray'd Xbox 360s in the future? The battle for the new media format has long been over, with Toshiba completely admitting defeat of the HD-DVD. In fact, they say they're now looking into selling Blu-ray disc players by the end of the year, as well as producing Blu-ray recorders. So what of Microsoft? Have they changed their minds yet?

Microsoft has announced that Xbox 360 owners will be able to download the new dashboard update starting next month. The update will add new features such as improved Netflix support, the Games on Demand service, and the Avatar Marketplace.

A big Xbox Live update is set to drop in later this summer and here's the list of what all you Xbox 360 users can look forward to in Microsoft's online gaming service. Among the many additions included in the update will be more features to Netflix, the Avatar Marketplace, Video Display Options, and a hell lot more.

We've heard numerous rumblings of Microsoft gearing up to finally enter the handheld gaming market full steam, but none of them has panned out yet. We still don't know what Microsoft's exact plans for a portable Xbox are, but Microsoft corporate VP Shane Kim says that it's no longer a matter of "if," but "when" and "how.'"

No, no, no. Don't be confused by the "QuickPeek" in the title. This has got nothing to do with the weekly QuickPeeks we offer you guys. This one's the E3 2009 edition. As in, this is a quick look-back at the things that happened, things that were said, things that would have been better off had it actually occurred -- basically a trip back down memory lane -- on the big 3's E3 2008 experience.

This time, we're putting the spotlight on Microsoft.

Last week's rumor of two new Xbox 360 bundles are confirmed today by an official press release. Microsoft has announced the Halo 3 and Fable II bundles, both of which are touting the coveted Game of the Year tag on them. Release details in the full article.

Microsoft's giving us a reason to turn our backs on iTunes and give Netflix a try on Xbox Live. They started a weekly sweepstakes promo where one lucky, lucky gamer will get a chance to be hated by everyone in the neighborhood by winning a complete Samsung Home Theater Package. Sounds cool?

Since Sony decided to lay out its cards in the light of CES 2009, it's only fair Microsoft does too. In a recent interview, Microsoft's Robbie Bach explains why they'll never introduce Blu-ray on the Xbox 360. The biggest reason? Xbox 360 gamers just aren't that interested.