If you're one of those budding developers, seeking to make a name for yourself on the XNA homebrew community, then you might be interested to find out that the new beta build for XNA Game Studio 3.0 is finally out. The latest release includes a lot of new features and is essential for developers who want to code projects for Xbox Live Community Games. More details in our full article.

Download: XNA Game Studio 3.0 Beta

While game-to-movie adaptations are pretty routine these days, Ubisoft is upping the ante with regards to their game port of Avatar. That much was revealed by film director James Cameron during Microsoft's Advance 08 advertising conference. More details on this matter are available in the full article.

It looks like Microsoft's trying to increase the must-have factor for the pricey Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 suite, because the XNA Team has just come up with a VS 2008-only rendition of XNA Game Studio - upgraded to version 3.0 But there's a lot of catches, and they aren't pretty for the average, budget-conscious, and possibly still studying,  indie dev. Prepare to be blown away (the wrong way, probably) at the full story.

These days, it's usually a wise choice to go around looking for deals on your favorite video games. Gamestop is offering a few deals of its own from the week of March 2 to March 8. These include a buy two, take one promo, discounts and what not.

In fact, we'll make you a deal as well: if you turn to the full article after the jump, we'll give you more details on Gamestop's Deal of the Week. How about it?

Wondering what ever happened to Microsoft's original plan for Live Anywhere? For some, it's been taking the company a while to fully finish the integration of the service across many platforms. Xbox Live Executive John Schappert said that the service is till going to push through. Know more after the jump!

XNA Chief Chris Satchell has just dropped a couple of bombs at the GDC 2008. He announced that Xbox Live will be getting a new service called Community Games. This feature gives developers a chance to post their games and eventually get it up on Xbox Live. For more on this, head on over to the full article.

Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell has divulged that the attach rate for Xbox 360 is now at unprecedented level, proving the efficiency of the business plan they set in motion years ago.

For those not familiar with this term, the attach rate is the number of titles and accessories gamers purchase after buying a platform. More on this after the jump!

When in the business of technology, whether in gaming, gadgetry, or personal computers, you can't avoid one of the giant in the industry, Microsoft. According to their second quarterly report this year, they're bigger than ever as their Entertainment and Devices Division - the one responsible for Xbox 360 and PC gaming, and the Zune - saw a 3% rise in revenue.

Revenue from the division reached US$ 3.06 billion, as opposed to the US$ 302 million loss from last year. Details in the full article.

After Sony had its big ad campaign for the PlayStation 3, it's about time that Microsoft followed suit as well. The software and gaming mogul is said to be setting aside a hefty US$ 300 million in advertising most of its wares. More details in the full article.

Only a few more days before the the fall update for the Xbox 360 Dashboard. One of the highlights that the update offers is support for Mpeg-4 formats, but wasn't really discussed in detail. But now more info has been released about the new video playback capabilities of the Xbox 360; find out more in the full article.