If you happen to be a college student (or at least somebody who still has access to an .edu email account), you might want to check out Microsoft’s latest offer to students. Starting May 22nd, any student who buys a computer with Windows 7 preinstalled worth $699.00 or more can get a FREE 4GB Xbox [...]

Have a disc like this for your Wii or PS3? Congratulations, your wooden table tops are safer, now that these are obsolete in all three major consoles. I still think the Xbox 360 has the best Netflix interface, but the loss of the need of a disc makes good selling points points for Wii and PS3.

The Xbox media machine is going full speed today as they not only announced details of Natal…err… Kinect, and Xbox360 Slim but also a team up between Xbox Live [Gold] and ESPN 3. Live streaming of 3500 sports events a year makes for a VERY attractive XBL Gold price tag (but makes me doubt the [...]

In this article from the LA Times you can see that Microsoft is giving a sneak peek pre E3 for it’s somewhat anticipated new hands free gaming system for the 360: Project Natal. Four demos have been given to the press: River Rush: which begs the question, “How fun is it to pretend to paddle [...]

Xbox seems to be doing everything they can to get people to try XBL Gold. If you go TODAY to XBL  you can have a free weekend. I also have an offer for a month for a dollar in my inbox. The main reason I like XBL is it has the best Netflix interface. However, [...]

The Xbox Live’s Avatar marketplace now has Empire Strikes Back 30th anniversary gear available. So you can go spend some of those hard earned points on gear for your imaginary self. I can’t say I’m a fan of buying virtual outfits for my virtual representation, but these are pretty cool…  Prices vary, but these cost [...]

If reports are correct, in five short months the Xbox 360′s Natal motion controller system will be hitting store shelves.  The timing should put it in perfect position to be a holiday season must-have for 360 owners. We won’t know more about Natal (including a likely name change) until E3 in June. The question is, will [...]

As we mentioned in the last podcast, Microsoft had already announced an overpriced 250GB HD for the XBox 360. But today, as we predicted, the official word came out that the 360 will also support USB devices (up to 16GB) This is probably a precursor to a new XBox form factor, which won’t have their [...]

The New York Times is indicating that the Xbox may someday be streaming LIVE ESPN. Is this the first sign of the end of cable TV as we know it? + = ? Microsoft apparently has been in “in-depth discussions” with Disney (ESPN’s parent company) to deliver streaming video of sporting events.  This sounds a [...]