...It doesn't add any new features though. Major Nelson announced this update earlier via his blog saying "This is a general system maintenance update and there are no new features that will show up once your system has been updated." Although no details were given we're assuming it's a general update for the upcoming new dash. Or something has been pointed out and the update is just to fix ... more.

In a major, and eagerly awaited announcement Major Nelson Larry Hryb has just confirmed that Lovefilm will be coming to the Xbox 360 this holiday on his blog, Majornelson.com But, it doesn't stop there. Youtube has been confirmed. Enough? No? How about Channel 4 and 5 in the Uk. ABC iView in Austrailia. EPIX in the US. In fact, the list is so extensive, I'll list it here for you. There... more.

Today, Microsoft has announced that a new Bluetooth Headset and Media Remote for Xbox 360 are about to become available. According to Major Nelson, the new headset is compatible with most Bluetooth devices such as mobile phones and PCs in addition to being able to connect to Xbox 360 the same way the old version of the bluetooth headset did. The Xbox 360 Media Remote includes the ability to ... more.

Major Nelson let us know on his blog yesterday that the Xbox 360 will recieve a system update today. 360 users will notice no changes, as it's just a "preperation for additional system enchancements". However, if your planning on playing online today, be warned that when the update lands you may be automatically signed out of Xbox Live and prompted to install the patch. The patch could be... more.

According to the infamous Major Nelson, Xbox Live members are clocking in an impressive one billion hours a month logged in to the service. As well as some other interesting facts regarding the service. There is no doubt in my mind why Xbox Live is currently the leading online service. Take a look at the figures for yourself: There are 42 million consoles sold in 35 countries. In the last... more.

Major Nelson has revealed that a special set of deals, in celebration of Sonic the Hedgehog's 19th birthday, are scheduled to to go live on June 24- but dont think you'll get them later, these and only for June 24. The following deals will be available on June 24th. Xbox Live Sonic 1 - 240 MSP Sonic 2 - 240 MSP Sonic 3 - 240 MSP Sonic & Knukles - 240 MSP PSN Sonic Unl... more.

The following extract is courtesy of Major Nelson. ' Everyone at Xbox LIVE is excited to offer the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package first on Xbox LIVE. Infinity Ward, Activision, and Xbox are celebrating the launch and would like to thank everyone by offering the entire Xbox LIVE community free Modern Warfare 2 Night Vision Goggles for your avatar. This free offer is available until Sunday... more.

It has just been announced by Robert Bowling during an interview with Major Nelson, that the new 'Stimulus' map-pack will be available at the rather large price of 1200 Microsoft Points or $14.99 on PSN. What exactly will you get for this money? Well, the downloadable content includes 5 maps new to Modern Warfare 2, although that doesn't mean we've never seen them before. Infact, only three of th... more.

It's only a matter of time before a game of this caliber pushes itself that one step further. Microsoft announced last night at their 2010 Consumer Electronics Show keynote, that the first content pack - coming spring - will be available exclusively first on Xbox LIVE. The news was broadcasted across the Internet by Major "Larry" Nelson via twitter: "This Spring, the first Modern Warfare 2 conten... more.

When appearing as a Special-Guest on the latest Major Nelson Podcast, Aaron Greenberg confirms Crackdown 2, Alan Wake and more for the first half of 2010. "Starting in January we have like a AAA exclusive title pretty much every month for the first half of the year such as Mass Effect 2, Splinter Cell:Conviction, Alan Wake and Crackdown 2 , we also know we have Halo:Reach and Fable 3 coming late... more.

It might be a knock-on effect from the 5 million copies of Modern Warfare 2 that were shipped - but Thursday, 2 Million players signed into Xbox Live at once. Aside from being a record, that's a lot of traffic for one network to take. This record was confirmed by Major Nelson at around Noon-US Pacific Time, then was latter confirmed by operations manager Eric Neustadter a hour later. I'm sure M... more.