Today American politics goes electronic… and it’s in a way that doesn’t involve Dielbold! Starting today, you’ll be able to register to vote via your Xbox Live, and Microsoft will also be conducting a sort of poll on the candidates’ popularity. If you download a gamerpic of Obama, you cast a virtual vote for him. [...]

Robert Delaware, was fired from his job at Microsoft this Wednesday for speaking to VentureBeat on defects associated with the Xbox 360.read more | digg story

The Showdown continues. In the Showdown, we pick a topic, argue both sides, and then present the results to you. Today, Ben and Frank discuss whether the newly-announced Xbox 360 price drop is a sign of desperation or boldness on the part of Microsoft.read more | digg story

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Dean Takahashi, one of the most respected tech journos around, spent years putting together this mind-blowing expose that reveals the truly epic scale of the problems that lead to millions of dead Xbox 360s. It really is one of the most stunning flustercucks in gaming history. read more | digg story

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Call us crazy, but we suspect most Xbox 360 owners are by now well familiar with the dreaded Red Ring of Death.read more | digg story

With Fable II just around the corner, Lionhead fans can start getting legitimately excited. Fable II really is looking like it will be the sequel everyone was hoping for. From a visual standpoint the Dickensian fantasy art direction is stunning and ably backed by polished animations and the visual evolution of the player, while the [...]

Xbox 360 Fanboy, citing “a tip from a source close to Microsoft’s marketing department,” says the price cut to $199 for the Arcade system is meant to position that bundle against the Wii. So it’ll get a huge family-friendly marketing push and title support. read more | digg story

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Intel tells me that this is the climax of the movie where Master Chief is fighting to get Cortana off Reach. I think that’s “Foehammer” in the Pelican flying towards him. I think it is safe to say the Spartans are totally screwed!read more | digg story

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Due to a message from one of my readers (in which he derailed my self-proclaimed “Xbox Guy” moniker to death), I’ve been playing an abundance of Halo 3 over the past week. So much Halo 3 in fact, that Martin O’Donnell just recently mailed a degree in Halo Fanboyism to my doorstep.read more | digg [...]

Considering Microsoft keeps losing ground to both Sony and Nintendo, why not find a new way to offer a more compelling alternative out of the company’s most popular service? Sure, it sounds radical and losing $50 per year from the millions of Xbox Live subscribers may be a major sticking point here, but it needs [...]