Add another Xbox 360 SKU to the pile of options available this fall. Microsoft officially announced the already confirmed-to-hit-eventually 250GB Kinect bundle, flailing to stores in November. For $399.99/£299.99 (nailed it!), the package will include a gloss black 250GB Xbox 360 S, Kinect sensor and copy of Kinect Adventures. Interested? You can pick up the [...]

You already know what’s on tap for North America and Europe, and now Microsoft Japan have just wrapped a press conference revealing a slew of Kinect-related news for the Land of the Rising Sun. Available on November 20th, Xbox Kinect will hit Japan bundled with a 4GB Xbox 360 S console for ¥29,800, a 250GB [...]

At the GameStop Managers Conference this week, Microsoft officially confirmed the Xbox 360′s redesigned controller, showing it off to attendees and announcing it for retail later this fall. Rumored just yesterday, the new accessory includes a tighter “transforming” directional pad and it’s pretty much directly aimed at fighting games fans. Available November 9th for $64.99 [...]

The last time the Xbox 360 controller saw a noticeable improvement to its d-pad was in mid-2008, when Microsoft rolled out a green version of the controller in Europe, alongside the release of Konami’s Pro Evolution 2009 soccer. To this day, gamers in other territories are still waiting for en enhanced directional pad, though. Especially [...]

Xbox LIVE’s Family Plan isn’t the only change coming to the online service this fall. Microsoft confirmed what we’ve been suspecting and hearing scuttlebut about for months: after 8 years, subscription prices are moving on up. Starting on November 1st in North America, the cost of a Gold membership will increase from $49.99 per year [...]

This fall, Xbox 360′s ever hip Avatars will transform into Avatars 2.0, becoming more “realistically proportioned.” If you’ve been keeping up with all of the Kinect media, you may have noticed what the 360 mascots would eventually resemble in some of the most recent screens for Kinect Sports, Rare’s Wii Sports clone. They also made [...]

Still not convinced that Kinect is a serious initiative for Microsoft, or that the Xbox 360 isn’t going anywhere anytime soon? Maybe this will help you come to terms with those realities. Creative director of the Kinect project, Kudo Tsunoda, told VG247 at Gamescom that the upcoming pricey add-on is definitely considered a long-term ‘“platform [...]

The long-fabled “Valhalla” motherboard redesign for the Xbox 360 is finally here, buried inside the shiny (or matte) Xbox 360 S console. Only it’s not referred to as the Valhalla chipset, according to an extensive detailing by VentureBeat and ArsTechnica. The original 90-nanometer “Xenon” unit from the 2005/2006 launch consoles was followed by the “Zephyr”, [...]

It’s official: You’ll be able to have enough space for all those downloadable games and demos in the coming months, if you bought that matte black 4GB Xbox 360 S this month. Confirmed on the console’s packaging last month, Microsoft has informed us on the Xbox forums that the redesigned, standalone 250GB Hard Drives — [...]