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Xbox Live Gold members will get access to the Madden 10 demo this week. A freshly posted press release promised to give us the download on Thursday, a full week before PS3 and Xbox Live Silver members.

This is separate from the Super Bowl demo you get from pre-ordering the game from Gamestop. This one here is the public demo that will feature a night game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants. The game itself is due on on August 14.

That is correct. Treyarch has managed to queeze out a thrird map pack for Call of Duty: World at War. Can I just say, for the Modern Warfare fanboys, that's two more than you got. It's due out in August.

Can I also just say that I haven't purchased any of the map packs for either game. So that's cool. No details on the price, but it will include four new maps and 10 new achievements/trophies.

One of those maps will be for zombies. Hit the "Read More" to see some screencaps and my dead-on German translation.

Microsoft is now taking applications for XBOX gamers interested in testing out the coming update to XBOX Live. You'll need to fill out a survey that includes your console's serial number and ID.

Major Nelson gives us all the info on applying. In case you missed it, the new Live OS will including many upgrades. Among them are the ability to rate games, play games on demand, and see game achievements in an easier way.

The addition of Twitter, Facebook, and Last.fm will not be included in this update.

Today I talk about the wide gap between the sales of games on the PS3 and 360. Despite the sales of the consoles,why does the 360 sell much more games?

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UPDATE: I would like to apologize for receiving my info on the software attachment rates from an unreputable source and I apologize for that. I have done some extensive research and have found the PS3 ratio to be about 4.6 and the 360 ratio to be about 7.5. I will admit that I was wrong, but the 360's attachment ratio is just a little below double of the PS3's ratio, so my whole discussion still remains relevant.

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Today I talk about PlayStation Home and how it could be improved. They keep bringing us these spaces, but is that going to keep us all coming back everyday?

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Looks like the PSP is finally getting some great games that are worth of a purchase! This game is said to have connectivity with the PS3 version which comes out later this year, so if you dont have a PS3 or a PSP, go out and get them!

I don't know about you, but I'm constantly sitting on the edge of my chair waiting to see what Guerilla Games is going to release next. Guerilla has announced a new Killzone 2 map pack called "Napalm & Cordite". Along with two new maps, you will also get two new weapons. Enough of me talking, click read more to see the "Napalm & Cordite" trailer. 

United Front Games new game, ModNation Racers, is one game I saw at the Sony Press Conference during E3 that had me excited. I have always been a huge Mario Kart fan since the Super Nintendo, and this is one game that could give it a run for its money. ModNation Racers is going to allow users to create and share cars and tracks via the online community. Click Read More to see the trailer.