Earlier this week I was browsing through the NXE and happened to see an interesting little bit of news about this upcoming weekend (28 - 30 November). This weekend coming is going to have a Live promotion called "Xtival '08" running that will allow all Xbox Live Silver Members to play online. Not only that but it also looks as if there are going to be a few exclusive downloads available as well. So if you are one of those people who have not yet decided to get a gold account or maybe have a friend who is thinking about getting one, hook up the boxes this weekend and try it our for yourself. Free multiplayer and access to a whole bunch of downloads at no extra cost? Hell, they may as well just called it Feel-what-it's-like-to-use-PSN weekend.

After a whole bunch of rumours flew around the net earlier this year regarding a PS3 motion controller, nothing was ever shown or seen of the remote and what it was capable. But now we have something special to show you. A company by the name of "Sixense" has put on a presentation showing the capabilities of the remote that they have been working on and the results are astounding to say the least. This new technology far outperforms that of the Nintendo Wii in terms of accuracy and usability and some of the demo's that the developer showed off really opened my eyes to exactly what can be done with a remote like this as well as how easy it could actually be to make a fully immersive experience with something like that of a third person shooter. Don't believe me? Check out this video and especially take note of how the developer makes use of cover in a mock-up paintball game around the 2 minute mark and tell me that integrating something like that into a hardcore shooter wouldn't make it a ton of fun. More information as well as the full videos, after the jump. Due to the controller being so accurate and being able to allow body movement (unlike an accelerometer-based controller that always has a centre point), the developer is able to properly take cover behind a wall by crouching and then stick out the side to shoot at his targets. Although I am not entirely sure if Sony even has any official involvement in this project, they had better jump on this fast because I am sure that Microsoft sees the same potential that I do and we all know that they are very quick to throw money at something that they want. I didn't really think that a more accurate motion controller would ever get me excited but after seeing this and realising the potential, I can't wait to see what gets done with it. Am I insane for thinking that this is really cool or do a lot of you out there agree with me? Let us know in the comments.

Sonic Unleashed 'Launch' trailer How about a round of applause for another mediocre Sonic game? No? I didn’t think so. You’Â’ll have to excuse me but I lost all faith in there being another decent Sonic game years ago. Id prefer they just put their effort into updating the original game with new funky graphics and put them all out …

Cooking Mama World Kitchen 'Infomercial' TV ad Tired of the same old meals day after day? Soggy vegetables, chicken pie, and peanut butter sandwiches are a thing of the past. Well according to this Cooking Mama ad anyway. I love the style of this ad, it seems more like an infomercial for another “Mama” than it does an ad for …

Oh well I guess you can’t be right all the time. It seems that Microsoft and Netflix have managed to sort out the licensing issues surrounding the Sony Columbia Pictures movies not being available for streaming on the NXE. So unfortunately this ones a bust as both 1up and Evil avatar are reporting all movies are back up and working …

So I have had some time to test out quite a few games using the new install feature in the NXE. I wanted to determine just what the benefits were. Would the games load faster, how much quieter was the console and so on. I must say I’m rather surprised at what I’ve found and it’s led me to an …

While I was aware that it was looking really good and I have been a fan of the Elder Scrolls series, I really didn't expect it to impress in the way that it did. While I am still trying to wrap my head around how much there is to do in the game and how many areas I still have to explore, I am happy to say that new DLC has been announced for consoles (as well as PC) and in another sense, I am sad to say that us console guys aren't going to be able to get our hands on the PC creation tools, called the G.E.C.K (Garden of Eden Creation Kit). The creation kit will be released next month and the DLC is set to hit in January, with even more coming in February and March. It looks as if it will only be the Xbox 360 getting the DLC, which sounds like a bummer to PS3 owners but it gets me thinking about PSN and how there is no reason that the content creation tools won't be able to be used on the PS3, so it may actually be good news for the PS3 guys. Bethesda says that they "can’t wait to see what the community does with the G.E.C.K.”... I can only hope that if we are lucky, Bethesda will choose some of the best content and then add it as DLC to the consoles. A list of what you can expect in the DLC as well as some more info on the G.E.C.K, after the jump. [Thanks Poddle for the tip] The G.E.C.K sounds pretty awesome, giving gamers the ability to not only change and create areas, but to also create missions and stories as well. Bethesda say that: "The Garden of Eden Creation Kit will let users create, modify, and edit any data for use with Fallout 3, from building landscapes, towns, and locations to writing dialogue, creating characters, weapons and creatures." It makes me wonder if gamers will also be able to record and add voice for the characters? In any case, the rest of us can all still look forward to the DLC. Here is the list of what is going to be made available: • Operation: Anchorage. Enter a military simulation and fight in one of the greatest battles of the Fallout universe – the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders.... Journey to the industrial raider town called The Pitt, located in the remains of Pittsburgh.... Join the ranks of the Brotherhood of Steel and rid the Capital Wasteland of the Enclave remnants once and for all.

This rather funny music video was created because, as most of you know, CliffyB (Cliff Bleszkinski, whatever) really likes giving his opinion on things and at the same time, the media really likes reporting about them. Well it seems like these guys have had quite enough of Cliff's ramblings and have decided to write a song about it. It's pretty funny stuff and it does make one wonder why in the hell we do see so many articles about CliffyB's opinions. Yes he made a great game but as the song says, that doesn't make him a guru.