And the Winner of the Xbox 360 Slim, Halo: Reach Bundle Is…

Thanks to everyone who entered our contest to win an Xbox 360 Slim and a copy of Halo: Reach. It was a tough decision as there were a lot of very compelling cases but in the end we decided to go with Moonknight4 and Valve.

Giveaway: Win an Xbox 360 Slim and Halo: Reach

Bungie’s last chapter in the Halo franchise will be released September 14 and thanks to our friends at GameStop, Techland will be giving away one Xbox 360 Slim and a copy of Halo: Reach in conjunction with HaloFest. Hop on over to check out all the festivities and enter for a chance to win a [...]

Microsoft Kinect Bundles Priced, New Arcade Model Coming in August

After weeks of rumors, Microsoft has officially announced pricing for Kinect, Kinect bundles, Kinect titles, and availability. Oh, and there’s a new Arcade model on the way, as well.

The New Xbox 360 Slim is a Big Step Backward

As a tech journalist I have a good record with firsts. I’m pretty sure I was the first journalist to see the iPhone. Ditto the Wii. Also the Xbox 360: in the months before it came out I spent a lot of time in Redmond with J Allard and the other guys who were building [...]

RDOD: What Happens When the Xbox 360 S Overheats

We know the Xbox 360 S is incapable of red ringing (RROD) but it wasn’t clear what would happen to the whisper quiet 360s once they started to overheat. Thanks to a NeoGAF member, we now know what happens. Say hello to the Red Dot of Death (RDOD).

E310: The New Xbox 360 S Consumes 50% Less Power

That didn’t take long.

E310: The New Xbox 360 S Can’t RROD

While the new Xbox 360 S technically cannot RROD, it doesn’t mean it’s incapable of breaking down. The slimmed down version is ~17% smaller than the previous generation Xbox 360. Overall dimensions and weight are as follows:

E310: Xbox 360 S vs PlayStation 3

On Monday, Microsoft revealed a radically different, slimmed down “whisper quiet” Xbox 360. How does the new Xbox 360 S stack up compared to Sony’s almost 1-year-old PS3 Slim?

E3 2010: Unboxing The New Xbox 360 S

Text by Evan Narcisse. Photos by Peter Ha.