No recession is gonna keep this box from booming - Xbox 360 enjoys the biggest Black Friday in its history, even sweetening its success by outselling the competing PS3 three-to-one. Microsoft's console puts up a strong performance during one of the biggest shopping weekends in the US amidst the financial crisis. Read more in the full article.

If you're still on the fence about buying a new-gen console, here's a bit of an incentive for you. Microsoft's officially announced a new set of price cuts for the Xbox 360, making it really light on the wallet. Find out how much the console costs after the jump!

It's all about choice. Don Mattrick recently explained Microsoft's recent decisions to continue selling the Xbox 360 Arcade Model whilst replacing the 20GB Pro Model with a 60 GB model. Learn about the pros and cons of choice after the jump!

Despite Bungie Studios pulling a no show during the recent E3 event, Microsoft's Don Mattrick still had some good news for expectant fans. In an interview conducted by MTV News last Tuesday, the Microsoft head of Xbox business confirmed that Bungie was indeed working on a new Halo game for everyone. Find out more about the brand new Halo title in our full article after the jump.

Yes folks, the title you're reading above is true. Square Enix president Yoichi Wada just announced Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360 at the Microsoft E3 conference to a frenzy of applause. Find a full Square Enix roundup after the jump!

It wasn't long ago that Microsoft's Don Mattrick, president of the company's Interactive Entertainment division, opined that the first console to break 10 million unit sold was the winner of the console race. Of course, at that moment, the Xbox 360 just touched that threshold after NPD results of April poured in. Now we have VP Shane Kim saying that the winner of this generation's console race will be the one closest to 100 million units sold. You know where to go for the full story.

It's certainly bad enough that the PS3 version of Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto IV (Xbox 360, PS3) won't be getting the episodic downloadable content promised on the Xbox 360 release of the game. To complicate things a bit further, Microsoft's Vice President of Interactive Entertainment Don Mattrick mentioned that the multiplayer elements of the game might even possibly be an Xbox 360 exclusive. Find out more about the upcoming title's different features in the full article.

A recent report is hinting that Microsoft wants some of the industry's best people to work on its Gears of War sequel. One of their prime catches is among the cream of the crop in the gaming scene's free agent list. Find out who this former EA Chicago boss is when you read the full article.

Now that it's the start of the year 2008, corporate bigwigs are now doling out some pep to make sure their employees stay happy and motivated for the rest of the year. In Microsoft's case, the internal pep email not only gave some dose of hot-blooded motivation, but also a peek at what's to come, such as Resident Evil 5 (PS3, Xbox 360). Details in the full article!

Don Mattrick, who replaced Peter Moore as senior VP of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment, recently expressed in an interview how he was confident of the Xbox 360's success for the holiday season.

He also talks about the Xbox 360's shelf life as compared to the PlayStation 3, how Grand Theft Auto 4 has the potential "to be the Halo 3 equivalent" game in 2008. Details in the full article.