Filed under: Fan stuff

In a recent episode of The Ellen Degeneres Show, the popular daytime host went through a list of items that could be suitable Halloween treats other than candy. Among twist-ties and fortune cookie fortunes, Ellen decided her last idea was so good she'd give one to everyone in her studio audience. Lifting the veil to reveal an Xbox 360 Arcade bundle, the crowd of guests exploded with excitement -- a sonic boom so loud that hadn't been heard since our readers heard about Gears of War 2, officially. But, less girly ... or maybe more, whatever. We kid because we love.

[Thanks, Jonah]

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Gears of War 2 was of course playable only in multiplayer mode at the MGS, so here is a video of that mode.

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It took no time at all but the New Xbox Experience has been leaked onto the internet. According to tipsters, someone who was invited to the NXE has made the update available in downloadable form online which -- like all other Xbox 360 dashboard updates -- has the ability to update any console with a USB thumb drive.

If you're thinking of grabbing the update, think again. According to Platform Nation using the leaked update disables Xbox Live on a console until November 19, the actual release of NXE. With Gears of War 2 just around the corner, you wouldn't want to take your console off the grid would you? While no reported bans have been handed down since the leak showed up it isn't hard to imagine Microsoft could take you offline for good. You've been warned.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Aside from the 20 free Rock Band 2 (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PS2) tracks Harmonix promised, there will be five more additional Rock Band (Xbox 360, PS3) tracks for both Xbox 360 and PS3 gamers to download come next week.

First up are three new tracks from the Presidents of the United States: "Dune Buggy", "Feather Pluckn", and "Ladybug". Hinder's "Use Me" and Fallout Boy's "I Don't Care" round up next week's Rock Band DLC update.

These tracks aren't free, however. The POTUS tracks will be US 1.99 / 160 MS Points each, while the three-song track pack will be US 5.49 / 440 MS Points. For a whole month, the Hinder and Fallout Boy tracks will be available for US 0.99 / 80 MS points only. All of the tracks will hit the Marketplace on November 4 and the PlayStation Store on November 6.

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We've all seen the roster and the videos and we're sick of waiting. Good news - it's coming sooner than expected. Electronic Arts confirmed that Skate 2 (Xbox 360, PS3) is gonna hit stores on January 2009 and not on March, as reported previously.

No exact dates just yet, but in the meantime, anticipation builds up for Eric Koston and the others while we wait those three months out.

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