Microsoft dropped us an email pushing the Xbox Live Arcade Hits that we told you about as part of the Fall 2007 Update, but they also included a list of upcoming XLA titles. Some of these titles sound at least mildly entertaining and include N+ which features an acrobatic ninja in a action-puzzle platformer, Rez HD which really doesn’t need an introduction, and Arkadian Warriors by Sierra that appears to be a hack and slash RPG.

In all, it appears that there are some solid titles headed to the Marketplace in the near future. Hit the jump for the full list of titles. READ MORE

There is something nice about knowing that every Monday morning I am greeted by news of yet another trio of games coming to the Wii Virtual Console. I mean, even if the games aren’t even good, there is a level of suspense that is kind of exciting to finding out what is coming down the pipe for this week.

This morning, we were greeted by the news that Nintendo had a few odd-ball titles lined up for this week in the form of ZANAC (NES), Eternal Champions (Genesis), and The Dynastic Hero (TG16).

Of the 3, I’ve only played Eternal Champions and I use the term “play” loosely here. EC was a downright frustrating game that I never seemed to get the hang of. I recently pawned my Genesis and my copy of EC off on my brother, whom I can guarantee has yet to power it up, but nonetheless I feel like I am being haunted by this game.

At any rate, for the full descriptions and pricing for this week’s titles, hit the jump. READ MORE

The upcoming Xbox 360 Dashboard update slated for a Dec. 4th release is by no means a secret at this point. News of parental controls and details on the Xbox Originals have been floating around for a few weeks already. Nevertheless, Microsoft issued a formal explanation of all the features that will be contained in this new update. Hit the jump for the full list.

1. Xbox Originals – Download original Xbox games for a mere 1200 MS points and play them from your console just like XLA titles.

2. Xbox LIVE Arcade Hits – Much like greatest hits or platinum hits, Microsoft is reducing the price of the top selling XBLA titles once they hit a certain sales figure. The first titles to achieve this notation are Bankshot Billiards 2 and Lumines LIVE which are dropping to 800 MS points and Marble Blast Ultra, Small Arms, and Zuma Deluxe which drop to 400 MS points. READ MORE

Last night I rolled out some new functionality in the form of photo galleries. While this may seem like nothing to get excited about, I included some features that are unique to our site. For an example, check out this news post, which has this photo gallery attached to it.

If you click on any of the images or the gallery title, you are taken to the actual photo gallery. The gallery itself functions just like any other gallery you have seen before. From the individual photo view if you click the image, you get a blown up full size version of the image. If you go back to the index of the gallery and scroll to the bottom you’ll see a nifty place that has a way for you to embed each gallery into your own website.

I hope you enjoy the new feature and feel free to start embedding our galleries wherever you’d like.