During an interview yesterday, Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, mentioned Blu-Ray drive coming to what the interviewer thought was the Xbox 360. It was a vague reference, and most game news outlets followed the idea of this being a slip-up that confirmed a 360 Blu Ray external drive coming. According to Larry Hryb, Director of Programming at Microsoft, Steve Ballmer was talking about Blu Ray accessories for the PC, not the Xbox 360. Larry continues by touting the 1080p video streaming as a sufficient replacement for Blu Ray.

In addition, the first wave of Preview Program updates are being sent out to people who signed up and got accepted. This will let you access the upcoming dashboard update with Twitter, Last.fm and Facebook functions early.

It has been a while since BioWare announced Mass Effect would get its second DLC, but today it finally arrived alongside new avatar clothing and a premium theme. More info inside.

Microsoft is still updating its services, and this year comes another, starting with a preview in August. Check out all the juicy details inside.

The Fable II DLC Knothole Island, with new achievements, quests and items, is 30% off this week for Gold members. This puts the price down from 800 points to 560.

Additionally, Major Nelson has confirmed that Worms 2: Armageddon and King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match are both coming this Wednesday for the Xbox Live Arcade.

It has been confirmed by its Xbox profile that 1 vs. 100, the upcoming XBL game show that lets 100 avatars compete for real prizes, will be free as a part of the Gold subscriber package.

1 vs. 100 will be released this Spring.

The demo for upcoming Guitar Hero game, Guitar Hero Metallica, has been released on Xbox Live Marketplace today. Read inside for more info.

More achievement lists for upcoming games have been revealed. Look inside for links.

To celebrate the release of the first downloadable content for GTA IV, coming Tuesday February 17th, the avatar clothing menu has been updated with game-related wear. Read on for the full list of items.

UPDATE: The DLC was released earlier today for 1600 points and a little under 2 GB.

During the New York Comic-Con event, we heard some talk about more Mass Effect DLC, but the topic of conversation was quickly changed. In a documentary on the second disc of the upcoming Platinum Hits edition of Mass Effect, developers mention it more specifically. Read on inside.

A lot of new items went online today;

New Avatar clothes

Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. demo

3 on 3 NHL Arcade

Minesweeper Flags

Free Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Calendar themes and gamerpics

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For a while, players have been asking for more realistic Far Cry 2 multiplayer. A lot of the time, emptying a clip into an enemy isn't enough to take him down. Ubisoft has decided to meet demands by updating the game's multiplayer. More info inside.

Achievements for upcoming shooter Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard has been released. Full list inside.

Xbox Live Union restructure

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