Over the weekend I decided to exchange my Xbox 360 premium for the Elite edition. The biggest change I noticed that is unpublished is how quiet the thing now runs. I would definately recommend the update! 

There are a bunch of new XBox Live features coming out in the beginning of May. Check out the full article here: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=75065

The Texas Hold'Em arcade game for the XBox 360 isn't too bad. There is still 15 hours left of free download time on the game. So far I have 3 achievements.

I'd rate Madden an 8 out of 10 for my first impression.

 

Pros: Madden 07 has some really cool features such as the Mini-Games and has some great graphics.

Cons: I couldn't find out where to download the latest roster updates, find the current game and season records, or find any more in depth help than the 2 page manual.

This tells it all: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/060822

Since Circuit City has listed Madden 07 for $47.99 this week, Best Buy has devised a match plan. You can either take a copy of the ad to Best Buy for $12 off the price or you can receive a $15 gift card and 2 20oz Coca-Cola's. Not a bad deal either way. I took the latter of the two because gift cards count as payment towards future items and you can get Best Buy reward zone points on that amount.

From 4am on Wednesday, August 23rd until 4am on Friday, August 25th, Microsoft will allow XBox Live subscribers to download Texas Hold'Em for free. Check out the full article here: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2006/0815-texasholdem.htm.

In less than 24 hours, the official Maddenoliday will begin. If you're unfamiliar with Maddenoliday, be sure to visit the official holiday website at http://www.maddenoliday.com. I'll be playing and I'll hope to see you online too.