That’s right, tomorrow the new Xbox update launches for the Xbox 360 community! Many of you have already been experiencing this new awesomeness via the preview program, but for those of you who will be getting it tomorrow, here is a list of some of the new features:

• Avatar props
  
• Avatar clothing/game clothing
  
• Avatar unlockables
  
• Content rating system
  
• Games on Demand
  
• Movie Parties
  
• Friends list sorting
  

I may have missed a feature or two, so I guess you will have to wait and see tomorrow.

Have fun!

Two nights. Two guests. Two epic wins.

Two nights. Two guests. Two epic wins.

We just got this press release in from Valve, and I had to share it. No word on Achievements yet, but regardless, this is very, very cool news.

MORE LEFT 4 DEAD DLC ANNOUNCED

Crash Course Campaign Due in September

August 4, 2009 – Valve, creators of best-selling game franchises (such as Half-Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Counter-Strike) and leading technologies (such as Steam and Source), today announced the next major downloadable content (DLC) update for its co-operative zombie thriller, Left 4 Dead (L4D), the #1 new game title on Xbox 360 and PC in 2008

Entitled “Crash Course,” the latest DLC delivers new single-player, multiplayer and co-operative gameplay to both platforms. Targeted for release in September, “Crash Course” bridges the gap between the end of the “No Mercy” campaign and the beginning of “Death Toll” in the original game, expanding the game universe with new locations, new dialogue from the original cast, and an explosive finale While containing both Survival maps and a Co-operative Campaign, the primary goal of “Crash” is to deliver a complete Versus mode experience in just 30 minutes, resulting in a streamlined version of the game’s existing Versus campaigns. A recharge timer for infected teammates has also been added, and item spawn behavior has changed for more balanced gameplay.

“Since the release of Left 4 Dead last November, the design team has been excited about creating new experiences for this world and allowing players to do the same, by releasing much of our internal toolset, like the Survival Pack and Authoring Tools,” said Gabe Newell. “We’re working with the fans toward the ongoing entertainment value of the product.”

Left 4 Dead is an action horror game from Valve that blends the social entertainment experience of multiplayer games such as Counter-Strike and Team Fortress with the dramatic, narrative experience made popular in single player action game classics such as the Half-Life series of games. Released in November of 2008, L4D has earned over 50 industry awards from outlets around the world and sold almost 3 million copies worldwide.

Left 4 Dead: Crash Course is targeted for release in September and will be available free of charge on the PC and for 560 Gamer points on Xbox Live.
For more information, please visit www.l4d.com

As much as I do love gaming, I think I’d still prefer the sex dream.

Hot off the heals of the anniversary of Achievement Hunter, Respawn Radio returns with a special guest, Jeromy “Doc” Adams from Sarcastic Gamer, and old friend of Lono. Hilarity ensues as the 4 of us discuss the latest games, news and issues in the industry. Check it out.

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Drunk Tank #17 is now available for download. This podcast is a bit different than normal. I wasn't able to record at our normal editing station because there is other work going on there, so I had to do the podcast interview style in the conference room. I invited Geoff, then Gavino then Matt to come in and talk with me one on one. As a weird side effect there aren't very many links in the link dump this week. We will be back to normal next week. Also, I feel like a total douche bag because during this podcast I say "we are working on things we can't talk about" like a million times. Sorry.

As always, you can see the link dump at the official Drunk Tank group. You can also get the podcast via iTunes or Zune Marketplace.

Hey, guys.



Ze here bringing you all the info you can handle on Knuckles’ fourth (and God willing, final) attempt at getting the Seven Day Survivor achievement in Dead Rising.



This Sunday, join Knuckles and myself for a 14 hour extravaganza of zombie violence and important (possibly life-saving) information. As you may or may not recall from my first

This epic is starting EARLY, however.


Join us at 6AM PST/8AM CT/9AM EST for what could be the most important 14 hours of your life.



Oh. Also during this time, there may be some dude on screen playing videogames. But I’ll be there with important things. Like diagrams.


Link Dump:
–Achievement Hunter TV page

–channel/249447″ target=”_blank”>Vide-only

–Chatroom only

For the record, today’s comic isn’t totally accurate. I was into sports way more extreme than depicted here. Shit like Lawn Darts and Croquet.

I’m fairly certain that thanks to the live action shorts, pretty much everyone in the office has had a similar experience.

Fragger has turned in a seven part guide to getting all of the Achievements in Wallace and Gromit Episode One. From what I can tell, you should be able to get all 200 pts in this game in about an hour if you follow his handy videos.

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven

And here’s all the Achievements you stand to gain.