For those who have been keeping track, December 20^th marks the release date for the highly anticipated Bioware MMO Star Wars the Old Republic. This weekend begins the 3-day closed beta testing for those lucky enough to have been invited.

Google tried to jump into our living rooms with their Google TV platform and Logitech jumped on board. Google TV failed to offer a compelling user experience and fell flat on its face. Google TV was set for failure when the biggest entertainment providers blocked it from accessing their websites and online content those publishers include: Viacom, Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC.

Cryptic Studios, the creator of Star Trek Online MMO announced that they are switching to a Free to Play model. Free subscribers to the game will be able to play but will not get the same benefits as paying subscribers still get. Free accounts will be Silver while paid accounts will be called Gold. Silver accounts will be able to pay for features that Gold members will already get as part of their paid subscription. These features include but not limited to respecs and extra character slots. Most of the game will be available for free players including all sectors and missions. Free play will also include the PVP and Fleet actions which are the same thing as raids. More limitations to Silver players include an ad supported voice chat and limited access to in-game chat and mail as well as forums and customer support.

The Xbox Live Fall Update is now available to those registered in the Fall Dashboard Update Beta program. Those in the beta program have received the update today and are now able to enjoy all of the new features which we listed earlier. They include:

• New Metro design with integrated Kinect voice and gesture controls
• Beacons
• Facebook Sharing
• Cloud Storage for Game Saves and Xbox LIVE Profile

The new Xbox.com has launched with the all new Metro design similar to what is coming in the Fall Dashboard Update. The new look offers a new social area and beacon features which allows you to mark games to play with friends. You can also cancel and renew your Xbox Live subscription plan right from the Xbox.com webpage. Go ahead and  head on over to Xbox.com and check out the new interface.

Most of us remember Goldeneye 007 for the N64, a First-Person Shooter that holds a special place in our hearts and reminds us that hard work and impressive gameplay mechanics can make a truly impressive game. Activision recently released Goldeneye 007: Reloaded to remind us of what fueled our love for the FPS genre.

We received a copy of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) Hardened Edition from the folks over at Activision to review. I wanted to share the unboxing experience and show what to expect inside of the Hardened Edition version of the game. I also take the time to glance over some recent games I have been playing for the past 3 months.

So I stumbled across this short film called XXIT made by Stargate Studios during my browsing today. The film is only 11 minutes long but leaves me longing for a much longer version. The film is set in a sci-fi futuristic city with a woman that looks to be trying to escape from the police. The woman also looks to be trying to save her husband from some mistake that happened in the past or in some futuristic virtual world. The film also has a very similar feel to the movie Blade Runner, minus the light up umbrellas.