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Halo fans rejoice! There is a new set of maps for your favorite and latest entry into the franchise, Halo: Reach. The first DLC release for the game will give you three new maps to play with that''ll have gamers fighting in a space station, forerunner battle structures and a forerunner crash site. The Noble Map Pack was released on November 30th so plenty are already playing it or decided to skip it. We got a chance to dive right into what they've added and if your on the fence, well then you shouldn't be but here's some things you may want to know. Click the title link for the full scoop.

So incase you weren't paying much attention cause you were getting your drink on at some bar over the weekend then you missed a little award show on Spike. Spike's Video Game Awards 2010 was the highlight for some new game announcements and one of them was to a well known racing series. No not the 2020 announcement for Gran Turismo 6 but the other established sim racer Forza making its forth game in the series.

We recently got its hands on a Onlive MicroConsole for the Onlive stream gaming service and here's an unboxing of what it looks like. We were impressed by the packaging and overall design and will have a full review of the unit in the coming days. Click the title for more on the unit, our preview to the service and pics.

Twisted Pixel Games was pleased to announce last week that their subsidiary, Big Science, has captured Splosion Man and guaranteed the safety of all humankind ... or have they? Click the title for the full scoop

Once upon a time top down racing games were what anyone knew or loved from them. However as time went on and our racing games technologically evolved, a feature called "Replays" started to exist in them. As games graphically got better, they became a way to showcase, highlight, or see crazy moments that one had during said race. So anyone would figure that something like this would never go out of style right? Well over the past couple of years replays have started disappearing from racing games and we're not entirely sure why. It would seem that on a developers side it has become a mere element from past games and is not really something they should focus on. They think to us it is not a big deal but what they don't understand is that it is and we want it back! Click the link to see the full story.

Sonic is no stranger to speed, and what better way to get his top G going then riding on a super fast hoverboard. In its third iteration of the series, Sonic Free Riders hits the Xbox 360 in the most unique way possible. By giving your body full control of what you see on screen. Sega's first attempt at the new Xbox 360 Controllerless camera Kinect and it has you jumping and skating like your on a hoverboard. The result is a good entry level game thats challenging and with much potential but needs some kinks to work out. Click on the link for the full review.