The new Xbox 360 Dashboard Update is coming this fall which people will certainly notice, and we have the details of what it will have.   This fall update with make the Xbox Dashboard more attuned to the Xbox 360 Controller and Kinnect, not having to switch between hubs.  Currently it is really weird and a pain in the ass signing in twice with Kinect after signing in with a controller, or signing out only to sign back in again.  So this will hopefully be a nice change in the update to make things more convenient.

This Fall update will also let you use Kinect’s voice-recognition to say any category, in conjunction with the new Dashboard, will take you to that specific menu instantly.  Microsoft will have this out for the US, Canada, and UK with it coming to other territories when it can.  The new voice recognition integration doesn’t end there as you will also be able to take advantage of the new Bing search facility.  Simply saying ‘Xbox, Bing’ followed by saying whatever you’re looking for will bring up a list of matches with icons to let you know whether it’s a TV show, movie or a game. This new feature will be compatible with all video services such as Netflix, Hulu Plus and Zune, which is one awesome addition to the Xbox 360 if you ask me.

Of course what would an update be with out adding some new features to the new social networking features.  You can more easily post updates, send custom messages and have it update when you unlock an Achievement using Twitter and Facebook.  You can ignore friends on facebook if you wish as well as having the ability to disable it all together.  The new Dashboard has not been officially named but right now it is NXE2.0 and you can check the pic above to get a glimpse of what it will look like.  It will be released this Holiday Season, 2011.

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Treyarch is aiming to bring a set of mod tools to create your own maps and more soon.  This will obviously only be for the PC version of the and is most likely in response to the fact the Modern Warfare 2 never received that kind of support that PC gamers love.  It is roughly set to get here this May says a Treyarch developer.

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Yesterday, if you popped in Red Dead Redemption or the Undead Nightmare Disc, you would have been prompted to download the latest of title updates.  This title update fixes a lot of stuff, most notably unattainable Achievements/Trophies as well as gett stuck in areas but here are the full patch notes from Rockstar.

“Red Dead Redemption:

• The game no longer reboots when switching from MP to SP, or from regular SP to MP. Going to the main menu from any mode or leaving Undead Nightmare single player mode will still reboot (except Japan).
• Lasso will now retract properly when thrown while riding fast on a horse.
• Removed display message saying “This horse is now your trusty steed” when you hitch a horse that you already own.
• Re-enabled world-wide multiplayer compatibility with Japan (Xbox 360).
• Fix for failing and retrying the mission You Shall Not Give False Testimony, Except for Profit where attempting to shoot the skull prevents John from using his gun until switching to an unarmed state and back.
• Fix for Land Grab multiplayer mode where occasionally the match will start with the timer at 500 and the game doesn’t end and no XP is awarded.
• Fix for player becoming stuck indefinitely when sitting at a certain Liar’s Dice chair in Casa Madrugada.
• Fix for the host entering an unresponsive loading screen when client opts to join another session as the lobby timer reaches 0 seconds.
• Fix for picking up opponents bag at the same time as it is returned to their chest, during a game of Grab the Bag.
• Fix for issue that causes multiple mine carts to appear when replaying Gaptooth Gang Hideout.
• Fix for selecting private Free Roam during a barker countdown, which was causing a constant load.

Undead Nightmare DLC:

• The Gunslinger Achievement/Trophy now recognizes zombies as enemies.
• Fixed a disparity in the headshots and undead headshots stat when shooting zombie animals.
• Fix for meter not advancing during Undead Overrun when one player leaves the game in progress.
• Fix for player occasionally bonding with undead horses and the Four Horses of the Apocalypse.
• Fix for occasional crashing or freezing in the Las Hermanas area & during the mission Mother Superior Blues.

Liars & Cheats DLC:

• Fix for player becoming stuck indefinitely when sitting at certain Liar’s Dice chairs.
• Fix for issues when a user is removed from a Liar’s Dice session due to connection issues with other players, but the camera remains in the dice game while the player is returned to Free Roam or chooses other game modes.
• Fix for issues with obtaining The Big Bluff Achievement (Xbox 360 only).

Undead Nightmare Disc:

• Original Game mode option removed from main menu.
• Fix for 75 second delay before displaying an error message when installing on a system with a completely full hard disk (PS3 only).

As always, if you would like to report an issue or have question related to this title update or any other support related question, you should reach us in any of the following ways:

• email us at rdrsupport@rockstargames.com
• head over to our Support website

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