This is certainly rumor mill fodder for now. According to XboxEvolved, their sources have told them that the next Xbox console from Microsoft will be "forward compatible." This means that current Xbox360 games will be enhanced when played on the next hardware system. This happens to a small degree now, but apparently it will be on a totally different scale this time around. Increased draw distance, better frame rates, and more anti-aliasing, are just a few of the things the new hardware will add to older games, according to the XBE source. Hopefully this is true, but we likely have a long time to wait to confirm or deny this, and even if it is true now, it very well may change.

Just a quick heads up, folks. The demo for Madagascar 2 is now available on Xbox Live. It is a kids-targeted platformer to go hand in hand with the new movie, so grab it if you have young ones.

Microsoft is offering a free memory upgrade to anyone who purchased an Arcade Xbox360 system. If you are eligible, you can get a 20GB HDD for $19.99 or a free 512mb memory unit. Click over to the website and see if you can claim your offer. (Thanks, nXt)

Just a quick heads up in case you missed it on this Holiday, folks. There is a demo for Brothers In Arms: Hell's Highway posted on XBox Live now. It weighs in at 1.3gb, and with the CoD5 beta downloaders going nuts right now, better grab it asap.

It seems that Capcom may be prepping another fantastic surprise for us, and releasing Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 on the XBLA and PSN (we assume). If you head on over to the ESRB site and search for "Marvel," you will see that it is listed not only on PS2 and Xbox, but PS3 and XBox360 as well. Could we be in for another great Capcom treat? Let's hope so, rumor mill for now.

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 CAPCOM Teen Blood, Suggestive Themes, Violence PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3

The new Xbox Experience will allow you to log in to your account on a PC, and pre-purchase marketplace items. Once you do, as soon as you power on your XBox360 console, it will begin downloading and installing the items you purchased. (Thanks, Slinger)

Another week has gone by, and the Xbox360 has apparently outsold the PS3 in Japan again. Of course, neither next-gen console outsold the Nintendo systems, but that would be quite a feat. For the week ending October 5, the Media Create numbers show that the XBox360 is barely outselling the PS3 by a mere 1000 units. The Xbox360 sold 8271 and the PS3 sold 7232, while the old workhorse PS2 beat them both with 8618 units sold. As we said, the Wii sold 25,330 units and the DS sold a whopping 43,385 units. Nintendo reigns supreme in Japan, and it looks like that will continue right through the Holiday season.

Another bit of info in that Major Nelson Aaron Greenberg audio interview has come to light. Greenbarg totally dismisses the report that there is a Blu-Ray add on for the Xbox360 in the works. The latest report, from a few days ago, came directly from the supposed tech company commissioned to make the add on. Greenberg even goes so far as to say that Blu-Ray may be the next UMD, aka, dead format.

Aaron Greenberg, the MS director of product management, spoke with Major Nelson at TGS. He said he believes there has been a shift from the Playstation brand to the Xbox brand. Of course, he is biased, but with the latest ex-PS-exclusive franchise now on Xbox360 (Tekken), along with games like Final Fantasy XIII, this may be partially true. Major Nelson has the entire audio interview posted at his site.

Remember when MS told us that they would be de-listing many of the XBLA games that did not sell very well, in preparation for the OS upgrade? Well, now MS has revealed that the de-listing plan ahas been deferred, and may even be canceled altogether. For the same reason it was being done, believe it or not! MS claims that with the new, shiny, OS, they may sell more XBLA games, so they are leaving them on there for a while.