The new Halo game is being debuted now at the conference. The game will be called Halo 3 Recon, and it will feature a brand new hero. Along with the new hero comes an all-new campaign. Sounds like Halo 3 and a half to us! The game will also include new multiplayer maps.

Another bit of new from the Microsoft TGS press conference, 99 Nights 2 is going to be an XBox360 exclusive. No real surprise there, but we hope the game is tweaked a bit from the first one.

Big news from the Tokyo Game Show, folks. Tekken 6 is no longer a PS3 exclusive. The game will be coming to the Xbox360 Fall 2009. If you watch the Tekken video that was posted over at Gamespot and now seems to be missing, the developer clearly says at the end:

Q:When is this game being released, and on what platforms?
A: It is being released in the fall of 2009 on the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.

Stay tuned, more info when we have it.

In case you missed it, three new XBL Arcade games debuted today. We told you about MLB Stickball, of course. There is also a Tenchu game, a top down stealth-strategy type title, and a music game Beat N' Groovy, which is a DDR clone.

According to Xbit Labs, Microsoft is prepping an external Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox360 console. Unlike Toshiba, who is still anti-Blu-Ray, MS is adapting, it seems. It is rumored that the product will cost between $100-$150 USD, and the device will be manufactured by Toshiba-Samsung Storage Technology Corp., a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Toshiba Corp. Time will tell, but this is certainly a smart move by MS.

Along with the news that the downloadable content will be exclusive tot he Xbox360 for Tomb Raider Underworld, MTV Multiplayer blog also discovered another exclusive tidbit. Apparently, there will be no playable demo of TRU on the PS3. As for a PC demo, there was no word given by Eidos or MTV. Why the demo was included in the exclusivity deal, we are not sure, but it seems MS wanted to make the content truly exclusive.

Just a heads up, as we told you previously, the first XBLA game from 2K Games, MLB Stickball, will be available tomorrow, October 8. No word on pricing yet, check back here for the info when it is available.

Downloadable content for the upcoming Fable II is going to be pretty substantial, it seems. According to comments made by Molyneux, they would be "pretty dumb" not to have DLC planned already. He also commented that it will be much more substantial than just some weapons and armor, and gamers will not have to wait months for it. Great news.

"Without any official announcements, I would say that we'd be pretty dumb not to plan it. What I would say, if we're going to do DLC then I definitely don't want it to be just a whole load of new weapons and armour. I just don't want it to be that. It needs to be something a bit more tangible and it would be nice if you didn't have to wait months and months for it as well."

Eidos has announced and agreement with Microsoft to provide exclusive Xbox360 downloadable chapters for Tomb Raider Underworld. The DLC will contain up to six hours of new gameplay and content, and will be available on the XBL Marketplace. There will also be a demo for TRU coming this month. Click read more for the full info.

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Monday 6th October/... Eidos Interactive, creator of some of the world’s leading video game properties, today announces an agreement with Microsoft to release two brand new downloadable chapters in the continuing Tomb Raider adventures of Lara Croft. Containing up to six hours of new gameplay and content for Tomb Raider: Underworld™, the chapters will be available exclusively on Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft®. A demo for Tomb Raider: Underworld will also be available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace in October.

Steve Ballmer, the Microsoft CEO, called the Xbox360 an "absolute home run," when speaking to The Mercury News recently. The comment was made when Ballmer was asked if the recent Xbox360 console price cuts were made because of waning sales, and may be because MS had "run out of ideas to boost sales." Ballmer vehemently denied this, and went on to make the comment.

"No, that's the craziest thing I've ever heard anybody say,” answered Ballmer. "All consoles start at higher prices. They always come down through the long cycle."