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Microsoft held their annual E3 press conference at The Galen Center earlier today, detailing their plans for upcoming games, future Xbox Live enhancements, and not one, but two Halo announcements. As they had promised last year, several Kinect supported titles aimed at the core audience were shown, including:

Microsoft has devised a method to add an additional gigabyte of storage on Xbox 360 game discs. This portion of the disc was previously reserved for anti Piracy and DVD audio tracks. Microsoft decided to remove those portions from the DVDs to free up space for developers to use. Microsoft is developing a firmware update for all Xbox 360 consoles which enables them to read these new updated discs. The update will be officially released later today, May 19. Allowing more data to be written on their DVDs will make the Xbox 360 have a longer life span on the market.

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Recently rumors have been buzzing around the net about a so called, Revival Selection for Capcom's notorious franchise, Resident Evil. What was just a rumor, is now absolute fact.

The Revival Selection consists of two separate titles, Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X. Capcom will be releasing this content on a disc over in Japan, while over here in the states, we will be receiving it via Xbox Live and PSN sometime this Fall.

Both titles come packed with HD upgraded visuals and trophy/achievement support. Resident Evil 4 is said to include all bonus content from all previous releases as well as "Separate Ways", the Ada Wong side missions, while Resident Evil:Code Veronica X, is to be just as inclusive of bonus material.

No pricing information has been confirmed, but as more info comes down the wire, we'll be sure to keep you up to date.

It's been nearly 6 years since the Xbox 360 was released in North America. If past console lifespans are any indication, the 360 is getting a bit long in the tooth. If any of the big three are ready for an update, its Microsoft. Some job listings are pointing in that direction.

Some listings posted on LinkedIn discovered by the Beyond3Dforums, show Microsoft looking for various jobs. Including, a senior engineer, a graphics architect, and a senior performance architect. Also spotted in each post was "next generation console architectures from conception through implementation". Surprisingly, Microsoft may be in earlier stages then originally thought.

Microsoft has not responded to the posted jobs. Lets hope we see something soon.