One of the hot topics today revolves around Microsoft’s plan to bring Silverlight ads onto Xbox Live service. This has gotten many Xbox 360 owners angry as they are already paying $50 for the service. Despite Microsoft’s reassurance that gamer experience will not be hampered by the ads, many fans from NeoGaf to the official Xbox forums have started complaining about this issue.

News regarding the rumored PS3 “Slim” exploded across the Web as word came out today about a contract between Sony and Foxconn to manufacture a revised PS3. Many sites across the Web have taken this rumor to be true, but before everyone jumps to conclusion keep in mind that there are a few holes in the theory.

There’s a debate raging at the moment about whether used game sales are harming the industry or not. Many game developers and publishers, such as EA, think they are, but many others do not. Michael Pachter may not be most gamers’ favorite person, but on this score he’s come out on our side. I knew he was a good guy really.

Some gamers have criticized the PS3 in its lack of PS2 backwards compatibility on all PS3 models. There are some PS3 models out there with either hardware or software for PS2 backwards compatibility, but there are also models out there with none. However, don’t give up hope yet as it seems that Sony is working on a solution for just this problem.

You may have heard the news by now that Michael Jackson is dead. I know the story hasn’t been covered in much detail by anyone, but you may have caught it on some obscure news channel. Or Facebook. So, the King Of Pop is dead - is it time for some kind of tribute from the games industry? How about re-releasing Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker.

The PS3 is blessed with some truly great games. But which of this huge library of games are the best on the Playstation 3? Read on for the Top 40 PS3 exclusive games ever released.

It’s well-known that the price of hardware has a direct effect on sales figures. Most consoles launch at a fairly high price but soon see price cuts in order to provoke sales and squeeze the competition. But this generation has so far been a strange on in that sense. Maybe newly-rumored price cuts for the PS3 and Xbox 360 this fall will get things back on track.

Microsoft has been running a covert beta program with a select group of XBL users on the Xbox 360. It has been revealed that Microsoft is working on an awards system that ties into Achievements. An award system is great, but Microsoft may want to look at fixing the gamertag hacking issue first.

As some of you will undoubtedly already be aware, Blorge now has its own dedicated forum. We’re still in the process of developing the forum into what we eventually want it to be, but it’s now open for business and needs a population in order to help it grow. Which is where you come in.

Rumors about a Halo MMO have persisted for over a year with actual pictures leaked on the Web. Microsoft revealed a brand new Halo Universe title that will tie cell phones, consoles and PCs together on a massive scale. It seems like there is confirmation that Microsoft is indeed working on an MMO of sorts.