When Microsoft unveiled the new Xbox 360 at E3, many, including ourselves, were interested in replacing. Many have, according to recent sales numbers, which show that the new Xbox 360 increased sales of the Xbox 360 by 88 percent in June, making it the best selling console for the month. In total, the Xbox 360 sold 451,700 units in June in the US, topping the Wii’s 422,500 units and the PS3′s 304,800.

The latest Left 4 Dead 2 DLC is “The Passing”, which features a new twist: the new survivors cross path with the survivors from the original game, and while this may have resulted in a cool feature like the two groups fighting together, Valve mostly uses it as a way of telling the story. Nothing wrong there, but we would’ve wished a bit more.

Mission wise, there are now 3 missions instead of the usual 5 per new campaign, and the new missions can be completed in about 30 minutes. But it’s not necessarily bad that it’s short — what it lacks in length it more than makes up in quality, fun and tense action. The new gun in the game is the famous M60, but it can’t be reloaded so you’re forced to use it strategically instead of just mowing down everything (and you can certainly do that). The new melee weapon is a simple and effective golf club.

The new enemies are more interesting. Called “Fallen Survivors”, they’re previous survivors which haven’t yet mutated fully into zombies, and they’re carrying weapons which you can collect after you take them out. Game play is still just as hectic as before, and still relies heavily on teamwork — of course it does, it’s Left 4 Dead after all. Same can be said about production values and atmopshere, Valve keeps the high standard in this DLC, even though it’s free on PC. Xbox 360 will have to fork over $6 to play it. Overall, a great addition for a great shooter, even though Xbox 360 owners don’t get much for their money in terms of content (which should’ve been free).

Rockstar San Diego, developers of the critically acclaimed Red Dead Redemption, has confirmed that it has laid off 40 employees. Red Dead Redemption has been delayed for years and development costs have soared — so much that the game has to sell 3 million copies just to break even. So far it has sold 1.5 million.

What was arguably one of the more interesting Xbox Live experiences, and what set the service apart from others, is the 1 vs 100 game. Too bad Microsoft just cancelled it.

If there’s a platform, Star Wars will find its way there, whether it’s cell phones, Flash games, card games — whatever, Star Wars will eventually get there. Now THQ has released Star Wars: Battle For Hoth to the iPhone. The game costs only $3 bucks, but we don’t really know how much you’ll get for your money.

The Wii action-splatter game No More Heroes 2 has been in the US and Europe for a few months, but has yet to see a release in Japan. Developer Studio 51 has announced that the game will be released in Japan on October 21, and will also sport a deluxe edition, pictured above.

For those whom the Halo Reach Legendary Edition was too expensive (at $150), Bungie has revealed a Limited Edition which will retail at only $80, but will include several goodies, like some in-game items, a custom case, art book and a few other items. Not a bad deal, actually.

Sure, it hasn’t been officially announced, but with the new screenshots and suggestions, it’s safe to say that the Source-engine based Garry’s Mod will find its way to Mac very soon, as creator Gary Newman has stated that he’s working on it. Expect it later this month.

According to a quick listing on the German Amazon, the new Xbox 360 “slim” Arcade version will sport no harddrive but will have 4 GB of internal flash storage — a good increase over the previous 512 MB. Furthermore, it appears that it will have the rumored price of $199 when it comes out — August 10, according to Amazon.

EA Sports has released a new trailer of the upcoming NBA Elite 11, where NBA players like Kevin Durant talk about the game.