Later this summer, Microsoft plans to roll out a major dashboard update for its Xbox 360, improving aspects such as the Netflix streaming video experience, video display options, but also adding new items like premium avatar clothing (with a marketplace), user ratings, and Games on Demand (in August).

Rock Band 2 builds upon the original to introduce co-op band gameplay, multiple instruments, online multiplayer, unparalleled downloadable content and raises the bar by delivering an entirely new level of depth, connectivity, authenticity and features.

Ashes Cricket 2009 is set to build on the heritage that Codemasters has enjoyed with its Brian Lara series and will continue to lead the field with great batting, bowling and fielding gameplay and authenticity that made the series a hit with cricket fans.

Braid is a 2D puzzle-platform experience that bends all the rules with the manipulation of time. Number None Inc. is working on a new puzzle-exploration game that is philosophical, quiet, and places a heavy emphasis on the way things look, and will be a refreshing project for those who value nuance. As such, the developer is looking to recruit a full-time 3D lead artist (and help hire 2 additional highly skilled 3D artists) for a 2 year duration with a knack for storytelling via environmental cues and who has a good feel for the use of color and lighting.

Saints Row, based in the fictional urban surroundings of Stilwater, is an open-world action adventure with its core as a 3rd-person shooter. According to Swedish metal band Opeth, THQ is planning to bring Saints Row to the PSP in March 2010, as the band revealed that its song "The Lotus Eater" will be included in the soundtrack, which is confirmed by its music label.

Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo promises to thrill fans with the first ever appearance of the original Dragon Ball story on Wii in glorious 3D. Heading back to the early days of the Dragon Ball story, players will control Kid Goku as he sets out on fantastic adventures with his friends.

Good Old Games has added two strategy games this week, The Nations, and Empire Earth, both $5.99. If you bundle The Nations with its predecessor Alien Nations, you can get both games for $8.98! All DRM free of course. Until Monday, July 20 at 11:59 p.m. EDT (Tuesday, July 21 at 5:59 a.m. CET) you get 50% off if you buy Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six ($9.99 for both) or 30% off if you buy them separately ($6.99 each).

Trine is a fantasy action game where the player can create and use physics-based objects to beat hazardous puzzles and threatening enemies. Set in a world of great castles and strange machinery, three heroes are bound to a mysterious device called the Trine in a quest to save the kingdom from evil.

This latest PSP installment picks up where Metal Gear Solid 3 for the PS2 leaves off as players take control of the famed Naked Snake. Taking place in 1974, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker features an original game design, story and scenario. Konami sends us a pre-canned interview with Hideo Kojima.

Operation Flashpoint 2 will see the most realistic modeling of conflict scenarios in a new contemporary theater of war. By offering a multitude of military disciplines, gameplay will deliver warfare more realistic and intense than ever before.