Sony has finally bettered Microsoft in the consoles war by offering HD movies on the PS3 but there are still some points where Xbox takes the charge; for instance the exclusivity of the the first two map packs for Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 for the first 30 days.

The first down-loadable content for Modern Warfare 2 was confirmed by Infinity Ward itself and it will be released for the Xbox 360 on March 30. Sony PS3 owners will have to bear the pain of waiting for the first Modern Warfare 2 DLC until the end of April this year.

If you had the desire to ever play a massively multiplayer online game on your Sony or Microsoft gaming consoles, be rest assured that it will never be the World of Warcraft from Blizzard. As per the games lead producer J. Allen Brack from Blizzard, it is almost unlikely that WOW will ever be played on gaming consoles.

He did acknowledge that a MMO on a console will be widely successful but its very very difficult to achieve the task. One of the major problems with reference to the WOW is its keyboard-centric nature and the whole notion of transferring all related keyboard controls onto a gamepad is a challenging ask.

Recently, Microsoft have revealed that the Xbox LIVE service is due to be updated soon, and the new update will make it incompatible with first-generation Xbox games. The company has taken great care to ensure their users aren’t left empty-handed from the whole ordeal, though.

Even as Sony was fast gearing up to announce a new game for the PS3, Microsoft has jumped into the gaming fray by lining up a new title for the Xbox 360. The news comes about as exciting for gamers who have been looking forward to newer titles.

The PlayStation Network has been down today, and customers have been expressing severe frustration over the matter. It doesn’t seem to be an issue with the downtime itself, as much as the fat that Sony still haven’t made an official statement on the matter.

Sega has confirmed a June 1 launch date for Alpha Protocol in North America. The game was originally scheduled for an October 27, 2009 release date, but didn’t happen then. It is now being revealed that the game would debut on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions, making it a multi-platform release.

The third DLC pack for Gearbox’s shooter Borderlands will soon hit the market, according to an announcement made by Gearbox and 2K Games. The DLC will be called “The Secret Armory of General Knoxx” and will be available for download through the Xbox LIVE system in about one day.

The US Final Fantasy admirers will be pleased to know that both Square Enix and Microsoft have confirmed an American release of the Xbox 360 FFXIII through a special edition bundle which will be available in Japan and US simultaenously but, that is not what has left us excited here on DM. The interesting part is that Square Enix’s Yoshinori Kitase told the official PlayStation community members that he was interested in a 3D version of the game.

Avatar has left global audience mesmerized with its 3D effects and if the phenomenon is anything to go by, a 3D FFXIII will be more than acknowledged by the gaming fraternity.

If you haven’t heard yet, here’s some news for you. Your favorite video game console will soon start streaming movies too. Nintendo Co has officially come out in public saying that it would add Netflix’s movie-streaming service to its Wii console. The Nintendo Wii with Netflix will start arriving in stores this Spring.

Serious Sam HD got delayed for the Xbox 360, but it seems the fans of the muscular gun-loving guy are soon going to get to enjoy his adventures on their console. Devolver Digital, the developers behind the title, announced that Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter will be made available on Xbox Live Arcade on Wednesday, January 13.