New controller for XBLA/XBLIG lovers is coming
Since a lot of people in Xbox 360 community has complained about the D-Pad on the current console’s controller, Microsoft’s engineering team is coming with something surprisingly different on the spot. Let’s take a look!
The brand-new toy is a genuine Xbox 360 wireless controller with a “twistable” D-pad, which revamps the “plus sign” twisting it clockwise when needed. Weird, but seems to work well. It also has a new greyish look, with redesigned gray buttons and analog sticks with a more deep shape. Neat!
While it looks great on paper, people’s major concern about the original D-pad lies on the accuracy rather on design or ergonomics. So we have to put our hands on it to satisfy our curiosity on the pratical side.
For 64,99 bucks you get a new wireless gamepad plus the Play & Charge kit, the same price of a regular wireless X360 controller plus the kit. So it might be a big deal in fact.
The bundle will launch on 9th November -- meanwhile let’s stay focused on our job with our traditional controllers, guys. 
10 Titles to check on XBLIG
There are lots of new games coming to XBLIG (acronym for Xbox Live Indie Games, former Xbox Live Community Games). Gamasutra selected 10 titles to have a look and download the trial, among hundreds of new titles.
It seems people (developers are actually people!) are getting their hands dirty with XNA, so we see increased activity on this Live channel. With that, it gets much harder to find a specific game, or keep track of new releases. Websites like XNPlay are working to make this task easier for everyone, as most indie games don’t get a fair amount of media coverages from major reviews websites.
Let’s support these brave developers and give a try (and buy) on those cool games!
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