As we head into PAX Prime this weekend in Seattle, I’d like to point out some things to add to your long TO DO list. We’ve got a whole team of people headed to to the event and we have so much stuff for you to see, we needed four booths show it all off:

Booth 412 (in the same area as the Xbox booth from last year) we’ll have Halo: Reach, Fable III and Gears of War 3.

Booth 670  We’ll be showing off new tiles for Xbox LIVE Arcade, Games for Windows and Windows Phone 7

Booth 682  Stop by and try out Kinect. We’ll have Kinect Adventures, Kinect Joyride, Kinect Sports and more

Booth 822  Halo: Reach

 

While you are planning what sessions to attend over the three-days, allow me to shamelessly plug one that has the potential be slightly entertaining: Join me, e, lollip0p and Stepto Sunday morning at 10:30am as we record the show live in front of a studio audience at the luxurious Benaroya Hall. I know it’s an early session, but we’ll try to make it worth your while; in addition to being able to observe the dysfunction for yourself, we have some cool prizes to give away including a few of the just announced controllers and one lucky attendee will walk away with the very first Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo: Reach Console.

 

See you this weekend!

 

Edit: Let us know if you plan on joining us

Content: Free Toy Box Pack Preview
Price: Free
Availability: Not available in Germany
Dash Text: Get a taste of the Crackdown 2 Premium Toy Box Pack with this free preview! Wreak havoc with Vehicle Tag and an expanded Keys to the City mode and play co-op with players who have purchased the Premium version. Upgrade to the Premium Toy Box Pack to unlock extra toys and treasures, including the Squad Chopper, Suit Thrusters, new Agent armor colors, and Vehicle Tag, just to name a few.

 

Add the free preview to your Xbox 360 download queue

Content: Premium Toy Box Pack 
Price: 560 Microsoft Points
Availability: Not available in Germany
Dash Text: Expand Crackdown 2 with the Toy Box Pack! It's bursting at the seams with extra toys and treasures, including an expanded Keys to the City mode, the ATV Assault Vehicle, the Squad Chopper, Suit Thrusters, new Agent armor colors, and a Vehicle Tag game, just to name a few. The Toy Box Pack is packed so full it would take a Level 5 Agent to hold it closed!

 

Purchase the Premium Toy Box Pack and add it to your Xbox 360 download queue

 

You’ll need the full version of the game to use this game add-on

We’ve just made the Xbox 360 Wireless controller even better with a brand new version that includes a transforming D-pad.  The engineers have come up with an ingenious solution with a d-pad that can go from a plus to a disc with the twist of the wrist.

 

From this:	To this instantly:

 

Here is a video that shows how it work:

In addition to the new d-pad, the matte silver controller also features concave analog sticks and gray A,B,X,Y buttons for added style. 

 

The controller will only be available with the new Play & Charge Kit that will launch on November 9th for US $64.99.

 

More photos on my flickr

 

If you are headed to PAX Prime this weekend in Seattle, drop by the recording of my LIVE Podcast on Sunday where I’ll have a few of these controllers to give away for free.

 

Edit: It’s now up on Xbox.com

 

Update: The Play & Charge Kit is now available for pre-order