Good news in the gaming world.  Microsoft has announced their plans to release the new Xbox 360 Elite by as early as August 24. Not sure on how soon a descent amount of games will be released for the console but the list of games coming is off to a good start:

Halo 3, Madden 08, GTA iv, Gotham Racing 4, Dynasty Warriors Gundam, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Stranglehold, Guitar Hero III, Beautiful Katamari, Lost Odyssey. NBA Live 08, Mass Effect, Fatal Inertia, Medal of Honor Airborne, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08, Air Combat 6: Fires of Liberation, NHL 08, Assassin’s Creed, Spiderman Friend or Foe, The Simpsons Game, Splinter Cell Conviction, NASCAR 08, Eternal Sonata, Tony’s Hawk Proving Ground, Crash of the Titans, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Valve’s Orange Box, Bee Movie Game, Rock Band, and Naruto: Rise of a Ninja.

Microsoft has really been bragging about Halo 3, Madden 08, and Grand Theft Auto IV. They even brought out Reggie Bush to demonstrate Madden 08.

This all sounds pretty exciting but let’s just hope they did a better job than with the original 360. The 360 is nice but not all that impressive.