Gears of War 3 and Battlefield 3 DLC drops! Plus Xbox Dashboard Update

This week Microsoft launched their new dashboard update for the Xbox 360. This update brings a whole new feel to the Xbox's dashboard while making it easier to browse using the Kinect. The update brings in the App Store which should continue to grow bringing apps like YouTube, Bing, and NBA TV (plus many more..) straight to your Xbox 360. Along with the title update, two downloadable content packs for two games dropped today:

Gears of War 3 - Raam's Shadow DLC

This is the first campaign DLC ever released for a GoW game. The DLC is packed with a brand new story based on E-Day (which was right before Gears of War 1), which let's you for the first time play as the horde's General RAAM, which if you're a huge gears fan like me, you'll be extremely excited about this.
Multiplayer fans also receive six multiplayer skins, which include the members of the Zeta squad and you will also be able to play as General RAAM also. Also included is the Chocolate Weapon skin. For the achievement hunters, an additional 250 gamerscore will be added.

Battlefield 3 - Back to Karkand DLC

Purchasers of the limited edition version of Battlefield 3 will receive this map pack for free. The Back to Karkand DLC includes four new maps (Strike at Karkand, Wake Isle, Gulf of Omen, and Sharqi Peninsula), 10 new weapons, and two new vehicles.