Well the weekend was certainly fun. A huge amount of secrets that Microsoft and Activision were hoping to keep quiet until later next month suddenly exploded onto the scene. Lips? New Spider-Man games? Giant Forza 3? New Mii-esque 'Avatar' characters? Things got a little crazy!

Outside of this was a small tidbit of information - a new supposed 'channel' titled the 'SBG Channel', dedicated to "Trivia, Reality TV, Sports and Puzzles" much like the Xbox Live Arcade:

Similar to TV shows, "SBGs" will feature scheduled events that will happen at a given time and day of the week. Many of those experiences will be broadcasts, meaning that all people who join the experience will experience the content at the same time. Through programming, we can offer content that no single user has seen before, prizes, and special events (Super Bowl, Oscars, Etc) ensuring that you will always find people to play with.

From the sounds of it, it appears that Microsoft are dedicated to trying to get a slice of that community pie that the PlayStation 3's Home service is going to bring to the table, perhaps without the whole "walking over to the theater" spiel.

Now if this can somehow be done in a worldwide environment, and not leaving out everyone outside of America, much like how the Xbox news updates do now, then they're in for a shot. Mess that up, and you'll be kicking out a big audience of gamers. At least equivalent gatherings for Soccer and Aussie Rules Football, please.

Source: NeoGAF