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The Microsoft owned Xbox brand just recently celebrated its tenth birthday. Now a decade on, rumours are flying around that a brand new Xbox console could launch very-very soon. Is Microsoft about to put the Xbox 360 out to pasture, read on to find out more. Reports believe that a brand new Xbox console could make some kind of appearance at the CES 2012 expo. Sure, that’s when we’ll get the first glimpse but it could well be later in the year before we actually get to play with it!

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the fantastical role-playing game from Bethesda was tipped to be an astonishing success and so it has proved, with 3.5 million units shifted in just 48 hours. Publisher Bethesda previously confirmed that is shipped a stunning seven million units in preparation for the highly-anticipated game’s launch, as the publisher hopes to hit the £450 million sales mark

1. Did you know: It is illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas day. Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas pudding, mince pies and anything to do with gluttony. That law has never been rescinded so mince pies are illegal. - 2. Did you know: Goose is the only bird you can eat legally on Christmas day! In 1588 Elizabeth I enacted a law making it an offense to eat any other bird on Xmas day. - 3. Did you know: Christmas crackers were invented almost by accident by Tom Smith in 1847 originally using sweets in a twist of paper. The tradition is now only found in the UK. - 4. Did you know: 7 out of 10 dogs will recieve a Christmas present in the UK. - 5. Did you know: Over 200,000 trees are felled each year to make the 2 billion Christmas cards that are sent in the UK over Christmas. - 6. Did you know: Dido, Annie Lennox, Sir Isaac Newton, Anwar Sadat, Humphrey Bogart and Sissy Spacek all share their birthday with Christmas Day. - 7. Did you know: Santa Claus is real and based on St Nicholas of Myra, ‘Sinterklaas’ who lived in 4th century Byzantine Anatolia and gave secret gifts. Did you also know that the Coca Cola Company invented his distinctive red suit. - 8. Did you know: Over 10 million turkeys are eaten over Christmas. - 9. Did you know: Xmas originates from the greek letter chi, pronunced with an aspirated (kh), which is the first letter of Christ’s name. - 10. Did you know: That Christmas day used to be on the 24th December but was moved in the 15th century for political reasons