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The actual Halo ring.

I've got the 1210s that these try to emulate; I'm so behind the times.

I used to love that game "Blades of Steel." You could get into fights and punch the other teams players.

A law banning offensive material for minors will keep free speech alive and well for the rest of us. Parents don't want their ten-year-old to be able to buy what equates to an 'R' rated game, and I can understand that.

I think the deer-head is a nice touch. I mean, every wanna'-be 30+ year-old pimp-living-with-mom-posing-as-black-tweener has one of those.

I totally agree, both MS and Nintendo need to stop the fleecing that is going on with their respective marketplaces.

Bowling was the game my family enjoyed most. People seemed to genuinely have fun with it, and were able to beat me.

I disagree with the article. The bundle-only pre-order situation that we're in now tilts the balance of power too far in the middle-man's favor -- in this case, the retailer. If the console is to be sold as a stand-alone product, the option to buy the stand-alone product should be available to order right beside the bundles.

I can't believe people are complaining about the price. Now I see why Sony wants to call them entitlements, since everyone is apparently entitled to free games now. The price is far cheaper than the two other consoles it's available on. Period. Fortunately, I was anticipating making an XBLA purchase this week, so I have 800 points in my account saved. If I purchase another 1K that will be 12.50, and I'll have the whole thing wrapped up. If you can't afford a game that costs $20, you shouldn't buy an Xbox 360, you should buy a Commodore64 at Goodwill.

One of the noses is not like the others.