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I have to agree with the IGN top 10 list of reasons the Xbox 360 Arcade SKU sucks.  I mean, I could only imagine the face of some excited kid on Christmas only to open up his present to one of these.  It’s like buying a car, and then realizing it did not come with a way to see out the windshield, the seats were faux leather, and you got none of the accessories that you could have gotten if you paid 60 more dollars.

Anyway, hit up the link to check out their 10 reasons and tell us if you agree that the Arcade SKU is that bad.  If you own one, tell us your experience with it too.

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In another “Duh!” moment it has been reported by many people that Gears of War 2 preorders have preceded the original Gears of War preorders.

Did anyone actually NOT see this coming?  The sequel to one of the biggest Xbox 360 games would of course get more preorders than the original.  Especially since Epic is one of the few companies that actually do pretty well at backing up the hype that currently surrounds this game.  I will be even more surprised if the game does not do well.  Do you think you will be unable to grab the game if you do not preorder?

Good news for all you GRAW2 fans out there, a new expansion will be available on XBL soon…real soon as in November.  CVG reports that new maps for both single and multiplayer gametypes will be available.

The pack includes five brand new campaign missions continuing the story from GRAW 2 and nine adversarial maps for online play. Seven of those nine are remakes from Ghost Recons past (Caves, Railroad Bridge, Battlefield, Plantation, Swamp Airfield, Prison and Castle), leaving two that are totally new (Business Park and Rooftop).

And if this study’s anything to go by, sales and review scores will no-doubt see a boost from the extra Achievements, offering an addition 125 gamerpoints for your efforts.

Sierra’s World in Conflict is ready to go and is expected to hit shelves on September 18th. The game will retail at $49.99 for the normal box and $59.99 for the collector’s edition. The time I spent with the game fine, but I’m not just a huge WiC fan. But hey, I’m not gonna lie, it’s cool!

Microsoft has developed a Halo 3 Military Edition Zune for members of the US armed forces. The Zune will be available exclusively at military retail stores in August and comes with pre-loaded stuff that is probably similar to the civilian Halo 3 Zune. It was reported that a group of soldiers who left for active duty today from Baltimore Washington International airport received the first wave. Microsoft is offering the military edition of the Zune to military personnel and their families at discounted rates.