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If you were lucky enough to get a  Kinetic as a add on to your existing Xbox or got the complete combo 4g or larger size harddrive for Christmas, here are some things you need to know to fully enjoy your game console.

1.  An absolute must is getting an Xbox Live membership.  It takes your gaming and entertainment to another level allowing you to play online against other people, chat, watch and download movies and music and so much more.

2.  Get an extra controller and go with a wireless battery so that your controller can be used wireless.

Those are the two absolutely things you must get.

After many years of waiting, Star Craft 2 was finally released on July 27, 2010 to a legend of avid fans.  The reconnaissance report on the game have been favorable.  The beta release of the game was also met with a lot of enthusiasm.  So it wasn’t a big surprise when sales of the game met with strong sales in the first few days of the game coming out.

It remains to be seen if the new version will have the same level success as it predecessor.  Time will tell.

Squints takes a hands-on approach with Atelier Iris 2: The Azoth of Destiny from NIS America. Click here for his preview of the intuiative combat system. Click here for 4 pages of screenshots and art. And as always, visit the Video Games Page for the latest info on your favorite games!

SEGA of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz developed by SEGA Studios for the Nintendo Revolution system. AiAi and all his friends have rolled their way onto Nintendo’s new console with new mind-blowing puzzle levels and a wealth of new and exciting Party Games specifically designed to fully exploit the innovative Nintendo Revolution controller. Other titles will have a difficult time matching the multitude of possible variations in game control as presented in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz.

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Stardock Entertainment today released the monumental v1.1 update for Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords, adding a tremendous number of improvements and features to its award-winning space-based strategy game. Since the game’s release in February, Stardock has gathered an enormous amount of feedback from the game’s devoted fan community, and is using their requests and suggestions to implement new gameplay options, enhance usability, improve computer AI and more.

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