Yeah, for $25 large that's a real bargain. The kids probably already play those games anyway.

Do you often check to see if certain famous names are trademarked?

@Le SenorNinja: That comment added a lot to the conversation. Thanks for your input!

@TheCatInTheHat: I have a lot to learn from STEAM.

Who do you think you are, offering comics like this?

I just bought a couple of third party play & charge kits off eBay, because my official ones keep breaking. Hopefully these don't cause irreparable harm to my 360.

@Manly McBeeferton: I miss the old days...

@Meowhead: Yeah, that's not cheap. That's using a sword or shotgun correctly.

@mattzarella: Haha. Awesome.

I'm frustrated when people say "I'm not one to brag" and then brag.

@floppy mcwiggle: The word you're looking for is lose, not loose. #corrections

@freedomweasel: Oh, I'm not countering your argument. I agree; if I'm at the store I'm going to load up on everything that sounds good. Soup is at the top of that list, right next to cinnamon rolls.

@floppy mcwiggle: What's the earliest game that your son was able to actually figure out? I let my daughter play with the controller while Halo is running (either while invincible in firefight or in campaign when there's nothing around). She's figured out that the triggers make the most noise and commotion, and that…

@freedomweasel: Milk and bread is used normally in all meals. You can make sandwiches with a glass of milk for lunch & dinner, and then have french toast in the morning. Sure, you could eat some soup for breakfast, but it's just not the same.

@floppy mcwiggle: Man, I'm already there. She turns on the Wii, and then tries to take the TV remote so she can change it to the right channel. If that doesn't work, she grabs an xbox controller. I take out the battery pack, and she tries to push the guide button on my controller. She's not even two yet. :/

@martinf1: I nabbed a drill and some meat ($150 gift certificate for a butcher shop).

@Chrismsx: I was playing Halo:Reach Rumble Pit on a Saturday a few weeks ago. My wife, her friend, and my daughter were all in the room. This teenager (I'd guess between 13 and 15) gets killed, from the speakers comes "Oh, f***. F*** you guys!" Ten seconds later we hear a quieter voice: "Sorry, mom."

@Weezle41: I'm just like Weezle. My daughter wakes me up at 7:15 every day like clock-work. I give her some cereal, and then poor myself a bowl. She sits on my lap while I play Xbox; if she wants to play I give her a wiimote and she thinks she's in the game.

Has anyone tried any wired 3rd party controllers for the 360? Are any of them any good, or are 3rd party controllers still a big step down from 1st party models?

@Freakdoom: And they're all either Beaker or Animal. Why can't I get more Rowlfs?