I picked up the official strat guide for AC: Brotherhood and I know they list everything in there. However, you could also keep checking the achievement hunter website it you'd like. They said they're building a java guide that will have all the collectible locations.

I lost interest in Modern Warfare 2 not long after it's release, so I think i'll be sticking with COD: Black Ops. However, I would drop them both for a new WWI or WWII COD game. For me, those have always been more enjoyable than their "present day" shooter.

I've been using Amazon for a while now and I haven't gotten anything like that before. First, check the shipping to see if it was set to their "Christmas shipping special". A lot of online stores will have a "get it by Christmas" guarantee, so it might have an option to opt out of it if you review it. Other possibilities, there might be a product shortage etc... If all else fails, call them and speak to a Consumer rep.

Actually, I don't think Microsoft should be marketing the Kinect to "hardcore gamers" at all. These kinds of people will most likely choose a physical controller over a motion sensor any day. For those that do buy a Kinect, however; it will most likely be for a casual gaming experience "and not hardcore". Sure, there will be some games developed for the "hardcore" group, but I would not expect much for Kinect specifically.

What may happen, though; will be something similar to the PS Move and what Sony's done to some of their PS3 games. Further down the line, this most likely will change. However, at this time I think their main goal is to attract new customers,"casual" gamers, and make the Xbox 360 a more family orientated console.

This may be because I've been beta testing this; however, I really think that it is a better setup than the previous dashboard. Sure, the dashboard may look bad to some, have a "small" delay preforming actions, and etc... However, the update also upgraded the Xbox 360's hardware to support the Kinect "which alone required a dashboard update as well". This, along with the new feature(s) of ESPN, updated Netflix browsing and what not, makes this a worth while upgrade. People are going to complain every time something changes, but at least try to experience it thoroughly before doing so.

@MisterOrr

I won't go into any specifics about royal schedules, however; each time you complete one--- the main story progress. Now, depending on your decisions you've chosen for your schedules, gold may or may not be important. If it is, then you would want to put off doing these so you can have the time to prepare gold reserves.

I've yet to understand why people feel like they need to have an overwhelming amount of "friends". The same thing can be said for social networking sites. I only have two friends on both Xbox live and Facebook and have no desire for more. It just seems that they're wasting time on this feature when the man power could be spent on something far more productive.