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With video games estimated to hit an estimated 48 billion dollars in sales worldwide—bigger than the movie box office, the music industry, and DVD sales—it's no wonder Microsoft is looking to retool it's biggest gaming moneymaker, the Xbox 360. A big part of their media briefing at E3 was dedicated to the announcement of their new Xbox Live interface. While there was a lot to be excited about, there was a lot that didn't quite tickle our gaming thumb's sweet spot. With that said, our lowlights (or if you prefer, check out the highlights):


DO NOT WANT
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AVATARS Great—another program that gives us the ability to create a second life. We can barely take care of our first life and game companies are trying to convince us the key to our physical inadequacies is just a few A-button pushes away.