I agree about Gears of War. My son came home from his mom’s with it. I vetoed it immediately. Make sure (I’m sure you will) to get the Xbox Live with the 360. They’ll love it. But I also screen that. Bottom line: Involved parents don’t need government ‘crats involved with this.
He also mentioned an interest in Assassin’s Creed but I’m not too sure about that one. Killing aliens and historical bad guys is one thing but randomly going around assassinating people for your own gain is another.