Im not preordering as im waiting till around january to see how it pans out, im 90% sure i'll be getting one though. And the games I will be getting;
Dead Or Alive 4 (So much fun, faster and easier than tekken
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Alan Wake (Made by remedy, from max payne fame id be mad not to)
Whatever burnout game comes out
Gears of war
Oblivion
Im sure theres many more i will discover, but im trying to keep the number of FPS games down as i want more games that me and all my friends can enjoy.
And yes, it acts like a media centre extender, i think you have to install something on your desktop PC to stream audio & video to your 360.