Nintendo added two WiiWare (one demo), two Virtual Console, and three NDSiWare titles to the Shop Channels. Nintendo owners with online access can redeem points to download: chick chick BOOM, Around the World, Max & the Magic Marker demo (Wiiware), G.G Series Z•ONE, DodoGo! Challenge, Fantasy Slots: Adventure Slots and Games (NDSi), and Fighter's History Dynamite, Magical Drop III (VC).

Mysterious creatures called the Twisted are trying to take over and destroy New York, and the only one who can stop them is Aya Brea. Aya has an impressive selection of weaponry, so the game is chock-full of action.

Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon is a co-op multiplayer Arcade Shooter that gives the player the ability to destroy thousands of giant bugs and turn an entire city to rubble in an unforgettable gaming experience built for replay.

Oddworld Inhabitants' award-winning classics, Abe’s Oddysee, Abe’s Exoddus, Munch’s Oddysee and Stranger’s Wrath are now available for PC owners through Steam in one generous downloadable package.

World Supremacy is a beer-and-pretzels strategy game of contemporary conflict for one to eight players. In World Supremacy players have but one goal: total global control through utter annihilation of all who oppose.

We are back at the in-laws today, and we're leaving tomorrow to fly back home. Looking forward to our own cozy home already ....

We are working on our holiday features for the best games of 2010 and most anticipated games of 2011, so you can look forward to those in the very near future.

Over the holidays, we will also have a few more giveaways like the recent Bejeweled 3 contest. For instance, there will be beta codes for DC Universe Online, download codes for Xbox Live titles and so forth.

Yesterday we did some post-Christmas shopping, and I got some new sneakers, socks and hoodies. Good stuff! Spending money is tiring, even if it's at an outlet, so we watched some The Amazing Race and Get Him To Greek (decent, but not as funny as I had hoped).