Shining Legend is an action RPG where players can expect elements of romance mixed in with adventure as the protagonist, a wandering prince of a fallen kingdom financially in crisis, meets a little-too-chatty cat and sets out on a journey to find seven princesses who went loose from their palace because of a little miscommunication.

Mafia II immerses players in the mob underworld of a fictitious late 1940s-early 1950s scenario by fusing high-octane gunplay with white-knuckle driving and an engaging narrative. Players will easily become engaged in the game's cinematic Hollywood movie experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing city.

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier features cutting-edge technology, prototype high-tech weaponry, state-of-the-art single-player and multiplayer modes, while going beyond the core Ghost Recon franchise and deliver a fresh gameplay experience, with an unparalleled level of quality that will excite long-time fans and newcomers alike.

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is a new 3rd person action adventure where players assume the role of Aragorn and embark on his greatest quests from The Lord of the Rings trilogy as they wield his sword, bow or spear on foot and on horseback through an action-packed gameplay experience.

Bounty Bay Online takes players into a 15th century historical setting where adventurers can start an online career as merchant, buccaneer, fisherman or one of many other professions. Fight on land and water, complete enthralling quests and start guilds with other players.

Castle Vox features simultaneously planned turns, as players vie to out-strategize each other on a variety of war maps. Board game fans will particularly look forward to Castle Vox, which mixes elements from Diplomacy and Axis & Allies.

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will once again redefine music gaming with an all-new, story-driven Quest Mode, a completely redesigned rock-inspired guitar controller, the biggest on-disc selection of rock music ever in a Guitar Hero game and Quickplay+, which invites challenge-starved fanatics to test their rock skills.

Combat Mission Shock Force: NATO focusses on modern warfare in a fictional conflict in Syria, introducing forces from three additional NATO countries: Germany, Canada and the Netherlands, as well as some new, much requested, units and vehicles for the Syrian side.

Stardock's digital distribution platform, Impulse, is having its weekend sale, starting with a sale on THQ Ultimate Bundle (17 titles for $99.99), knocking 50% off Victoria Complete, Cogs, Silent Hunter®: Battle of the Atlantic, Lost Planet Extreme Condition - Colonies Edition, Burnout Paradise The Ultimate Box, Age of Booty, while also dropping the price on Air Aces - Pacific, Gratuitous Space Battles Complete, and World War 2 - Time of Wrath.

Borderlands is a sci-fi action game combining elements of first-person action titles with player customization and vehicular combat.

Weekend again, and this one has special meaning since we are celebrating our eighth wedding anniversary! No super special plans, apart from a nice dinner, probably a movie and lots of smooching!

No hiking or concerts this weekend, so it should be nice and relaxing. Maybe i'll even get around to doing my long-overdue case and HD PVR projects.

Last night we watched some Burn Notice, and I also just received the first issue of the Kane & Lynch comic book.