Lollipop Chainsaw is an all-new third person action game, the ‘un-deadly’ story of sweet and killer zombie hunter Juliet Starling and her quest to uncover the root of a colossal zombie outbreak.

Star Wars: The Old Republic will let you explore an age thousands of years before the rise of Darth Vader when war between the Old Republic and the Sith Empire divides the galaxy. Choose to play as Jedi, Sith, or a variety of other classic Star Wars roles, defining your personal story and determining your path down the light or dark side of the Force.

The Fantasy/Role-playing RTS returns in a sequel set to push the boundaries of the genre even further. King Arthur II will feature a new and dark fantasy setting. No longer a valiant ruler, King Arthur is now the Maimed King trying to mend a land almost beyond repair in a stunning new plot.

Whether they were on the go or at home, whether they played in 2D on the TV or in glasses-free 3D in their hands, gamers of all ages celebrated the holidays with Mario and Zelda.

Yesterday retains the unique graphic style from the developer's previous titles, but the comedy aspect has been given up in favor of an original and dark thriller.

Featuring an 83-song set list and access to far more music than ever before, as well as innovative new gameplay modes and instruments, Rock Band 3 will change the way fans think about and play music games.

Sony has rolled out new PlayStation Store content, starting with free Playstation Plus content/discounts, All Zombies Must Die, Oddworld: Strangers Wrath HD, Splinter Cell HD, Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD, Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD, Carnival Island (demo), MotorStorm Apocalypse, DLCs for Saints Row The Third, MotorStorm Apocalypse, the usual game/movie trailers, and PS3 themes, and downloadable PSP/PS0ne games (Klonoa: Door to Phantomile).

South Park: The Stick of Truth is an epic role-playing adventure that will allow the user to befriend Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny and explore the quiet little mountain town like never before.

Diving: Jurassic Monsters is the new project from the authors of Diver: Deep Water Adventures, sporting a new engine, new features, new adventure, but old atmosphere.

Aaaannnnndd we're home again ...

After a whopping 15 hours of flying, with an additional five-hour layover in Washington, D.C., we're back at the homestead safe & sound (OK, maybe just safe).

We had a great holiday vacation, lots of food, drinks, and being merry with friends we hadn't seen in a few years. Good stuff.

Now we're going to do a little bit of catching up and see about shedding a few pounds we magically seem to have picked up along the way. Who knew?