A New Beginning is a cinematic, interactive eco-thriller. In the classic adventure game an impending global climate cataclysm threatens the world, in a story ripped from today’s headlines, dealing with the defining issue of our time. At locations all around the globe, players will have to try and stem the tide – with the whole world hanging in the balance.

James Bond 007: Blood Stone will lure players into an explosive third-person action adventure where they will unravel an international conspiracy across exotic locales. Players will experience full-throttle, behind-the-wheel action on land and sea while using the most high tech gadgetry known to James Bond 007, the world’s most skilled secret agent.

I was afraid of this, but I had a sneaking suspicion when I went to bed that the cold and rain had seeped into my bones. Getting up yesterday was a bit of a drag, so we decided to bundle up, hunker down, and not leave the house (aside from getting groceries).

The upside of that is that we had plenty of time to clean up the DVR, and we're down to a historic 40% after watching Chuck, NCIS, Supernatural, Castle and House.

I kind of felt sorry for the people attending the Bridge School Benefit concert today, as rain came down in buckets all day long. I can only image how nasty the lawn area must have looked today after 25,000 people trampled it into a muddy mess yesterday. Yikes!

Kicking off this week in style, we have a new contest with some sweet Halo: Reach, Mountain Dew and Doritos goodies.

WoW: Cataclysm brings sweeping changes to the world of Azeroth, with two new playable races, new levels of power, challenging quests, dungeons in all-new zones, and dramatic changes to familiar aspects of the game in the wake of a world-shattering disaster.

Global Agenda is a fast-paced action MMO using Unreal Engine 3 set in Earth's near future, a spy-fi world of advanced technology and player-driven conflict. One of the features is a jetpack, which, during the game's development, made Hi-Rez Studios come back to Tribes (thanks Massively).

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit will transform online racing by bringing to life the adrenaline and intensity of high speed cop pursuits and changing the way that people connect and compete with their friends.

Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age.

Armed with advanced and powerful weapons, players, Conduit 2 will take players to the far reaches of the world to stop an alien invasion that can be fought in single-player, online multi-player battles, and all-new off and online co-op modes.

Catapult a variety of colorful Silly Bandz to destroy everything in your way in order to collect your Bandz, but beware of enemies trying to sabotage your rescue.

We just rolled  in from the Bridge School Benefit concert, and without a doubt, the highlight of the evening was Pearl Jam and Billy Idol, with the low point being Kris Kristofferson, although in his defense, he was supposed to play with Merle Haggard, who fell ill and canceled. Either way, it was a good time, even though it started raining a few times, but we came prepared with a tarp and plastic sheeting, so everybody stayed dry.

Later, we're going to run some errands, possibly meet up with Adam, or maybe get a case of the lazies and plop in the couch and watch stuff on the DVR. We'll see how we feel when we wake up...