We had a good time last night, maybe a little bit too good. It's safe to say that my college days are behind me, a time when I could drink 3-4 six-packs and still be reasonably fine. It's not that I was drunk off my ass, but those few cocktails sure made me sleep well.

What kind of bar has a "stew" evening but doesn't serve any stew, or much food of any kind? Go figure.

Anyhow, this week we'll be traveling to the in-laws to celebrate Christmas. Preparations are being made, and we've already started packing. News will most likely be non-existent, but we'll be around to cover whatever pops up, and we will also working on our best games of 2010, as well as most anticipated titles of 2011 features.

Loaded with more vehicles, explosive high powered weapons and a vicious close-combat system, resume the fight against a remorseless Helghast Army of colossal proportions.

Playing as Pikachu, you must solve the crisis that has befallen a strange new place, the PokéPark. Along the way, you’ll befriend key Pokémon as you take part in Skill Games and the many challenging Attractions to be found in the PokéPark.

Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception blurs the entertainment boundaries, delivering the cinematic scale, adrenalin rushes, thrills and mystery that are the Uncharted trademark; together with its unique and enhanced multiplayer experience.

Bulletstorm brings new furor to first-person shooter action with its signature "kill with skill" gameplay, which is packed with blockbuster moments.

In Bodycount players become ensnared in a clandestine global power struggle as a powerful combat asset with a green-light to eliminate enemies known only as ‘Targets’ on behalf of the ‘Network’.

Forged by Chaos is an online fantasy game with many RPG elements, using Crytek's CryEngine 3, based on the Chaos theme - worlds powered by steel and battle magic - featuring customizable characters, interactive environments, multi-player interaction, and enhanced game world dynamics.

The rain keeps on coming! It's so depressing. It never snows here, so we can count out a white Christmas, but the damn rain is annoying. Unfortunately, we're traveling to see the in-laws later this week in the southern part of the state, and it's raining there as well. Lovely!

We did most of our errands today, so that means tomorrow we'll have all day to lounge about and watch the DVR. We got a head start today with a few episodes of Burn Notice and Psych, as well as feel-good movie Love Actually. We've already seen TRON: Legacy a good week ago, and nothing else of interest is playing at the movie theater, so that's out.

Our Halo: Reach contest winner seems to be quite happy with his prize. Enjoy, buddy!

After ripping up Monument Valley, obliterating everything in its path on The Island and surviving the chilling temperatures of the Arctic, MotorStorm is back - and this time it hits The City...abandoned after being hit by a tremor.

You are one of the few who escaped the destruction of your home. Now, forced to fight for survival in an ever-changing world, you must gather the deadliest of allies, amass fame and fortune, and seal your place in history. This is the story of how the world changed forever. The legend of your Rise to Power begins now.

Game Factory Interactive presents Christmas and New Year gifts to all players launching the long-awaited FPS/RPG games Precursors and Xenus II: White Gold. Have cool, exciting and unforgettable holidays with Caribbean drug mafiosos under high palms or among alien civilizations of far galaxies!!!

Sam Flynn looks into his father's disappearance and finds himself pulled into the digital world of TRON, where his father has been living for 25 years. Along with loyal confidant Quorra, father and son embark on a journey of escape across a visually stunning universe that has become exceedingly advanced and dangerous.

MLB 11 The Show continues to build upon its stellar reputation for immersion and unparalleled delivery of the baseball experience. With various new key features and enhancements to the critically acclaimed title, MLB 11 The Show is poised to continue the franchise's reign.

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.

Nat Geo Challenge!: Wild Life is a fun, interactive trivia game where up to four players can compete from a selection of 15 types of entertaining quizzes, which include a variety of image-based questions, anagrams, and video observational questions.

This weekend we have no big plans. Christmas cards to write, some various mailings to send out, and a few chores, but mostly catching up on our DVR and maybe a movie left or right. It's storming outside, with heavy winds and rain, so it's not really prime time to go hiking or doing outdoorsy stuff.

We got some more decorations, mainly lights, to hang outside, so maybe if it lets up for half an hour here or there, I can get that started before it actually IS Christmas.

Now that my gaming computer is up and running at full speed, I'll be doing some tinkering with the office computers. It'll be quiet anyhow, so it's the perfect time to take them all apart.

Knights Contract re-creates the era of swordsmen and magic with astonishing visual appeal while keeping players at the edge of their seats with stylized over-the-top action.

Lylian is an action side-scroller using unique elements of visual and audio cues to entrance the player into seeing an unstable young girl's warped perspective of reality, the player gets caught up as she spirals into the unknown depths of her own imagination.

SOE's 2003 Planetside was the first real MMOFPS, where thousands of players wage war in a battle of planetary proportions with first-person player-to-player combat and vehicular warfare across ten continents. While PlanetSide Next is currently in development, no details have been released yet, but according to CEO John Smedley that will change early 2011, "Early next year we will have announcements about Planetside Next followed by a beta."

In Lord of Arcana players are plunged into the dark depths of the underworld to fight vast and powerful creatures of legend in their quest to obtain the power of Arcana. Combat is simple yet rewarding, brutal moves can be performed simply and swiftly as you take on a huge variety of stunning and fantastical monsters.

uDraw Studio was designed as a showcase piece for the capabilities of the device  and features a robust set of art creation modes and user-friendly tools that help players create anything from simple doodles to intricate masterpieces that can be saved and shared.

With an extensive range of features Runes of Magic prepares to redefine the standard of free-to-play MMO games. Even at the beginning Runes of Magic conveys its absorbing story in over 2,800 quests embedded in an atmospheric world.

Body and Brain Connection challenges players to exercise both mind and body in the most cerebral and energetic party game ever from the originators of the video game brain training craze.

Demon's Souls is a PS3 exclusive action RPG experience, beautiful, compelling, and unforgiving, the hardcore RPG experience PS3 fans have been waiting for.

Need for Speed World Online takes the race into the largest open world in the franchise's history. This Play 4 Free action racing game will give fans access to licensed cars, parts, multiple game modes, sophisticated online matchmaking features and fully customizable profile and rides.