The winds of Christmas are dying down and there is a new glow in the air... a time to sit and a time to share.

The Earth is making a pigrimage pass once again around the sun. On a universal scale, this time is small, but it's with our scale that we count time. The New Year is every new moment and I live it, but New Year's Eve has been a favorite of mine... you can make it your own, but I like a good party. That party could be with the one you love... alone or with friends and acquaintances. I hope everyone here at GiantBomb has a happy and safe New Year.

It was a great lead up to the holidays, Fallout 3 kept me warm and cozy until the holiday games came to be mine. Here's what I'll be playing until my birthday in two weeks and probably beyond.

Dead Space: I've been playing this game since Christmas Day and I must say... well worth it. I love the genre and this game fits the bill. Like I've been saying "Nothing says peace on earth like strategic dismemberment".

World of Goo - WiiWare: Played the demo on Steam and bought the game with Wii Points. The Wii version plays just as well as the PC version. If you have any interest in puzzle games, do yourself a favor and play this game on a PC or Wii... just play it, you won't regret it.

Just bought:

Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts: This game kept moving up on my holiday wish list and beat out Civilization Revolution for a buy. I played the demo of Nuts and Bolts and wanted more and now I have it. It's still in shrink wrap, but I'll be playing this for a while.

Fable II: This game almost fell off my holiday wish list, but I found it on sale for $44.99. I'll be playing this all month as well. 

What I didn't get:

My LCD HDTV... maybe sometime next year... no worries. I wanted one more game, but the monies ran dry.

My birthday is in two weeks, so that means more games... Oh, it feels good to be alive and be a video gamer.

See you next year GiantBomb, Happy New Year.