Hey all

Here is a general update on things at the moment:

I made some impulsive game purchases last week for the Xbox 360. I got Amped 3, Crackdown, Kameo, and Viva Pinata/Forza 2 pack for £20 which is about $40 US. So far I have enjoyed Viva Pinata after some reccomendations from the UK board. Its a good game to chill out with and have a relaxing game session rather than being active constantly on the game. Amped 3 disapointed me a bit as I expected it to be like SSX from the Playstation 2 days but its not as good, it does not have the total score on screen for instance and the game seems to try too hard to be funny. Crackdown I have yet to play but Forza 2 is a good game.

I plan to get some more games for the Xbox 360 after trying the Madden NFL 09 demo and actually scored! Thats big for me on this game as I have never scored on a American Football game before (I had Madden on Mega Drive and Madden 06 for 360 but I did not get a single goal or achievement for it). I plan to get a Madden game but I am unsure whether I will stick to 09 or get an older one as its probably cheaper to do that.

Also, I am thinking of Soul Calibur 4 but my friend seems a tad disapointed with the single player mode on it. This is disapointing as thats the main pull for the game for me, I would play it online sometimes and possibly take it to a friends now and again but single player would be the main point for me.

I am thinking I could get some older games instead of the new ones as to get more for my money and pick up older titles I missed like Assassins Creed etc but I shall see.

If you have any thoughts on that let me know.

In other news, Social Gaming General has picked up alot in activity so thanks to all those there who made it possible. I hope to see more members joining as we have some trivia games running, votes, and just general good discussions and a good laugh.

Also, I decided not to get a new console in the end as the Xbox 360 still is plenty of fun and the others may drop in price when they get more games I want to play.

Anway, comment away :P

Hey all

I have recently started up here at GiantBomb. Some of you may know me from Gamespot (I am under the same username on that site, I am usually on the UK board or in my friends unions).

I plan to start being more active in reviews, blogs etc as I was quite poor with what I did on that side at Gamespot (I made a blog less than once a month).

A few ideas for this site for me personally is they need to improve the layout to make things clearer and maybe have game boards as well as the general discussion thread etc. Also unions 2.0 would be nice (hint hint :P)

But appart from that I hope this web site takes off as it really deserves it and I look forward to meeting old hands and new faces alike.

Garfield