In the past i have had periods where my gaming has dried up immensely to the extent where i have barely turned on my 360 at all. By contrast the past few months have been quite the opposite as looking back since September last year I have played some very awesome games. I imagine that many other people have as well since last autumn as there was a massive influx of quality Gamage released in the run up to Christmas which has no doubt carried across for many people into 2012 as it has for me. It is not only new games that I have been playing mind, i have taken some time to revisit a few classics that i had previously missed and some recommendations from friends that have gone down a treat (and a couple that haven't). I have to admit to my fair share of achievement whoring i really have played some dire games too in the interest of improving my below average gamerscore.

Anyway to run few a few of the games that I have put the most time into here goes.

First and foremost comes Skyrim, no i don't imagine that many of you are surprised in the slightest. The world and its dog have been playing this game. I literally only got excited about this game about a week before it released as prior to that i had no intention in picking it up at all. I had tried Oblivion and not got very far with it so not even sure what it was that suddenly made me want to buy it... posssibly Dragons, who doesn't love Dragons. Anyway 170hrs later I emerged victorious, the best game for me to ever 100% complete achievement-wise.

Prior to that I had already rinsed the generic shooters (both of them), Batman Arkham City and Gears 3, put many hours into Forza 4 and Fifa 12 while getting started on Deus Ex HR and Rage. So that was last year. By the way to date i still need to finish the last two there. Oh i also managed to slip in some left 4 dead co op with a few mates too.

Once i put Skyrim aside I decided I needed to get started on a series of games that needed to be played before March 9th, in case you haven't guessed it then yes, its Mass Effect. I neglected to play these when they first released and never had gotten around to it. So after some hassling from friends i picked up both 1 and 2 and went about it. Finishing the first in around 25hrs comfortably while not leaving too much not done. The second which i have just completed in just under 30 hrs (however i only managed to reach lvl 24 so far) and have a wedge of assignments still to do. I can honestly say that i cannot wait for 3 to hit shelves now.

Shamefully I managed to find time to play the atrocious childrens game, Megamind: The Ultimate Showdown for a solid 1000G... i hang my head in shame.

In amongst the ME series i have managed to squeeze in more Fifa, some multiplayer on both Battlefield and Modern Warfare with friends (although i really do suck at both), playthrough The darkness in the run up to the release of Darkness 2 (which i still need to buy), finally finish the ancient Fight Night Round 3 (see my previous post) and get about half way through Saints Row The Third. Most recently in the past few days I have started a 3 player co op on Dead Island which i am absolutely loving to bits and also borrowed and started Sniper: Ghost Warrior tonight which has surprised me as i thought it was going to be rubbish but is actually not too bad.

Anyway thats my recent habits. Think i will start writing in some detail about my weekly games played and my thoughts on how I am doing. Would be keen to learn what others are upto and what older games they might be trying to juggle alongside a Wall of newer releases.

Anyhoo later people :-) Who would have thought i have a job HA! Not enough hours in the day.