First, before the egg nog goes to my head, I’d like to congratulate our chief editor, David Laprad, on his upcoming wedding this month. And ask the question, who gets married over Christmas? He may think that he’s going to save on the gift giving, but as the only woman on staff, I must warn him and any of you that might consider it, you can’t count something as both a Christmas and an anniversary gift. She’ll smile, and “say” it’s okay, but she’ll never admit it to her mother.

And that brings me to the question of the season. What are you going to buy that special someone for Christmas? Diamonds are out of the question; she’ll think of all those poor children working in the mines and what Leo would think if she actually got to meet him. A new car? Let’s get real. With the current price of gas, she’d probably want an electric scooter instead. What that special someone REALLY wants is a new video game. Okay, maybe not the best gift for EVERYONE, but if she doesn’t want a video game, then what do you really have in common anyway? Keep the game for yourself. It’ll never complain about how much time you spend with your computer or why you only have energy drinks and beer in the fridge.

The following is my top ten list of must have games this Christmas.

1. Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom. I know it doesn’t come out until January 8th, but gift certificates are good, too.

2. Assassin’s Creed. This game ROCKS!!! Look for my review in the next week or so.

3. Crusader Kings: Deus Vult. I love taking over the world.

4. Empires in Arms. I love running the world.

5. Kane and Lynch. Really not my kind of game, but Jason made me want to play it with his review.

6. Guitar Hero III. A must have for EVERYONE.

7. Dance Dance Revolution. Work off those extra holiday calories!

8. Ultimate Duck Hunting. Remember how much you loved blowing away those cute little guys when you were a kid? It’s back and it’s brand new.

9. The Golden Compass. Let the adventure continue. The kids want it, they just don’t know it exists yet.

and finally…

10. Madden NFL ’08. So what if your team’s not going to the big game? You can take them there on your own.

Have an awesome holiday season!!!