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 The (drunken) festivities have come around once more, and while we would like to recommend sending packages of alcohol to random people in Belgium before we destroy it, we shall instead recommend that you spend your holiday bonus on the nominees for the GR's Best of the Year some very good video games.
Because even if the economy is in a recession and President-Elect Obama is calling for "cuts and sacrifices", you can't really let your video game entertainment go, can you?
Frugal shoppers who are trying to (finally) enter the next-gen scene will eye the Xbox 360's new price point. Though the $199.99 Xbox 360 Arcade model lacks storage, Microsoft at its main website is handing out free 512MB memory sticks as well as refurbished 20MB hard drives for $20. But even if you're not gung-ho about the Xbox 360, and are just family-friendly Wii goers, PS3 fans, or handheld junkies, what should you buy?
So in our 12th annual Holiday Gift Guide, we make your life a little easier. Similar to before, you can purchase most of our recommendations by clicking on the links: Amazon.com, Ebay.com, and Pricegrabber.com. All the games and tchotchkes that made it into the gift guide are affordable, have been released within the last year (hopefully, in the last few months), and are availaible at retail. All of our highest-rated titles, as well as a few others we felt were cool enough to include, are on the list.
This guide will be continually updated until December 22nd, so be sure to check back often as new games are added. So you won't have to hear your lover complain about how that stripper was not a gift and… whatever, it's not a true story.
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You're already getting Rock Band 2, so why not make sure the whole family can play? Pick up a second ax so little Timmy can rock out with his brother. Better yet, just man up and admit that you're getting it for yourself.
Forget about having a white Christmas, go green with the Solio solar panel. And it's not just for your DS or PSP – with attachments for just about every electronic device on earth it can also recharge cellphones and GPS devices. A must for any backpackers or hippies in your life.
Sure, it's a bit shorter because of the writers' strike, but how else are you going to get up to speed for season 3? Don't force Hiro to go back in time and make your parents split up.
Read it before the movie comes out. Seriously. The movie might be good, or it might not, but either way the Watchmen graphic novel is one of the finest (if not the finest) examples of the artform. Don't let anyone tell you that comics are just for kids.
After the cellphone, the flash drive has become the latest must-have accessory (at least among the nerdy set). With 32GB (and a much easier price than the 64GB version) there's plenty of room for your movies and music. Heck, you could install an OS on there.
Are you feeling the holiday stress? Maybe it's time you treated yourself or someone you love to an Adult Swim "Bundle of Confusion" Variety Pack. It comes with a Meatwad stress ball to squeeze while you down a shot of your favorite hooch in fancy [AS] shot glass, along with a stylish set of buttons for the discerning cartoon fan and a Squidbillies bottle opener to complete your alcoholic holiday ensemble. And the best part is you can pick and choose what you want in your variety pack.
