Hey guys, Jack here, and I'm back in Wichita for the holidays right now. After a very intense week so far of getting presents for all of my friends and family (Break, you're really going to like yours ;-) ) I'm finally able to relax and sit back and watch football and play videogames like Halo 2 and Burnout 3 with my little brother and all of his friends. It's amazing how much they actually like Burnout 3. Now, when it came out, I'm pretty sure that you all remember me ranting and raving about how freakin' sweet the game was, and I still am. Aside from the horrendous EA Trax, the game is undeniably fantastic. If you still haven't given this game a try, and you're not getting it for Christmas/Kwanzaa/Chanukah, well, go do yourself a favor and pick the game up now.
One of the most interesting things about being home for the holidays is showing your family everything that they've missed in the last 6 months or so of gaming. As an example, I had to show my brother and my mom Half-Life 2, and when I did so, and the G-Man popped up on screen for the first time telling me to wake up and smell the ashes, my mom literally had her jaw drop and utter, "Wow. He has some really bad skin problems." I laughed so hard, it nearly hurt. But seriously, she said that it was amazing how far games had come since I started playing, and it really made me think. There isn't much time until the next generation is coming. Microsoft is more than likely going to steal the show at the CES next month when they unveil XboxNext or whatever the hell it's going to be called, and I just can't even fathom what the graphics/sound/gameplay technology is going to hold for us in the next-gen. I for one, wait with open arms, hoping that whatever comes next is going to blow us away in more ways than just one.
Oh yeah, I also wanted to mention that Tiger Woods for DS is insane. Very, very fun.
-Jack
