Chris and I were chatting about great "Christmas" games. He remembered back to when Final Fantasy 10 came out here in the States right before Christmas 2001. For me, Nintendo -- and Zelda in particular -- spring to mind. It might not fit the modern model that banks on strong initial sales to setup both the buzz and reorders to carry them to greater heights during the holiday sales period but there was something to be said for a big title that came out right around Thanksgiving. It made the anticipation for getting it as a gift that much stronger. There are plenty more to remember that I'll let you share.

Whatever you celebrate, here's to enjoying some great games over the winter break. There were plenty of them this year, at times more than anyone could get to. Tomorrow afternoon we'll be sharing some of our favorites that might have gotten away from you. After that it'll be a little quiet. We'll of course have a new chatty thread for Christmas, though, and Chris has a thing or two planned for Saturday. I'm off for a brief stint until next Tue so from me, Happy Holidays.

Here's your Festivus hors d'oeuvres:

• Watch the latest Divinity 2 trailer
• Modern Warfare 2 gets patched in time for Christmas
• We're continuing to update the PSA with new video game deals as we see them

Racing fans, it's worth suffering through the music to see this video of Walter Rohrl tearing it up from the heyday of Group B

Restaurants are now using menu psychology on us.

And since Alice kicked it off I think it fitting to close the day on this Festivus montage.