As we settle in to let the proverbial visions of sugarplums dance in our heads, let me take a moment to wish you all the very best for the holidays from everyone here at Shacknews. It's been a great year for us, with more people than ever reading the site each day. The Shacknews community remains unparalleled. Comments on our stories consistently have great conversations, and no where else can you find the type of discussion that goes on in Chatty.

So, from Xav, Andrew, Alice, Steve, Jeff, Dave, Greg, Ryan, Tyler, Ozzie, and I, Happy Holidays! We'll be here all next week with some thoughts on the biggest gaming moments of 2011 and just in case anything exciting happens. But mostly we'll be playing games. Hope you get a chance to too.

-Garnett