@Pretty Sneaky Sis: Post your gamertag & do it Kotaku-style!

@Shinta: Usually you've died 1.25 times by the same point? Wouldn't it have been more dramatic, and less confusing, to say you've died 1o times, which is 10 times as often as usual? Why 8? Why? Anyway, Happies and Merries to you and yours, and may you die only 1/2 as often in the next same-sized chunk of game, which…

@geekgrrl: Good call... I'm going to see if that's available to stream on Netflix...

@dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof!: Protip: not everyone is into loving a lady/man, as you call them (but to each their own!). I prefer the term man-woman (huah!).

@Sihaya-That Woman!: "Its not the same playing solitaire on my PC." God, even the old folks are newfangled now. Who, besides family, would screw Christmas. It's what families are for.

@fuegerstef: Congrats! I remember, pre-kids, when Christmas was somehow sexy. But Christmas with kids is an amazing kind of fun, just different. Keep warm and have a shiny Christmans!

@SuicidalEarthworm: I'm at work. All day. It's very slow, so it will seem like about 12 hours when it's actually 8. And I'll probably run out of fresh content to browse before noon, given the holiday. Harumph.

@wirebrain: That's a terrific gaming analogy. Hopefully I'll remember it when a gamer buddy needs some advice IRL.

I want 'A Dance With Dragons' by George R.R. Martin. Currently Amazon says September 2010, but it's been wrong before...

@pandafresh: Hearted.

@AdamNW: I'm glad to see that THPS 2 and NFL2K1 still made their list, because they were phenomenal, time-destroying games, just not as good as the Metacritic list indicated. Ratings are overrated anyway. The best 'best' lists are in alphabetical order, because how do you really compare NFL2K1 to Super Mario Galaxy,…

@NeöStarr: Zing!

@wef: Yes? Can I get you some iced tea? I hope you like it sweet.

@walls99: I tend to agree that it might not be that bad... but if it's not, why not be upfront? Even if it's no big deal, it could seem sneaky to not mention a big purchase, and again, could needlessly become a symbol in a way that will make gaming an issue in the relationship.

@D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!: Wow, the SAT sure has changed... I got a 1460, but then I recalled that was out of 1600, no writing section back then. I about did a spit take when you said you expected to get 1800!

@JYJ705: But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two:

@csanders984: I would discuss it with her if I were you. I'm not saying don't get a PS3, necessarily, but If you're serious about her being pissed, you should consider being upfront about it. Otherwise, you could make the PS3, and by extension gaming, into an unfortunate symbol of distrust and irresponsibility.

Best holiday wishes to Kotaku... the editors, columnists, webmonkeys, and everybody who makes the site possible, especially my fellow commenters. NightMystic below is right. There are other gaming sites, and -gasp- non-gaming websites out there, but Kotaku is a community, with personalities that stand out from the…

Owen's an awesome musician, but should also be commended on coining one of the best album titles of the decade.

@AncientUnknown1: I like the idea, if not always the implementation. I do enjoy recognition for accomplishing something in a game, but it's irksome when you get an achievement for essentially loading a game up. And I don't obsess over the achievements, but when I'm towards the middle of a game, I'll peek at the…