(Since I have to play a fuckton of games on a daily basis and the Mercury has a limited amount of review space, a lot of games fall through the cracks. Consider this my (hopefully weekly) attempt at covering as many of these titles as possible. I'll mostly be choosing stuff that I've been enjoying recently, but if there is anything you want me to specifically review, let me know and I'll try to make it happen.)

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Wrath of the Lich King -- $40 -- PC

There are always going to be the angry, vaguely post-pubescent gamers who feel the need to impose their "World of Warcraft is for stupid babies" ideals on the rest of the world from the comfort of their cramped studio apartments, but for those of you who don't glean your outlook on life from the staff of your local Electronics Boutique, I'll say this: World of Warcraft is one of the least destructive, most entertaining addictions you can pick up, and the launch of its latest expansion, Wrath of the Lich King, is tantamount to finding a mountain of blow in your girlfriend's vagina.

(Don't try to imagine the physics on that one. You'll only hurt yourself.)

Key features? Thousands of hours of new content, a gigantic new landmass to explore, 10 more levels to work through, a new, vastly different character class, and improvements to basically every feature of the user interface.

I won't guarantee that the new expansion will finally draw in all those people who just don't "get" WoW, but for those who have ever enjoyed wasting endless hours in Blizzard's world sometime during its four-year lifespan, dropping $40 on the expansion pack is the most worthwhile gaming purchase you can make this holiday season.

Verdict: Buy -- unless your holier-than-thou angst forces you away from anything vaguely popular. Then, find a way to play it in secret.