Gaming fever that is. With all the great news coming out of TGS and the fall rush bearing down on us, my interest in gaming is reaching an all time high for this year.

To start things off, I've been getting back into San Andreas and Halo 2 recently. Having the new maps integrated into all of the game types in Halo 2 is like a breath of fresh air for me. I think that splitting the matchmaking up like they did really had me turned off for a while.

While San Andreas is better than my initial impressions had led me to believe, I've been kind of spoiled by other open ended style games. Mercenaries had better graphics and a better all-around control system while I thought that the environment in Fable, despite the load screens, was more fun to play around in. The gangster theme just doesn't hold any appeal for me. Still, it's a good game and I'll give it a little more time before I call it quits for good.

As a side note, my pick for most overlooked game of TGS goes to Kameo. I haven't been all that excited about Kameo but the video tour really sold me on it for two reasons. First is that it's finally starting to really look like a next gen game. I think the art style made this hard to notice before, but the visual effects, especially the underwater scene, really impressed me. Second is that this game looks to be nearly complete. While everyone else is going around showing pre-rendered and game engine videos or small, unfinished portions of gameplay, this game looks ready to play right now.

I ordered Sims 2 the other day and I should be getting it in the mail on Wed. I really like this game, and I've been wanting to get it for a while. I just haven't been able to find a Mac version for sale in my area. Now if only the would move the expansion packs over to the Mac.

With all this excitement over new games, I'm pulling the plug on a couple old ones. The first is World of Warcraft. This is a great game and I love everything that Blizzard does, but it's just not for me. I don't have the time to invest in it. I'm not into the whole social aspect of it. And lastly, I just don't have the patience for it any more.

The other thing is, I'm contemplating selling my PSP. I'm still on the fence about this as I have regretted selling every console I have ever sold. However, I've come to the conclusion that I'm just not a mobile gamer. Even if the PSP had some good games for it, which it doesn't, I still probably wouldn't play it that much.

With 3 movies, 3 games, and a 256mb memory stick, I'm looking at over $300 on eBay. With the Xbox 360 bearing down on us, I'd much rather put that money towards something like an HDTV or surround sound system. Like I said, I'm not sure yet, but it'll probably be gone by the end of the week.