...I come back to this blog. How is everyone? I'll be sure to catch up on everybody's reviews as quickly as I can.

I've been focusing on school a lot lately, trying to maintain an A average in my final high school semester so I'll have a good chance of getting into University and all that sort of thing. It's been a tough month, full of studying and - of course - my fair share of personal setbacks as well.

Hopefully things will slow down for a while after mid-terms and I can lurk around Gamespot more often - until then, I suppose there will be updates spaced farther apart like this one.

First up, I finished and played some Halo 3 online; rad. Very rad. Although I appreciated the campaign more, the fact that any shooter intrigued me to play a fair amount of online is worth a look. I've also spent some time with Skate, which is fun and infuriating all at once. The game requires a level of precision that, frankly, the control scheme does not always afford. Skateboarding fans will love it though.

Finally, I picked up The Orange Box on release day and plowed through Portal, Episode Two and got in some time with Team Fortress 2 as well. Definitely one of my favourite games this year, and perhaps one of the most thoughtful and quality compilations ever. Portal is a real mind-bender, and it's very, very funny; and Episode Two provides the best Half-Life experience in the history of the series, as well as a heartbreaking, emotional cliffhanger ending that genuinely shocked me.

Reviews of The Orange Box and Halo 3 should be coming soon, as well as a Killer 7 review.

Until next time, farewell and all the best.

- September_Grey