Gears of War:
I have already completed it of course, (that is to say I blinked and all of a sudden the credits were rolling) but, I have only begun to tap it's longetivity. I will tell you a sad sad story. I live in university halls, and I get my internet connection, through the Uni itself. Sure, it's free, and sure, it's 10mb, BUT, the ports are closed, blocking
all online gaming. (And no, they cannot be opened by force, trust me, I have tried) So, hear I am, with a 360, and no live connection. Kind of defeats the whole point doesn't it? Oho, but now, now it's Christmas time, and I'm going home, and I am taking my 360 with me, which means one thing and one thing only, GEARS OF WAR ONLINE AT LAST.

Don't derail this hype train, just get on board. I have played a few local games, lotsa co-op and even some 3 V 3 system links, but that just wet my appetite... I need more, more GoW action...
Guitar Hero 2:
Technically, I am playing the original Guitar Hero at the moment, because I am not allowed to buy anything I have expressed any kind of interest in during the run up to Christmas (in case it has already been bought for me as a present you see) but my dad has mentioned offhand that Guitar Hero 2 is definitely in there, under the metaphorical tree, so, post 25th, it's Guitar Hero 2 all the way! I have played it several times already at various freinds houses and Uni events in the past few weeks, so I would consider it a kind of "now playing" anyway.
And by the looks of it, this is quite a popular combination at the moment, interesting.