Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4

A couple of weeks ago, the final Harry Potter film was released in the United States. This means that both the book series by J.K. Rowling and the movie series that was adapted from said books are complete. There are a lot of people who are trying to figure out what their next step is. Some are saying that the upcoming movie series titled The Hunger Games will take its place, and according to the Twitter updates I get on a daily basis the list of A-list actors in the Hunger Games far exceeds the list of A-list actors who are not in the Hunger Games. My first thought after leaving the theater: Maybe now they'll make a Lego Harry Potter: Years 5-7. I spent so much time playing through the original with Amy last summer that I can think of few things that would please me more than to play through a sequel.

Postcard 2010: (7th Gen) Console Gaming

A couple of years ago, I went to the New York Comic Con and witnessed, at the Marvel booth, the unveiling of a mission-based Iron Man video game and a sandbox Incredible Hulk game, both for the X-Box 360. The high-definition three-dimensional environments astounded me and the game play looked fantastic. I gazed in awe at these two video game wonders before promptly forcing myself to turn away and never look back. The temptation to play seventh generation console (Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, X-Box 360) games combined with my meager earnings could only bring about suffering.

The last console games I remember playing were Xenosaga and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic on Playstation 2 and X-Box respectively, archaic, outdated systems. I'd played Wii at bars and large get-togethers with friends, but it wasn't until finding that Amy owned a Playstation 3 that I actually got into the new wave of console gaming. We played Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4, Brutal Legend, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game, and X-Men (a port of the original arcade game). It was quite the console renaissance, and perfectly timed, considering the fact that many believe the next (eighth) generation of consoles to be overdue. I even found myself the proud owner of an X-Box 360 game and controller by the end of the year (but sadly, no X-Box 360).

I may be behind the times, but at least I'm still trying.