Well, it's Christmas Eve and Aleks, Greg and I are clearing out for a few days to see what Santa brings (a new Xbox 360 controller please!). We'll be back on January 5th, but until then, we'd like to wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy 2009. We'd also like to thank everyone who's placed a comment on the site this year; extra special thanks must go to our Chatterbox regulars, who have created and maintained such a welcoming, busy and intelligent community, as well as the Spaceship! crew and the chaps who've handled 'Best of Chatterbox' this year - Limni, Office Pest and Fantomex.

Really hope you enjoyed the blog through 2008 - let us know your highlights!

Oh and what are you playing over Christmas - share your festive gaming experiences in the comments section below.

All the best to all of you,

The Gamesblog teamxxx