A Happy New Year to you, gentle readers!

Since resolutions are made only to be broken, I’m not bothering. Instead, here’s a short list of games that I’m looking forward to this year.

1. Wii Fit (Wii), due sometime this quarter

2. GTA IV (Xbox 360/PS3), due sometime between Feb and April

3. Mario Kart (Wii), due this spring (with the wheel!)

4. Soul Calibur IV (Xbox 360/PS3), due this spring (look how pretty it is!)

5. Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots (PS3), due this spring (with both third and FPS options!)

and

6. Guitar Hero IV. No idea when this is coming out, but Aerosmith is reportedly working closely with the game. (Dude looks like a lady!)

Other games worth keeping an eye out for are:

Halo Wars (Xbox 360)

Gears of Wars II (Xbox 360)

Fable 2 (Xbox 360)

Splinter Cell: Conviction (Xbox 360, PC)

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, others)

Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PS3, PC)

Killzone 2 (PS3)