Raison V: Eve Online

Jim S: Dungeons and Dragons! Oh and I might play Barbie's Happy Shopping Time Tea Party Unicorns and Dungeon Keeper, it is becoming a holiday tradition.

Casey M: Fable II

Kale M:   I'm sure I'll still be roaming the Capitol Wastelands of Fallout 3.

Jim S: I am going to make a very dangerous toy and won't have time to game this year.

Kyle P: Probably Fallout 3. I've barely scratched the surface of it so far.

Charlie W: The time management game. And either Fallout 3 or Mirror's Edge. If Jasper has his way probably some games involving tasty beverages.

James C: World Of Warcraft (assuming I get into the gaming spirit)

Patrick B: It would be great if I could find something more productive to do than playing games all break... but lets be realistic, Far Cry 2, Ninja Gaiden II, and Lost Odyssey.

Aaron N: Fable II. And Rock Band 2. And Left 4 Dead. And Chrono Trigger. And Red Alert 3. And...

Paul H: Since I'll be travelling probably something that runs on my laptop. It might be the original Fallout (that I never got around to and is still sealed) since I've been enjoying Fallout 3 so much, but I have it on Xbox and therefore it won't travel. :(

Keith S: Since I'll be visiting the parents for the holidays, probably Uno, Phase 10, or Scrabble.

Mike A: Left 4 Dead, FarCry 2, Fallout 3

Ryan F: Forza 2. I've never played this game and it's fantastic. Oh, and WoW because I'm not 80 yet.

Zach F: Left 4 Dead and Farcry 2

Erik D: Phantom Hourglass, Advanced Wars, and Final Fantasy IV on my DS (I will be on the road for a few weeks).

Raison V: Amsterdam... mmmmm...

Jim S: Exactly where I'm going to spend them <3

Casey M: Amsterdam

Kale M:   The middle of nowhere, all by myself.....just me and my seasonal depression bout...

Jim S: On a quiet beach, ideally with rum or other tasty drink that I would abuse.

Kyle P: At home, on the intarwebs. I <3 routine.

Charlie W: Why does it have to be limited to *this* world?

James C: Falkland Islands

Patrick B: On a deserted beach by myself with a Rambo Knife, and a crate of dynamite.

Aaron N: In the middle of a large ball of cheese eating my way out.

Paul H: I would love to see Christmas in Germany since many of our holiday traditions have their roots in Germany.

Keith S: Upstairs at the inn in Goldshire.

Mike A: Back home in Mühlhausen, Germany

Zach F: The Caribbean floating on a yacht with friends and family

Erik D: Switzerland (I'll actually be close by in Germany).

Raison V: A Flame Thrower

Jim S : See #2

Casey M: A handgun and a hedgehog

Kale M:   World peace, a healthy economy, and an I-Phone.

Jim S: To survive.

Kyle P: Sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads.

Charlie W: Sadly I'm one of those people who already buys everything making me impossible to shop for. I dunno, some boxer shorts that don't have Sesame Street characters on them?

James C: New Telescope

Patrick B: No snow, lots of alcohol, and solid poops for everyone.

Aaron N:   An end to world hunger and poverty, immortality, psychic powers, and a billion dollars.

Paul H: Many of the games that are the answers to other people question #1. Also, The Dark Knight on Blu-Ray....*drool*.

Keith S: I wish my parents lived someplace else.

Mike A: Some good sleep, time for reading a few books I’ve been putting off, and to win our soccer league this season

Ryan F: Books, games, and music. Mostly stuff from the past two months.

Zach F: Money for my Vegas Vacation!

Erik D: I didn't make a wish list; the four kids use up all of the gift funds.

Raison V: Actually... haha... Phantasy Star III for the Genesis was amazing as a gift. That and FF3 were huge xmas years filled with hours and hours and hours in our game room.

Jim S: Long ago I bought Chrono Trigger and Donkey Kong Kountry for my kid brother. But I didn't just give them to him, I put them at the very bottom of a giant box full of movie theater grade bags of nacho cheese. I told him for weeks "All you're getting from me is Cheese for christmas" and he didn't believe me until he opened the wrapping and was greeted with a bounty of nacho cheese. In disbelief he tore through the box looking for the *real* gift, which he found, and was delighted.  At least that's how I remember it.

Casey M: Super NES, that was a great year!

Kale M:   I remember the giggly euphoria of Christmas '89, when we got an NES. It had been a rough year for our family and we weren't expecting much, but Santa actually came through for once. We didn't even realize it was there when we first woke up and started opening presents....Santa had already hooked it up to the TV and kept the cabinet closed. We had finished opening presents and there was subtle, quiet disappointment building, when my little brother went hysterical when he saw the red barrel of the Zapper (I know....I was hoping for a gray one) through the barely open cabinet door. I still have that console, it still works and is hooked up in my living room. It's been through hell, but every time I look at it or fire it up for some old schoolin', that Christmas always comes to mind. The year I got my first Game Boy was interesting, too... a real Red Rider BB Gun of a Christmas...

Jim S: I never got a game system for Xmas. I'm old, we got toys. Star Wars toys ftw ftw ftw ftw ftw!

Kyle P: My parents got Secret of Mana for my brother and I for Christmas '94. I was only vaguely aware of it at the time, so I hadn't asked them for it or anything; they just thought it looked fun. Of course it was awesome and pretty much got me hooked on JRPGs.

Charlie W: Christmas break a couple of years ago while I was still at 3DR. I recently had major surgery on my leg to take a rod out and put in some better hardware. I was having Hydrocodone withdrawals which feels a lot like the flu. I also *had the flu*. I spent the break laying on a bean bag on the floor of the 3DR offices watching Stephen Cole play WoW while I would occasionally get up to try and play some WoW, and watching Eerie Indiana in between bouts of consciousness.

James C: I remember sitting at my dads computer when I was a kid, playing Riven for DAYS on end. It became my life for the week it took me to play through it all...

Patrick B: Nintendo Entertainment System with Commando, and Super Mario Bros was one of the best Christmas gifts I ever got.

Aaron N: There were a series of Christmases where there was a new King's Quest/Space Quest/Police Quest under the tree.

Paul H: I remember my Dad getting all stern with me the Christmas when my parents bought me the NES and I had played Super Mario Bros. nearly non-stop for the first week of vacation. He was saying, "Now, you still need to do your homework!" and stuff like that. I was like, "I'm on vacation, and there's a princess that needs saving!"

Keith S: When I was very young, and my video game "bug" had just kicked in, my parents hadn't quite learned what to expect from me with regard to video games. I went out Christmas morning and there were two wrapped packages I was easily able to identify as boxes containing Atari 2600 games. One was technically for my little sister, but I opened them both first anyway. Then I took the two games (Dodge'Em and Basketball) over to the TV and started playing. I did not open any other presents until, over an hour later, my parents forced me to turn off the Atari, at which time I glumly started opening the rest of my presents. My parents have never given me another video game as a gift ever since. Come to think of it, my wife doesn't either.

Mike A: Getting the Atari 1050 disk drive for my Atari 800xl. No more coding and saving to cassette tape.  Press Play-Record-Enter to save FTL :)

Ryan F: The Christmas after the Nintendo 64 came out I got Cruisin USA and I remember plopping down and playing that all day. And all of the next day. And the next. And the next.

Zach F: When I got Lego's, I was the happiest. It was a game for me since it inevitably led me to Level Design.

Erik D: Getting a Coleco Vision and playing Zaxxon non-stop.

Raison V: Be nice to the grinches. Cause I'm a grinch.

Jim S: Mages: Keep your head down and stay in the middle of the party. Rogues and Fighters: Check the friggin ceilings. Everyone Else: Make as many people happy as you can over the holidays, and don't pass up the chance to tell someone you love them.

Casey M: Spend time at home because traveling is not relaxing

Kale M:   Don't waste your time getting your hopes up.....   Lift someone else's instead, and do your best not to disappoint them.

Jim S: Serve turkey, add extra butter to everything, and put that family of yours in to a happy peaceful slumber.

Kyle P: Pizza is always acceptable holiday fare except when it isn't. The More You Know. And knowing is half the battle.

Charlie W: Refill your painkiller prescriptions before everyone closes for the holidays.

James C: Wear a condom!

Patrick B: There is no Santa, get over it.

Aaron N: Don't take advice from me.

Keith S: Send me money. It always meets the system requirements.

Mike A: Chill out, relax, visit with someone you haven’t spoke to in a long while. Be happy for what you have in life.

Ryan F: Don't wait until the last second to buy gifts or you'll forget to buy something for someone. Like your mother. And then she'll be pretty upset, but she won't say anything, she'll just give you that "I'm disappointed in you" look. Don't disappoint your mother.

Zach F: Don't go into Debt. Don't drive stupidly in the snow. Don't let the small things break up relationships in the season of giving.

Erik D: Do something charitable.