Dissected this month is the recent news on Gears of War, Portal and Resident Evil, with possibly our most eclectic selection of games yet in Playback, including Crysis 2, Fable 2, Noby Noby Boy, Quake Live and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. We also ask ourselves what the greatest gaming innovation of the last decade may be.

This month marks the first appearance of GameAddix.com contributor Gavin Alexander, who helps us revisit modern classics such as Shadow of the Colossus, Resident Evil, Left 4 Dead and Fallout. Also featuring Tribes: Ascend, Battlefield 3, Motorstorm: Apocalypse, Red Dead Redemption, Valkyria Chronicles and more. We also discuss video game Japan relief effort, playforjapan.org.

Following last months Game of the Year special, we reign it in a bit featuring comparisons of the latest portable hardware and the deluge of new shooters heading our way, including Sony's Next-Generation Portable, a hands-on report of Nintendo 3DS, Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, Killzone 3, PSN favourites Flower and WipeOut HD, and a healthy does of the heavyweight brawler Marvel Vs. Capcom 3.

We're excited to introduce Sam Riley, our 3rd seat for episode 4, with the new dynamic pushing us to our longest podcast yet. Remember, you have the whole month to enjoy. We take a closer look at gaming news from CES, along with Torchlight XBLA, Killzone 3/Crysis 2 Betas, PS3 Steamworks and more. While this month's Playback features possibly our first mention of Wii games, with Civ 5, Heavy Rain, Dead Space 2, Gran Turismo 5 and then some.

Sorry for the delay, but December turned out to be a month of infection and distraction. This month's episode is packed full of chatter on the latest news, such as Onlive, Microsoft Rewards and VGA announcements. Featuring Mass Effect 3, Forza 4, Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, Call of Duty: Black Ops, World of Warcraft, and more. We also submit ourselves to fancy lenticular effects thanks to 3D support in both Black Ops and Enslaved.

Featuring Diablo 3, DotA 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Sonic 4, Super Meat Boy. We try some new stuff, including a realtime review of Sonic 4 and Jonny reveals why future podcasts are in jeopardy.