Xbox 360 owners with a penchant for blasting bad guys and eradicating extraterrestrial races are undoubtedly awaiting the arrival of Halo 3, the third installment in Microsoft’s unstoppable sci-fi shooter series.  You’ve probably spent the winter months curbing your Halo hunger by wasting evildoers and aliens in recent adrenaline-pumpers such as Rainbow Six: Vegas and Gears of War. But with those battles conquered multiple times over, what’re you supposed to focus your cross-hairs on until Master Chief returns this Fall?  Filling the Spartan armor of our favorite Covenant-killing hero is a tall—if not impossible—order; however, the following shrapnel-flying shooters should keep your skills sharp and your appetites-for-destruction satiated for the next several Halo-less months.

Portable gaming is hotter than ever, especially now that Nintendo and Sony are supporting our favorite on-the-go pastime with new hardware and games.  Sadly, Sony’s PlayStation Portable (PSP) is often overshadowed by Nintendo’s handheld behemoth, the Nintendo DS.  Don’t get us wrong: with its touch-screen functionality, innovative games, and stylish design,

So, you’ve mastered Gears of War on “Insane” mode, you’ve invested 75-plus hours questing your  butt off in the The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and now you’re staring at your high-priced hardware wondering what to play next.  The months following the holidays are notoriously slow, as game publishers and developers take a quick breath after clobbering you with all their big titles over the holiday season.

We love our superheroes—from the average-folk-with-powers on TV’s red hot hit, Heroes, to the spandex-clad box office behemoth Spider-Man, we just can’t get enough of these world-saving wonders.