It's the middle of January, possibly the very moment invented to match the phrase 'these are the times to try mens' souls'. Christmas is an ever receding memory, pay day seems an age away and the whole prospect of another year's soulless drudgery slaving for the man stretches out like a particularly unpleasant piece of drek found in your favourite sandwich. Still cheer up, could be worse, at least there's a few games to keep us entertained and here's what our esteemed chums and colleagues have been banging on about this week.
Games Radar
21 things you never knew about PS Vita
what the new Xbox 360 dashboard tells us about the Xbox 720. Hint: It won't be a games console
Official Nintendo Magazine
Kid Icarus Uprising workd with Circle Pad Pro
What are the amazing new Pokemon games for 2012?
How to have fun with 3DS on the cheap
Official PlayStation Magazine
Find out about Hitman: Absolution's new gameplay in this preview and interview
Promises, promises: Skyrim PS3 lag fixed in next 1.4 update
Is this new PSN horror any good? Read our Amy review to find out
Official Xbox 360 Magazine
Why I'll take Black Ops 2 over another Modern Warfare
Mass Effect 3 Citadel is "bigger than ever", endings will be "more sophisticated"
20 Modern Warfare 3 DLC drops announced, coming to Xbox Live first
PC Gamer
How will SOPA affect gamingIt's actually quite a big deal
Razer's Project Fionais a gaming tablet.Who'd have thought it?