Last month of the holiday season, and there’s not a lot to show for it.

December 10 – Universe at War: Earth Assault (Sega/Petroglyph)

December 12 – Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor (Stardock)

I also have it on good authority that the long delayed Empires in Arms from Matrix Games will finally see the light of day this month.

Universe at War is the big title of the month, and I wasn’t too thrilled with the preview build I had a chance to play with a few months ago. Obviously, Petroglyph felt the same way since they held off on the release for a little longer.

It’s the time of the year to start thinking about end of year recognition and the like, so be prepared to be deluged with the usual swarm of Game of the Year articles.

Meanwhile, I still have a lot of catching up to do. I haven’t even bought Opposing Fronts yet, since I’ve been too busy to play it. Same with SimCity: Societies. And I still want to spend some more time with the very pleasant Guns of August.