It’s time to pack away the controllers, turn off the game consoles and get the sunscreen out: it’s time for the annual Game Junkie family Christmas  holiday.

We’re taking the new boat up to the Marlborough Sounds this year (it’ll be nice to get away from the earthquakes that seem to be keen to hang around: there was a string of large ones on Friday), so will be boating, skiing and generally relaxing for a couple of weeks with friends, which will be nice after a busy year.

There will be minimal gaming, though, but there will be some gaming: I’m taking my Nintendo 3DS so I can play a bit of Mario Kart 7 and Super Mario 3D Land at night, plus I’ ve got my tablet so I can play some games on that (GTA3: Anniversary edition, World of Goo). It won’t be completely game free but it’s won’t be gaming every night for a few hours.

The blog will be back sometime late January. Have a great and safe New Year and let’s do it again in 2012!