And by 'uptime' I mean the opposite of the figurative meaning of 'downtime' - a period of inactivity. Which is a roundabout way of saying 'holy crap, a lot of stuff is happening right now'.

The major time suck right now is exams. Two and a half to three and a half hours long, these bastards (and associated revision) cannot be over soon enough. I had one on Saturday morning at 9am. Seriously? Saturday morning. That's just cruel.

The upshot of this uptime is that I've been struggling to fit in time for playing games, meaning a few reviews are well overdue. I thought I'd give some quick thoughts here about what's coming down the pipeline.

EA Sports Active - Better than Wii Fit. The included stretchy band provides resistance, so there's a point to doing bicep curls. Plus, the leg strap for housing the nunchuk is genius too.

Flock - This XBLA game annoys me. You have to herd animals towards a spacecraft for abduction, but they are scared of the smaller ship you control. They get stuck in bushes and in corners, so you have to go around behind them to shoo them out. ARRGH. I'm getting frustrated right now just typing about it. (A better game would have been playing as a flock and trying to make it through a level without being abducted by aliens. Someone get on that.)

PixelJunk Eden - Love it. Super chilled out, but with increasing depth, gorgeous visuals and a funky soundtrack. Great fun with multiple players too.

Bit. Trip Beat - This is like the Wii's version of the PixelJunk series (there are six different Bit. Trip games planned for release). It's like Pong meets Space Invaders meets Guitar Hero. Addictive, but not a huge amount of depth. Best played in fifteen minute instalments.

Prince of Persia: Epilogue - I downloaded the DLC pack for $15 or $20 a few weeks ago and haven't even had the chance to boot it up. I'm sure it will be just as much fun as the underrated main game.

Anyway, in about a week's time I'll be free, and then you'll see some content from me appear on the site. I did a lot during E3, so I think I've got a bit of leeway anyway.