Yeah, I am pretty damn excited about Mass Effect 2. I bought the first one two years ago when it first came out and unfortunately let it fall to the way side only a few hours into the game because I got busy with work and school. However, this winter break I finally made time for it and put in about 40 hours to get all the side quests finished along with the main storyline. Fantastic game and I really hope the sequel lives up to the hype, not to mention that my actions from the first game really do affect the storyline as they have been saying it would.
I'm also glad to be getting the latest chapter in the Splinter Cell series (Conviction) after nearly four years of waiting.