My latest gaming obsessions

I'm currently playing in 2 new pre-order betas, Hellgate London and Team Fortress 2. Due to non-disclosure agreements, or actually my lack of knowledge of their content, I won't go into too much detail. But, l'm sure the developers won't mind if I gush a bit about each.

Hellgate London
I was (and still am) a huge Diablo fan, both the first and second iterations. I've been waiting patiently for a replacement for that game way too long. Sure, there's been Sacred and Titan Quest, both very good action RPGs, but I believe Hellgate London to be the true successor. Created by many of the same guys that worked on D2, I have very high hopes that this one will really do it for me. I'll post more on this when the NDA lifts and the actual game ships.

Team Fortress 2
If you know anything about Team Fortress Classic, released way back during the years following the original Half Life release, you already know what Team Fortress 2 is all about, online co-op play. TF2 is probably the one and only online FPS I can actually do fairly well in. At my age, trying to run and gun just doesn't work anymore. I end up being more of a easy kill then helping out my team. The support classes (medic and engineer) offer me the chance to contribute without need for lightening fast reflexes. There's no doubt that this game will be a huge hit and one of my personal favorites for quite some time. Once the game goes live, I'll post more.