Lately I haven't felt much like playing video games.

I've been a gamer for at least 27 years and I've always had a great time playing. But it seems that these days I just can't get into the groove. I've let my Live subscription expire because I wasn't using it. I've been buying games and they just sit there. I really want them when I get them, but I play for a few minutes and just stop. The list of games I bought in the last four months but haven't really played are:

Assasin's Creed
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Guitar Hero 3
Mass Effect
Super Mario Galaxy
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Super Smash Bros: Brawl

All of these games I've played for minutes to hours and I just lose interest. The one I've put the most effort into is Assassin's Creed. I've played up until I've got maybe two bad guys left and I just...stopped. No interest in continuing.

You know what's worse? I'm really looking forward to the games that are coming, too! I really want GTA 4. I mean come on! Who doesn't? I really want Mario Kart Wii, Guitar Hero Aerosmith and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. The one game I don't want is MGS 4. I've never been a Metal Gear fan, but if this one is as good as they say I'll probably buy it, too.

My fear is that I'm going to continue to spend money on games I'm not going to play. And I would be a moron to do it. Any ideas on how to get out of this? I mean, look at that list of games sitting on the bench waiting for some action. I must be crazy, right?