In my spare moments (and some not-spare ones), I've been playing Soul Calibur IV for the PS3 -- which is hella fun if you like fighting games (I do, though I'm terrible at them). Played on line last night, and proved to be a colossal fish, though it was fun and I did win four matches (of, oh, 24 -- won one ranked match of 10, then spanked one opp twice in a friendly room before he kicked me (for being too good? who knows?), then lost five matches to a very good opponent who had created Street Fighter themed versions of several characters (Chun Li with Taki's style; M. Bison with Centares's; he used the iconic moves that made these work, too), finally played another opponent who I beat 3/2 once, and then lost six matches (but not infrequently winning some games) to, which was actually fun and satisfying. In online play, I'm a collossal fish, (and I need to make an Amy custom character that's designed for a distinctive look, not mucking with the mechanical microgame), but it's fun anyway, and I'll hopefully improve with practice.
Mind, my harping has suffered a bit; I've been trying to get -some- practice in, but after a bit of work, the tension between moar SC4 and harpwork is a bit high...
