Yes, its a wonderful compilation.  I to think Gothic 3 is going to be a great RPG, probably better then Oblivion, and you just know its going to beat Dragon Age.  Neverwinter2, despite the terrible blight on the genre that the original was, is in the hands of Obsidian and Chris Avalone (Planescape: Torment), so I'm holding out a good deal of hope for that one.

Meanwhile, I need to start researching my strategy games.  A lot of those looked interesting, only I've haven't heard of them.

Let us assume a game must win on its respective platform to then go on and win GotY.  That leaves Civilization IV, God of War, Ninja Gaiden Black, and Resident Evil 4.  As for the handheld, don't see it winning.  I don't think Gamespot has ever given a handheld that honr.  Now, RE4 has already won the action/adventure genre award, with GoW and NGB also being finalists.  Thats why Civ4 and RE4 are the odds on favorites to win.  Now, in a forum dominated by console users, it may seem like a forgon conclusion that the game you've heard about and would actually have an interest in playing would win.  However, Civilization IV is a very, very solid edition to the Civilization franchise, and is a lot of fun to play-- if you can get past the fact it is turn based.  So don't count it out just because it isn't a game you could or would play.