Over the past year I have been fairly disappointed in new games, recently that has changed, probably because of the leadup to the holidays that devs seem to so enjoy targeting.

So anyway I'll now commence dumping various pc games that have been released this year and a comment on each.

Jan;

nothing of note really, mirrors edge made it onto the pc and while the game had refreshing design and gameplay its dodgy combat and controls let it down a bit.

Feb;

f.e.a.r 2 came out and to be honest while I thought it looked good, the reviews weren't so good so I ended up not trying it.
I got x-blades instead which is basically some mindless hack and slash with a bad story and an incredible amount of repetition. It does have unlock-able spells etc which was enough to keep me hooked.. for a few hours anyway.

Mar;

Rome: total war was my first total war game and I really liked it, played it twice in fact. Empire: total war was released and reviews were good, but why I didn't like it even I may never know, I'll probably give it another go next year.
The last remnant was entertaining, I always look out for the rpgs because they are usually the most addictive, and tlr didn't disappoint. Apart from some weird animation and a rather unoriginal story.. and a battle system that really shouldn't exist it was a good game.

Apr;

Not much action in april, Demigod was released and even though it came with some pretty poor reviews I really enjoyed it, in saying that it took a few hours of playing to realise it was fun, multiplayer is good, single player doesn't exist. overall fun game but not worth it really.
didn't bother with velvet assassin.

May;

nothing. Feel sorry for those blue omega jokers but whatever

Jun;

sims3, its like an expansion for the sims2 except it upgrades the graphics engine and removes a bunch of expansion packs.
prototype, fun game, great for showing friends and relatively fun to play.
anno 1404, meh
call of juarez I actually enjoyed, really immersive and uh just well rounded. be neat if it was more open, sandbox ****

Jul;

sf4, meh

Aug;

not wolfenstein

sep;

here we go, whats up with this, such a mediocre year and as soon as someone mentions holidays everyone goes ballistic and releases millions of games.
mini ninjas, kiddy game at heart but its a good kiddy game, fun, different, and the first game this year that kept me hooked long enough to actually finish.
need for speed shift, I don't know, everyone is saying they are glad they are making normal circuit racing again but I preferred their street racing themed games, still, outstanding realism.
resident evil 5, these graphics are amazing. its fast, fun and fairly challenging.
batman, to be honest its still on my to play list.
red faction guerrilla, another outstanding game, sandbox-like game with some pretty amazing physics. it looks like the physics in all of those crysis trailers except you can actually blow buildings apart. I'll save my rant about crysis not properly using its engine for another day. also red faction was the second game this year I have finished.

oct; nov and dec;

well everything is on now with borderlands, rogue warrior looking fairly interesting, new painkiller, dragon age possibly except the love interest looks like a man, mw2, assassins creed2, oh eye pet looks amusing but that not pc so no.

So anyway the last 3 months of the year has more games than all other 9 months put together.
hmm I put this under opinion but its turned into a bit of a rant. meh