A look back at the best games of 2009 wouldn't be complete without turning our gaze forward toward 2010 and that games that it promises to bring. Players who may not have found what they were looking for in this year's crop of games are eagerly awaiting the launch of one, if not more, of the launches promised for 2010.
While some of these games will undoubtedly be pushed further back in their development cycles, we have chosen our nominees from the list of games that are expected to launch in 2010:
The nominees for Most Anticipated Game of 2010 are:
Final Fantasy XIV
Global Agenda
Guild Wars 2
Star Trek Online
Star Wars: The Old Republic