It really has been a good year for games. Anyway, I spend too much time playing old games, but let's see here:

Crusader Kings II: YES times 100, what a fantastic strategy game. It's so polished and a really strong release from Paradox who tends to have really, really buggy releases. Just an all around great game.

Endless Space: This is a great, great, solid 4X. As MILF was saying it might not be up there with SMAC/MoO2 but it's closer than just about anything else has gotten in recent history.

Torchlight II: Because Torchlight will never stop being amazing.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown: Yeeeeeeeeeeesssssssss. I had no idea an X-Com remake could be so amazing and perfect, but here we are. Could have used a slightly bigger budget and some more voice work, but that doesn't stop this from being my own personal GOTY.

Assassin's Creed 3: I don't even care if it's super casual to like this game. That freaking setting and everything is just fantastic.

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria: Easily the best WoW expac since Burning Crusade. The setting is beautiful and vivid and the storyline is sublime. Also the class mechanics have never been better. (I still miss shot weaving but that's just a personal gripe.)

Most of the other games I've been playing have been older stuff. Highlights for me include Star Wars: KoTOR, EDF 2017, and Morrowind, to name just a few. Also I have a giant backlog.