I really hated it when GameTrailers had 2007 as #1 on their list of years in gaming - I thought not only is it a lame cliche to put the current year as it, but there was no contest with other ones.

But I almost want to say 2008. GTAIV and MGS4 both blew my mind, within like 2 months of eachother. I've put crazy amounts of time into MGO, like going back to my Counter-Strike days. Resistance 2 promises to be insane. Little Big Planet is really going to change console gaming, and I like it a whole lot. Valkyria Chronicles also seems to be changing the SRPG genre from what I've been hearing. Not to mention the next Red Alert. I'll always remember that some of my favorite games of all time came out this year.