I agree its not as strong as previous years in terms of blockbuster hits but there have been a few games running under the hype radar that I think will do very well. One is Liberty City stories thats retailing for $40 and I think is going to be a very strong seller. I also bought Halo Wars this year which I loved. Include with that Halo 3:ODST which is a first day buy for me, Forza 3 and L4D2 and you have a solid holiday line up. Members of this website may not be going crazy over these titles but I guarantee you every one of those games will be a massive seller.
Add into that all the big games coming first quarter 2010 and I'm perfectly content.
Oh and about the L4D2 thing I recommend you looking at the previews for the game, from every thing I've seen this iteration offers far more content and replay value than the first one so I think you will be satisfied if you purchase.
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