Game of the year contenders for 2010: (in no particular order btw)
mass effect 2
fallout:new vegas
super mario galaxy 2
the last guardian
Red Dead Redemption
personal opinion is that like final fantasy and god of war III will suffer from early release, mass effect 2 will still stay fresh tho, i see red dead redemption potentially winning most awards and smg2 will pick up a few, but then again there's like 5-6 megaton game TBA for this year that apperently we dont know about.
"even a dead god still dreams"