i started gaming in 1996 aswell so heres my list
Winners Runners up
1996 Resident evil Loaded
1997 Oddworld: AO Pandemonium 2
1998 Skullmonkeys Half Life
1999 Soul Reaver Shadowman
2000 Giants: CK Perfect Dark
2001 Halo: CE Silent Hill 2
2002 Ratchet + Clank Splinter Cell
2003 Prince Of Persia 1 Armed and Dangerous
2004 Halo 2 Resident Evil 4
2005 God Of War Jade Empire
2006 Gears of War Prey
2007 Crackdown Bioshock
2008 GTAIV Gears of War 2
2009 Borderlands Need For Speed: Shift
End of 2012 prediction:
xbox 360 : 73-75 million 
playstation 3 : 72-74 million wii : 104-105 million 
Most hyped for :
Bioshock: infinte, The Last Of Us, Alan Wake's American Nightmare and Agent
