January 16, 2009 1:42 PM PST

The most anticipated video games of 2009

by Jeff Bakalar
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As we say goodbye to an amazing year of gaming that was 2008, we look ahead to 2009 in search of the most anticipated games of the year. While most of the titles on our list are scheduled for an '09 release, we've thrown a few in that we'd love to see make it out by year's end. Check out our slide show to see if your picks match up with ours.

Don't see the game you're looking forward to in 2009? Make sure you let yourself be heard by mentioning it in the comments section.

Before covering games and gear for CNET Reviews, Jeff Bakalar dabbled in film and video production. An avid writer, reader, and gamer, Jeff is also an obsessive New Jersey Devils hockey fan. Catch him live every day as the co-host of CNET's infamous podcast, The 404.
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by kswa1987 January 16, 2009 2:37 PM PST
BIOSHOCK.

that is all
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by lancerobbins January 16, 2009 3:13 PM PST
This is the second article that I've seen so far this year that talks about the most anticipated games of 2009 that neglected to leave off Infinity Wards fall release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.....How in the world is this overlooked? Trey Arch's version was a decent release, but I've got a feeling that COD: MW2 (or as some people refer to it as COD6) will be one of the biggest sellers of the year. I know I'm very anxiously awaiting this game.
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by jeremywilliams February 19, 2009 6:54 PM PST
it won't even be out until christmas season, or even later if it gets delayed
by O_Ali_K January 16, 2009 5:39 PM PST
FINAL FANTASY!!!!
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by Notoapplefanbois January 17, 2009 2:27 AM PST
Wow, have we taken a step back graphics quality wise? all of those screenshots except FEAR 2 and Bioshock 2 look like they were made in 2004, even the original half life on max settings looks better than the other 14 screenshots, and no I didn't miss the Uncharted 2 screenshot.

And yh if COD6 is released then it will just own sales wise and probably quality wise, but I think there needs to be a console update soon since the increase in quality of games is decreasing all the time. look back to the beginning of the console war, the next big game that came out almost always had better graphics than the last but since GoW came out it has slowed down severly because of the limitations of the console's, so far the game whose graphics are the best for consoles is Far Cry 2 and I doubt that we are going to get into the next league of quality during this generation of consoles.
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by sunwatcher January 18, 2009 4:31 AM PST
Well, after having to wait six years from the release of the original I have to say my most anticipated game is BEYOND GOOD & EVIL 2!
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by chris_zachos January 22, 2009 2:34 PM PST
What about Blizzard's Diablo III?
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by WulfTheSaxon January 24, 2009 9:55 PM PST
StarCraft ?? FTW! In the words of a certain marine, ?Hell, it?s about time.? :)

chris: With StarCraft ?? coming first, I don?t think we?ll be seeing Diablo ??? quite yet. Certainly looking forward to it, though ? should be way better than Diablo ??, if The Founding of Durotar is anything to go by.
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by jeremywilliams February 19, 2009 6:53 PM PST
Halo Wars? Halo 3 ODST? COD: MW2 if its not delayed into 2010?
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