A new year is almost upon us. Christmas is finally over and the last games of 2009 have been released. In a couple of days 2009 will be just another year in the history books. However it already appears that 2010 is poised to be a big year for the video game industry. Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony appear to really be bringing their A games this year.

So with that in mind here are 4 predictions for 2010 that will blow you away....or at the very least question this authors sanity.

Here at Beyond Gamers we take our games seriously and as such we take this list seriously, so take this as a disclaimer if you will. This list is not based on sales. A game of the year list never should be a popularity contest. It should be about one thing. The quality of the games.

We here at Beyond Gamers understand that opinions are a dime a dozen. However we like to think our opinion is better informed and therefor more valid than yours. So without further delay here are Beyond Gamers Top 5 games of the year.