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Yet more accolades for Grand Theft Auto 4 (PS3, xbox 360, PC).I know a lot of our readers have been disputing the game's GOTY status, so it may come as a disappointment to that part of the gaming masses that Rockstar's latest GTA has been crowned as THE game of 2008 in the New York Times' own Best of 2008 list.Yeah, it's not exactly earth-shaking news, but what caught my eye in this list wasn't the GOTY, but the more unconventional awards that were handed out. Here's look at a couple of winners as well as a quick quote:BEST ZOMBIES: Left 4 Dead - 'Valve, with Left 4 Dead, demonstrated why it is the premier developer of first-person shooters (sorry Id, sorry Bungie). The pacing is taut, and the game is built around the ludicrous fun of its multiplayer modes.'BEST EXPLANATION OF WHY NINTENDO HARDLY NEEDS BIG GAMES ANYMORE: The Wii - '[Core Nintendo] players are finally coming to realize that Nintendo does not need to fawn over them anymore because the rest of the planet, which has never

What are the lowly denizens of QJ looking forward to in 2009? We highlight the games coming next year (hopefully) that get us all hot under the collar.Do you agree? Think we're raving loonies? Got suggestions of your own? Sally forth good readers, and let us know what you think.P.S. Please bear in mind we don't know for sure that all these games are actually coming out next year, most of them don't have solid release dates, and even then, there's a lot of wishful thinking...Gino D:Dissidia (PS3, 360, PC)HydrophobiaHeavy RainSadness (lol - Ed)and that upcoming Team ICO gameI could list so many more (e.g. Killzone 2, RE5, Uncharted 2, the upcoming KH games, and Final Fantasy 13 - yes, all three of them)! I think we're all going to have fun next year. Judging by a good haul of 2008's games, you can only expect things to get better and better from here on out - given that A) there are no delays to 2010, and B) the economic recession stops hounding the gaming industry.Isaac C:Suikoden