The staff over at http://ve3d.ign.com/ held a poll to determine computer game players favourite game this year. Here are the results:

Top 20 PC Games of the Year Poll Results:

1) Half-Life 2 - Developed by Valve, Published by VU Games.
2) World of Warcraft - Developed by Blizzard, Published by VU Games
3) Far Cry - Developed by Crytek, Published by Ubisoft
4) Doom 3 - Developed by id, Published by Activision
5) Unreal Tournament 2004 - Developed by Epic Games, Published by Atari
6) The Chronicles of Riddick - Developed by Starbreeze, Published by VU Games
7) Rome: Total War - Developed by Creative Assembly, Published by Activision
8) Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodines - Developed by Troika, Published by Activision
9) EverQuest II - Developed by SOE, Published by SOE
10) Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Developed by Relic, Published by THQ
11) Thief: Deadly Shadows - Developed by ION Storm, Published by Eidos
12) Sid Meier's Pirates! - Developed by Firaxis, Published by Atari
13) City of Heroes - Developed by Cryptic, Published by Ncsoft
14) Battlefield Vietnam - Developed by D.I.C.E., Published by EA
15) Call of Duty: United Offensive - Developed by Gray Matter, Published by Activision
16) Tribes: Vengeance - Developed by Irrational, Published by VU Games
17) Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth - Developed by EA, Published by EA
18) The Sims 2 - Developed by Maxis, Published by EA
19) Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Pandora Tomorrow - Developed by Ubisoft, Published by Ubisoft
20) Painkiller & Battle Out of Hell - Developed by People Can Fly, Published by Dreamcatcher