Was 2003 a good year for videogames, in your opinion? What were some of your own personal highlights of that year?

Spector: Overall, it was a pretty good year. The overall quality level of the games released, particularly in the areas of graphics and sound, was never higher. The number of games I find myself wanting to play is up (after what I considered some pretty lean years!).

Being a big fan of competition in the marketplace, I'm especially pleased about the number of quality Xbox titles released in 2003. And any year in which I get to play a game as fun, challenging, innovative and self-reflexive as Wario Ware for the GBA is a good year!

But, speaking personally, the US release of Deus Ex: Invisible War is the absolute high point, of course!