What are the popular video games

It is an age of first person shooters; Halo Reach, The call of duty franchise, Killzone 3, The Battlefield Series.

Alot of 3rd person shooters are also gaining populatrity including: The Uncharted Series, Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption etc.
PLUS everybody loves Little Big Planet 2.

As far as upcoming games go, the top ten (in no order) are as follows:

Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception, Battlefield 3, Elder Scrolls: Skyrim, (the next call of duty installment), Rage, Mortal Kombat, and Gears of War 3.