Yea can't say that I have any games on my watch list anymore.
Yeah, I'm still awaiting the first game of 2009 to really wows me. Empire: TW is the only noteworthy new game so far, but its initial release was so beset by bugs that it lost points in my book. And, frankly, once you get past the musketry and naval battles, it just becomes another TW iteration.
I'm still looking for a fresh and engaging new title. I'm not at all sure Prototype will be it (not to offend anyone, but I've always found third person action titles to be dumbed down games), but it does seem relatively original and certainly has the potential to be fun and engaging.