Last PC game I played was Rome Total War, I think. Which only just ran on my crappy laptop. Wikipedia says it came out in 2004 so I think that's 8 years of not wasting my life with gay-ming.

Please can you suggest the classics that I've missed. I'm obviously going to have to play Half-Life 2 et al...

What I'm looking for is really good single player games that have good stories and gameplay. Not really a fan of fantasy stuff, wizards and that, nothings going to really top finishing Baldurs Gat 2 now is it?

Which is the best total war game after Rome?
Is the new XCOM any good?
Should I try this Day Z business that everyone seems to be going on about?