I'm sure I will stand corrected, but I believe it's C you are looking for.

Here's what I found after a quick google search:

Game programming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

From that page:

" the most popular game development language is C++[citation needed]. However, Java and C are also popular"

I'd love to be able to create a game! Good luck.

So, you're talking about games that actually install on your computer and you don't play them in your browser?

In this case C is a good way to go, however there are easier approaches. You might want to take a look at Java because it's much more user-friendly to code something decent in Java than it is in C - you can also find really good free open-source 3D engines for Java, such as Bindenlicht.

A couple of years ago I was also toying around with the XNA development kit and it turned out to be relatively easy to put something decent together.

However, the logic is always the same and the language you choose does not play the most important role. You should know that it's quite late in the game to produce a decent game on your own - if you want to look semi-decent next to 2010 titles, you will need a devoted team of 10+ individuals.

Good luck!

Aaron