Portal 2 deserved everything it got, 2011 game of the year for sure, so no surprise from me... Smart, funny, charming.... just a really enjoyable game!
I think it wasn't really acknowledged on here because it is a Valve game, <3 , and Id say their main audience is mostly PC.
When we ran a vote on here for best game, it was the likes of BF3, Skyrim, FIFA 12 and Arkham City that pulled in the votes.
They are the more generic games, big advertising, big audiences but the same old stuff as the year before, you get people who dont really game a lot, maybe due to time, and the games they are going to buy are the ones they see on TV alot or friends play, although, rightly, BF3 deserves sound and online multiplayer for sure.
edit: Looking back through the winners, I have to say, worthy winners in every category! So glad no Call of Duty there
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