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Originally Posted by kupoartist

but then, end of year games tend to win the awards (IMO) because review sites are peopled by lazy peoples :)

And that's precisely one of the reasons why we get a huge wave of games around the last couple of months of the year. Think about it. GTA:San Andreas, Halo 2, Half Life 2, Resident Evil 4, all of them the last quarter of the year.

For me Game of 2004 was San Andreas, for many reasons. With the exception of Resi, I have played all the above almost to death and my decision still stands. As for 2005, it's too early to say. Mercenaries is very good, but I don't know if it's GOTY meterial yet, I've only really got a little into the game.