Dallinor on 07 November 2011
Perhaps they judge candidates based on the critical reception of the industry, if you look at Metacritic:
Uncharted 3 rests on a 93, Portal 2 on a 95 and Batman: AC on a 96.
Gears is lower than all of them.
That said, the inclusion of two games that haven't released yet kind of shoots down that point, and despite the fact that many posters are already claiming them to be GOTY material, it's a bit odd.
