2004, Runoff for Game of the Year

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SvennoJ said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

The vote is looking very interesting this time around.  "Other" currently is in the top spot.  However, from games in the poll, PC games have the top 2 spots.  This is the first year that PC games did so well that they could actually claim the top 2 spots at any time during the voting process.  Usually PC gaming has struggled to even get 1 game in either of the top 2 spots.

It only took the biggest 2 games ever to achieve that haha.

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Yeah, I think these 2 games from 2004 represent what PC gaming would become going forward.  After 2004, if someone wanted to game on a PC, then most people would

A) Go to Valve for their gaming needs (i.e. Steam).

or

B) Play a MMO, with WoW being the most popular until very recently.