I Argonaut I said:No surprises really. I agree with other commenters on a few thing:
Prey should have won something.
Voting on a best game is just a popularity contest, not a true indication of the best game by a trusted critic. For a game to win in this format it has to sell well, people will only vote for games they have played.
Well I mean, persons shouldn't give their opinion on things that they have not played. It would be disingenuous which does still happen with "trusted critics". With more and more games coming out, it is virtually impossible for anyone to give a truly fair assessment as to what is the 'best' out of everything that comes out and have to rely a bit on what other persons who have experienced it say. Perfect demonstration of this is the Giant Bomb GOTY podcasts which I enjoy every year.
So for what the objective of this is which is what the TA community thinks, I believe that the format is perfect even if we can disagree with some of the winners