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The media outlets that never pick the winner

Among outlets with at least six tracked awards, Diehard Gamefan (United States) has the lowest agreement rate in the database: only 0% of its 13 Game of the Year picks matched the game that ended up with the most awards that season.

OutletCountry Awards given Agreed with the winner Its favourite game
Diehard GamefanUnited States130%Batman: Arkham Asylum
Quarter to ThreeUnited States100%Agents of Mayhem
Digitally DownloadedAustralia70%11-11: Memories Retold
Game Industry News Readers' ChoiceUnited States60%Fallout 4
GameGrinUnited Kingdom60%Divinity: Original Sin II
Hey Poor PlayerUnited States60%DOOM
Pelit MagazineFinland1811.1%Cyberpunk 2077
FamitsuJapan1612.5%Animal Crossing: New Leaf
GamAliveFrance812.5%Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Riot PixelsRussia812.5%BioShock Infinite
Brutal GamerUnited States812.5%BioShock Infinite
4PlayerUnited States812.5%Bloodborne
ForbesUnited States714.3%BioShock Infinite
Eurogamer.netUnited Kingdom714.3%Bloodborne
Gameswelt Readers' ChoiceGermany714.3%Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
PlayGround.ru Readers' ChoiceRussia714.3%Battlefield 1
VultureUnited States714.3%Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Malditos NerdsArgentina714.3%Animal Crossing: New Horizons
TIMEUnited States1816.7%80 Days
bit-techUnited Kingdom1216.7%Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The GuardianUnited Kingdom1216.7%Animal Crossing: New Horizons
AmazonUnited States616.7%Journey
The A.V. ClubUnited States616.7%Batman: Arkham Asylum
AreaGamesGermany616.7%Grand Theft Auto IV
AusGamersAustralia616.7%Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Game ChroniclesUnited States616.7%Control
GameVicioBrazil616.7%Doom Eternal
PressFire.noNorway616.7%Bayonetta 2
Reno Gazette-JournalUnited States616.7%Final Fantasy VII Remake
Gamereactor DeutschlandGermany616.7%Alien Isolation
Senses.seSweden616.7%Final Fantasy VII Remake
Atomix.vgMexico616.7%Bloodborne
The Free CheeseUnited States616.7%DOOM
USgamerUnited States616.7%Disco Elysium
HWM+HardwareZone.com Tech AwardsSingapore616.7%Bloodborne
NördlivSweden616.7%Assassin's Creed Origins
Cubed3United Kingdom616.7%Final Fantasy VII Remake
GamerwebPoland616.7%Devil May Cry 5
KanobuRussia616.7%Divinity: Original Sin II
GametrailersUnited States1118.2%Bloodborne
ENTER.coColombia1118.2%Assassin's Creed III
IGN JapanJapan1118.2%Persona 5
GameShotSouth Korea1618.8%Batman: Arkham City
Giant BombUnited States1618.8%Hades
UnwinnableUnited States1020.0%Celeste
GameFAQsUnited States1921.1%Borderlands 2
Box Office Prophet - Calvin AwardsUnited States922.2%Batman: Arkham Asylum
VideoGamerUnited Kingdom922.2%Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
WatchMojoCanada922.2%Call of Duty: Black Ops
SmashPadUnited States922.2%Axiom Verge
Metro - GameCentralUnited Kingdom1323.1%Returnal
EDGE MagazineUnited Kingdom1225.0%Bayonetta 2
WiredUnited States1225.0%Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Games.czCzechia1225.0%Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Level1Estonia1225.0%Disco Elysium
MashableUnited States825.0%Control
IGN ItaliaItaly825.0%Death Stranding
Ars TechnicaUnited States1526.7%Baldur's Gate 3
Slant MagazineUnited States1127.3%Before Your Eyes
PardisGameIran1127.3%Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

An outlet disagreeing with the consensus is doing its job, not failing at it. These are the votes that make the count worth doing — if every publication picked the same game, one ceremony would be enough.