Currently, it's down to the last 8. Usually, I wouldn't make a topic, but there's something pretty weird going on. I'll let you take a look at the table and work out the odd-one-out among the chart. I can wait, don't worry. No, please, look before carrying on, this is important.
Looked and spotted the odd-one-out? You will have noticed that seven of the developers are well known and pretty well liked: Nintendo, Blizzard, Bioware, Relic, Valve, Bethesda Softworks and Square Enix. The eighth one, you'll look at with some confusion. You'll wonder "who is this...Zynga and what did they make?". You'll run your cursor over it in mystery like putting a hand to a window to try to see through the dust. Farmville? Mafia Wars? Vampire Wars? They're not real games but rather exploitation of time, effort and currency with no real video-game development in it. You'll then look back at who they won in the contest of popularity to get to where they are now. You'll first shrug your shoulders wondering who NCSoft is, only to find out they made game series most people will not of heard of. However, you'll then discover they then not only beat Infinity Ward and Rockstar North. This, is when I can't help but wonder if there's foul play about here.
This isn't the first time Zynga has used foul tactics to their own ends. Mark Pincus admitted that they used every dirty trick in the book to get money in. So, could this be a real reflection of March Madness and the fan base of The Escapist? Could this simply be Zynga urging all their fans and users of their products to vote? After all, all three games they made are browser games so it's easier for Zynga to ask for their support. However, considering their past, I wouldn't be surprised if Zynga was rigging it.
This too will pass.
Memento mori