The taunt feature in S2 is an interesting wrinkle, and I have to wonder if the graphical superiority of S2 also played a factor in the voting results. I love Novus Prime — it’s a thoroughly enjoyable game which I’ve spent between twenty to thirty dollars on already — but S2’s easily the more graphically impressive experience.

I’ll also suggest that the Taunt feature was what put Sodium 2 over the top for Best Multiplayer Game. Novus Prime is an excellent multiplayer game as well, and in many ways stronger than Sodium 2. Try beating the higher levels in Novus Prime without some skilled players around.

I think the Mech Jet is the most shocking win here. Not because it isn’t awesome, which it is, but because the Bloons and Urban Camo outfits are so much more common, and also offer great custom animations. Perhaps there’s something about the Mech Jet pricing, which makes it a bit rarer than other costumes, that adds to its appeal.

Perhaps next (this) year?

Check this out: http://gigaom.com/2012/01/06/whats-this-about-zynga-and-whales/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OmMalik+%28GigaOM%3A+Tech%29

Home, I suspect, is much the same.

And didn’t anyone mentioned the biggest hiccup in a Home Outfit; the censoring of the SCRE4M outfit.

Beyond that, as you said, there are obvious winners in the remaining categories. lol Sodium2 and the Gift Machine? Both unsurprising victors. Aurora? Also unsurprising. The inclusion of the mechjets suggests we’re willing to pay premium prices for premiums items, especially when coupled with the Dream Yacht. The Yacht and mechjets also have a fair amount of work placed in them, not to mention being Lockwood offerings, which only shows Lockwood really knows what we want (and therefore knows what it’s doing).