Golden Joystick Awards 2016
The World’s Most Popular and Credible Games Awards
Vote Now and Receive Three Games For Just £1/$1/€1
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Awards Take Place On 18th November
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The Golden Joystick Awards and Green Man Gaming have joined forces to give anyone who votes the opportunity to buy an incredible gaming bundle for just £1/$1/€1.
By simply voting for your best games of 2015/16 at www.goldenjoystick.com, you will be entitled to claim a ‘Golden bundle’ from Green Man Gaming for just £1/$1/1€. The three PC games in the bundle include Spec Ops: The Line, rated 4 out of 5 by GamesRadar+, the remake of the 1987 PC classic Sid Meier’s Pirates! and a Mystery Game. On top of this, voters will be able to get their £1/$1/€1 back in Green Man Gaming credit if they play Spec Ops: The Line.
Step by step instructions on how to claim the games from Green Man Gaming will be communicated to voters in October.
The ceremony takes place on Friday 18 November at the indigO2 in the world famous O2 Arena in London. The Golden Joystick Awards, powered by GamesRadar+, celebrates the very best in the gaming industry. It is the only annual awards voted for by gamers, and in 2015 an incredible nine million votes were cast. There are 21 publicly voted categories, with additional special awards being chosen by an expert panel consisting of Future plc’s editorial teams.
A full list of categories and nominations are listed below.
Paul Sulyok, CEO and Founder of Green Man Gaming, says, “We’re delighted to be joining forces with the Golden Joystick Awards once again to be able to reward the gaming community with three amazing games this year! With the support of 2K Games and our other publishing partners, we’ve been able to give gamers the opportunity to get Spec Ops: The Line, Sid Meier’s: Pirates and a mystery game from our store by simply voting for their favourite games.”
Dan Dawkins, GamesRadar+’s Global Editor in Chief, says, “Green Man Gaming have been great supporters of the Golden Joystick Awards and we are delighted to have them as partners again in 2016.
“The Golden Joystick Awards have always been about the gaming community, giving millions of players the chance to celebrate the best games in the world. We’ve been consistently humbled by the community’s passion and the sheer volume of votes, so this is a great way for us to say thanks.”
For the first time in the Golden Joystick Awards history, the gaming community will be able to attend the event, with a limited number of balcony tickets being sold to watch the full ceremony. On sale now through www.goldenjoysticktickets.
The Golden Joystick Awards is proud to work in partnership with Bandai Namco, Green Man Gaming and Guinness World Records, and media partners Digital Spy and Absolute Radio.
The 21 public voted categories are:
Best Original Game
- Abzu
- Firewatch
- Furi
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Inside
- No Man’s Sky
- Overwatch
- Quantum Break
- Soma
- Tom Clancy’s The Division
- The Witness
Best Story Telling
- Firewatch
- Oxenfree
- Quantum Break
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Soma
- Tales from the Borderlands
- The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Zero Time Dilemma
Best Visual Design
- Abzu
- Battleborn
- Brutal
- Dark Souls 3
- Doom
- Firewatch
- Furi
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Inside
- Mirrors Edge Catalyst
- No Man’s Sky
- Overwatch
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Soma
- Superhot
- The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- The Witness
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Best Audio
- Amplitude
- Doom
- Fallout 4
- Hyper Light Drifter
- I Am Setsuna
- Inside
- No Man’s Sky
- Overwatch
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Thumper
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Best Multiplayer Game
- Broforce
- Call of Duty Black Ops 3
- Dark Souls 3
- FIFA 17
- Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- Overwatch
- PES 2017
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Street Fighter 5
- Tom Clancy’s The Division
- World of Warships
- Worms W.M.D
Best Indie Game
- Banner Saga 2
- Firewatch
- Furi
- Hyper Light Drifter
- Inside
- No Man’s Sky
- Oxenfree
- Pony Island
- Starbound
- Stardew Valley
- Superhot
- The Witness
- Undertale
Innovation of the Year
- Guitar Hero Live
- HTC Vive
- No Man’s Sky
- Oculus Rift
- Playstation VR
- Pokemon Go
- Quantum Break
Best Gaming Moment in association with Absolute Radio
- Climbing the tallest building in Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
- Flying the Falcon in Star Wars Battlefront
- Play of the game in Overwatch
- Returning to Anor Londo in Dark Souls 3
- The Brotherhood Of Steel arriving in Fallout 4
- The Car Chase in Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- The ending of Inside
- Unleashing the BFG 9000 in Doom
- Unlocking the secret of Psalm 46 in The Witness
Most Wanted Game in association with green man gaming
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3
- Days Gone
- God of War
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Mass Effect Andromeda
- Resident Evil 7
- Scalebound
- Sea of Thieves
- Shenmue 3
- Spider-Man
- Star Citizen
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
YouTube Personality of the Year in association with Guinness World Records
- CapgunTom
- Jesse Cox
- Amy Lee
- TWOSYNC
- Samgladiator
- Ashley Mariee
- Blitzwinger
- JMX
- Spencer FC
- Mr Woofless
- Matt HD Gamer
Studio of the Year
- 343 Industries
- Bethesda Game Studios
- Blizzard
- CD Projekt RED
- Creative Assembly
- Firaxis
- FromSoftware
- Hello Games
- id software
- Naughty Dog
- Niantic
Gaming Platform of the Year
- 3DS
- Apple IOS
- Google Play
- PS4
- Steam
- Xbox One
Game of the Year
- Dark Souls 3
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
- Doom
- Fallout 4
- Halo 5
- Hitman
- Inside
- No Man’s Sky
- Overwatch
- PES 2017
- Pokemon Go
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
- The Witness
- Total War: Warhammer
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- XCOM 2
Performance of the Year
- Doug Cockle
- Camilla Luddington
- Cissy Jones
- Elias Toufexis
- Nolan North
- Rich Sommer
- Shawn Ashmore
- Victoria Atkin
Playstation Game of the Year
- Abzu
- Amplitude
- Firewatch
- Gravity Rush Remastered
- I Am Setsuna
- No Man’s Sky
- Ratchet & Clank
- Salt And Sanctuary
- Severed
- Street Fighter 5
- The Last Guardian
- The Witness
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
- Yakuza 5
Nintendo Game of the Year
- Fire Emblem Fates
- Kirby: Planet Robobot
- The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
- Monster Hunter Generations
- Pokken Tournament
- Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
- Xenoblade Chronicles X
- Yo-kai Watch
- The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
PC Game of the Year
- Sid Meier’s Civilization 6
- Doom
- Master of Orion: Conquer The Stars
- Overwatch
- Stardew Valley
- Stellaris
- Total War: Warhammer
- Undertale
- World of Warships
- XCOM 2
Xbox Game of the Year
- Ark: Survival Evolved
- Elite: Dangerous
- Forza Horizon 3
- Forza Motorsport 6
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Inside
- Killer Instinct Season 3
- Quantum Break
- ReCore
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
Competitive Game of the Year
- Call of Duty Black Ops 3
- Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- FIFA 17
- Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft
- Heroes of the Storm
- Killer Instinct Season 3
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
- Smite
- Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void
- Street Fighter 5
Competitive Play of the Year
- Coldzera’s jumping AWP quad kill at MLG Columbus
- s1mple’s double AWP noscope at ESL One Cologne
- Huni quad kill at the 2015 World Championships
- w33’s Sunstrike, Echo Stomp cancel and Tornado snipe
- Suma1l’s clutch Sacred Arrow at The International 2016
- Justin Wong’s comeback against Flocker at EVO 2016
- LI Joe’s V Trigger dodge at EVO 2016
- Daigo’s ‘magic pixel’ comeback at the Capcom Cup Final
Best Handheld Mobile Game in association with DigitalSpy
- Alphabear
- Clash Royale
- Downwell
- Fire Emblem Fates
- Monster Hunter Generations
- Peter Panic
- Pokemon Go
- Severed
- The Room 3
- Zero Time Dilemma
