The 37th annual Golden Joystick Awards has bestowed upon recipients the coveted golden joystick. The event took place on November 15, at the Bloomsbury Big Top in London, and celebrated 2019’s gaming achievements. The categories ranged from the Esports Game of the Year to Best Audio in a 2019 game and the Most Wanted Game this year. The most prestigious award up for grabs was the Ultimate Game of the Year. There were 24 awards, and here are the categories and winners of each. Queue drum roll…. The Ultimate Game of the Year is… Resident Evil 2! https://twitter.com/GoldenJoysticks/status/1195392701262450690 Lifetime Achievement: Yu Suzuki Most Wanted Game: Cyberpunk 2077 Best Multiplayer Game: Apex Legends Best Visual Design: Devil May Cry 5 Best Audio: Resident Evil 2 Best Storytelling: Days Gone Still Playing Award: Minecraft Critics’ Choice Award: Control Best Indie Game: Outer Wilds Best Game Expansion: GTA Online: Diamond Casino Update Studio of the Year: Epic Games Best Gaming Hardware: Nvidia 20-Series Super Graphics Card Best VR/AR Game: Beat Saber Best New Streamer/Broadcaster: Ewok Breakthrough Award: House House Outstanding Contribution: Life is Strange Best Performer: Logan Marshall-Green Esports Game of the Year: Fortnite Mobile Game of the Year: BTS World PlayStation Game of the Year: Days Gone PC Game of the Year: World of Warcraft Classic Xbox Game of the Year: Gears 5 Nintendo Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate There are many deserving winners on this list. Blizzard Entertinment pumped a lot of life back into the World of Warcraft franchise by releasing the original MMO, World of Warcraft: Classic. Fortnite continues to take the world by storm and has proven to be quite the entertaining esports game. The Still Playing award went to Minecraft, which has a following as deep as the caverns player’s find in-game. There were a couple of two-time champs, Resident Evil 2, and Days Gone. The most significant award went to Resident Evil 2, which is a remake of the 1998 original. It has been widely celebrated by gamers and critics alike, and by September 2019, 4.7 millions sold. Resident Evil 2 did face some stiff competition: Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Gears 5, Outer Wilds, Disco Elysium, Control, Untitled Goose Game, The Outer Worlds, Telling Lies, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In the end, Resident Evil 2 won the popular fan vote and is the 2019 ultimate achiever. This has been an excellent year for gamers, and 2020 is looking even more promising with the launch of next-generation consoles, hyped games, and the continued emergence of game streaming.
The 37th annual Golden Joystick Awards has bestowed upon recipients the coveted golden joystick. The event took place on November 15, at the Bloomsbury Big Top in London, and celebrated 2019’s gaming achievements. The categories ranged from the Esports Game of the Year to Best Audio in a 2019 game and the Most Wanted Game this year. The most prestigious award up for grabs was the Ultimate Game of the Year. There were 24 awards, and here are the categories and winners of each. Queue drum roll…. The Ultimate Game of the Year is… Resident Evil 2! https://twitter.com/GoldenJoysticks/status/1195392701262450690 Lifetime Achievement: Yu Suzuki Most Wanted Game: Cyberpunk 2077 Best Multiplayer Game: Apex Legends Best Visual Design: Devil May Cry 5 Best Audio: Resident Evil 2 Best Storytelling: Days Gone Still Playing Award: Minecraft Critics’ Choice Award: Control Best Indie Game: Outer Wilds Best Game Expansion: GTA Online: Diamond Casino Update Studio of the Year: Epic Games Best Gaming Hardware: Nvidia 20-Series Super Graphics Card Best VR/AR Game: Beat Saber Best New Streamer/Broadcaster: Ewok Breakthrough Award: House House Outstanding Contribution: Life is Strange Best Performer: Logan Marshall-Green Esports Game of the Year: Fortnite Mobile Game of the Year: BTS World PlayStation Game of the Year: Days Gone PC Game of the Year: World of Warcraft Classic Xbox Game of the Year: Gears 5 Nintendo Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate There are many deserving winners on this list. Blizzard Entertinment pumped a lot of life back into the World of Warcraft franchise by releasing the original MMO, World of Warcraft: Classic. Fortnite continues to take the world by storm and has proven to be quite the entertaining esports game. The Still Playing award went to Minecraft, which has a following as deep as the caverns player’s find in-game. There were a couple of two-time champs, Resident Evil 2, and Days Gone. The most significant award went to Resident Evil 2, which is a remake of the 1998 original. It has been widely celebrated by gamers and critics alike, and by September 2019, 4.7 millions sold. Resident Evil 2 did face some stiff competition: Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Gears 5, Outer Wilds, Disco Elysium, Control, Untitled Goose Game, The Outer Worlds, Telling Lies, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In the end, Resident Evil 2 won the popular fan vote and is the 2019 ultimate achiever. This has been an excellent year for gamers, and 2020 is looking even more promising with the launch of next-generation consoles, hyped games, and the continued emergence of game streaming.