It''s done! The 34th round of Golden Joystick Awards have been awarded to their rightful victors, largely through the voting power of the gaming public. Dark Souls 3 took home Ultimate Game of the Year but Overwatch got a nice consolation prize as the winner of five separate categories, more than any other game in the running.
Here's the complete list of award winners:
- Best Original Game in association with The Sun - Overwatch
- Best Storytelling - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- Best Visual Design - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- Best Audio in association with DTS - Fallout 4
- Best Indie Game in association with Kotaku UK - Firewatch
- Gaming Personality of the Year in association with Guinness World Records - Sean Plott (Day (9))
- Best Multiplayer Game in association with PC Gamer Weekender - Overwatch
- Competitive Play of the Year in association with PC Gamer Pro - coldzera's jumping AWP quad kill at MLG Columbus
- Best Gaming Moment in association with Absolute Radio - Play of the Game in Overwatch
- YouTube - Upcoming Personality of the Year - Jesse Cox
- Studio of the Year in association with Edge - CD Projekt Red
- Innovation of the Year - Pokemon Go
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Eiji Aonuma
- Best Gaming Platform - Steam
- Best Gaming Performance - Doug Cockle as The Witcher 3's Geralt
- Competitive Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer Pro - Overwatch
- Nintendo Game of the Year in association with Gamesmaster - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
- PlayStation Game of the Year in association with OPM - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Xbox Game of the Year in association with OXM - Rise of the Tomb Raider
- PC Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer - Overwatch
- Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year in association with Digital Spy - Pokemon Go
- Breakthrough Award - Eric Barone (Stardew Valley)
- Hall of Fame - Lara Croft
- Critics Choice Award - Titanfall 2
- Most Wanted Game in association with Green Man Gaming - Mass Effect Andromeda
- Ultimate Game of the Year in association with GamesRadar+ - Dark Souls 3
Remember, several games that came out late or are yet to come out in 2016 will be eligible for 2017 instead. See you next year, Final Fantasy 15?
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