The Golden Joysticks took place in London yesterday (Friday 31st October 2008). Hosted by Scottish comedian, Frankie Boyle, the 26th Golden Joystick Award show was dominated by Activision and Rockstar even managed to nab a few awards too. Here are the full results:
The Sun Family Game of the Year: Guitar Hero III: Legend of Rock
Runners-Up: Rock Band, Mario Kart Wii, Super Mario Galaxy
Activision Blizzard Retailer of the Year: Play.com
Runners-Up: Amazon UK, GAME
Nintendo Game of the Year Sponsored by Official Nintendo Magazine: Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Runners-Up: Super Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Nuts All-Nighter Multiplayer Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Runners-Up: Halo 3, Grand Theft Auto IV
BBC1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year: Grand Theft Auto IV
Runners-Up: Guitar Hero II: Legends of Rock, Super Mario Galaxy
ARVATO Xbox Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto IV
Runners-Up: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Halo 3
Play.com One to Watch: Call of Duty: World at War
Runners-Up: Fable II, Gears of War 2
CVG.co.uk UK Developer of the Year: Rockstar
Runners-Up: Codemasters, Lionhead
PlayStation Game of the Year Sponsored by the Official PlayStation Magazine: Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots
Runners-Up: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Grand Theft Auto: IV
Publisher of the Year: Activision
Runners-Up: Nintendo, Rockstar Games
Edge Most Wanted: Fallout 3
Runners-Up: Resident Evil 5, Far Cry 2
Games Radar’s Online Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Runners-Up: Lord of the Rings Online, World of Warcraft
Virgin Media Ultimate Game of the Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Runners-Up: Grand Theft Auto: IV, Metal Gear Solid 4
Do you agree with any of the winners above? What did you vote in each category? Leave us a comment with your thoughts. I personally feel that too many Call of Duty fanboys voted though I’m not the biggest fan of Call of Duty anyway.
[Source: CVG]
