The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has picked up the Golden Joystick award for Ultimate Game of the Year at a ceremony in Central London this evening. The awards, now in their twenty-forth year, were selected, as always, by you the gamers.
Other Xbox 360 titles to pick up awards include Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter and Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Microsoft also received the Innovation Award for the Xbox Live Marketplace and our friends over at GAME picked up retailer of the year.
The full list of winners is as follows:
Ultimate Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360, PC)
Game of the Year: Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter (360, PC, PS2, Xbox)
Family Game Award: Nintendogs (DS)
Girls Choice Award: Nintendogs (DS)
All-Nighter Award: Pro Evolution Soccer 5 (PS2, Xbox, PC)
PS2 Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4
Nintendo Game of the Year: New Super Mario Bros (DS)
Xbox Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (360)
PC Game of the Year: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Handheld Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP)
Online Game of the Year: Age of Empires III (PC)
Soundtrack of the Year: Need for Speed: Most Wanted (360, PC, PS2, GC, PSP, DS, GBA)
Innovation Award: Xbox Live Marketplace
One to Watch for 2007: Playstation 3
Favourite Game Character: Lara Croft
Publisher of the Year: Electronic Arts
Retailer of the Year: GAME
Originally Written By: Scott Webber