The 37th Golden Joystick Awards took place today in London, Bath, United Kingdom. The 'biggest publically voted Game Awards' distributed prizes for the best games released this year, at least as far as the participants in the polls were concerned. For the record, over 3.5 million public votes were reportedly cast this year.
Big winners were Epic Games, which took away Studio of the Year and eSports Game of the Year with Fortnite; Resident Evil 2, winning the Ultimate Game of the Year as well as the Audio award; and Days Gone, which prevailed in both PlayStation and Storytelling categories. The full list of Golden Joystick Awards winners for 2019 is available below; you may now rewatch the whole ceremony on YouTube.
Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil 2
Studio of the Year: Epic Games
PC Game of the Year: World of Warcraft Classic
PlayStation Game of the Year: Days Gone
Nintendo Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Xbox Game of the Year: Gears 5
eSports Game of the Year: Fortnite
Mobile Game of the Year: BTS World
Best Game Expansion: GTA Online Diamond Casino Update
Critics' Choice Award: Control
Most Wanted Game: Cyberpunk 2077
Best Indie Game: Outer Wilds
Best VR/AR Game: Beat Saber
Best Storytelling: Days Gone
Best Visual Design: Devil May Cry V
Best Audio: Resident Evil 2
Breakthrough Award: House House
Still Playing Award: Minecraft
Outstanding Contribution: Life is Strange
Best Gaming Hardware: NVIDIA GeForce 20-Series SUPER Graphics Cards
Lifetime Achievement Award: Yu Suzuki
Best Performer: Logan Marshall-Green in Telling Lies
Best New Streamer/Broadcaster: Ewok
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