The end of 2018 is still a few weeks away, but video game awards season is already upon us! The Game Awards will be taking place in early December, and the Golden Joystick Awards have already announced their 2018 winners!
For those unfamiliar, the Golden Joysticks, also known as People’s Gaming Awards, are one of the longest-running video game awards shows, with 2018 being its 36th year. The winners decided by the general UK public, with millions of votes cast each year. The Golden Joysticks tend to be a little bit less self-serious, and unpredictable, than some other awards shows. You can watch the full ceremony, below.
You can check out the full list of Golden Joystick Award 2018 winners, below:
Best Storytelling
- God of War (Sony/SIE Santa Monica)
Best Competitive Game
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
Best Cooperative Game
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
Best Indie Game
- Dead Cells (Motion Twin)
Best Visual Design
- God of War (Sony/SIE Santa Monica)
Best Audio
- God of War (Sony/SIE Santa Monica)
Still Playing Award
- World of Tanks (Wargaming)
Best Performance
- Bryan Dechart for Detroit: Become Human (Sony/Quantic Dream)
Best VR Game
- Skyrim VR (Bethesda)
Mobile Game of the Year
- PUBG Mobile (PUBG Corp.)
PC Game of the Year
- Subnautica (Unknown Worlds Entertainment)
PlayStation Game of the Year
- God of War (Sony/SIE Santa Monica)
Xbox Game of the Year
- Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft/Playground Games)
Nintendo Game of the Year
- Octopath Traveler (Nintendo/Square Enix)
Breakthrough Developer Award
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Most Wanted Game
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
Critics’ Choice Award
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Dark Souls director Hidetaka Miyazaki
Outstanding Contribution
- Microsoft for the Xbox Adaptive Controller
Esports Games of the Year
- Overwatch
Game of the Year
- Fortnite
Well, clearly the UK loves God of War! What do you think of the 2018 Golden Joystick Award winners? Did you vote in the awards? If so, who were you pulling for to win?
About the author: Professional writer of trivial things. Nathan has been covering games, entertainment, and online culture for over a decade with bylines at IGN, GameSpy, Cracked, Uproxx, ComicBook, and more. Joined Wccftech gaming team in 2017, and has written hundreds of game reviews and thousands of news stories since.
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