Valve’s critically lauded puzzle Portal 2 has nabbed the Ultimate Game of the Year gong at the 2011 GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards.
The awards bash, held at London’s Park Plaza, also played host to the announcement of a new Battlefield 3 expansion pack (full details of which have yet to be revealed), and honoured SEGA’s venerable Sonic the Hedgehog franchise with the Outstanding Contribution Award.
Other notable winners include Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Action/Adventure Game of the Year), The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (One To Watch Award) and Call of Duty: Black Ops (Shooter Game of the Year).
James Kick, Associate Publisher of The GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards, commented, "The GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards is officially the biggest — and certainly the best — celebration of video games in the world. This year the categories were even more closely contested than ever — but the gaming public have spoken, and today’s winners really are the cream of a fantastic crop."
Check out the full list of winners below.
Action/Adventure Game of the Year in association with Metro UK — Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
Mobile Game of the Year in association with MSN — Angry Birds Rio (Chillingo)
Roleplay Game of the Year in association with Edge — Fallout New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks)
Massively Multiplayer Online Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer — World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
Fighting Game of the Year in association with Official Nintendo Magazine — Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros. Interactive)
Racing Game of the Year in association with GamesRadar.com – Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
Sports Game of the Year in association with Zavvi.com — FIFA 11 (EA Sports)
Strategy Game of the Year in association with Official Xbox Magazine — Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard Entertainment)
Music Game of the Year in association with Habbo.com — Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (Activision)
Free-To-Play Game of the Year in association with CVG.co.uk — League of Legends (Riot Games)
Downloadable Game of the Year in association with Virgin Media — Minecraft (Mojang)
Shooter Game of the Year in association with Turtle Beach — Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
One To Watch Award in association with Shortlist — Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
Innovation of the Year — Nintendo 3DS
Outstanding Contribution — Sonic The Hedgehog (Sega)
Ultimate Game of the Year in association with Alienware — Portal 2 (Valve Corporation)