The 33rd annual Golden Joystick Awards took place in London last night at the O2 Indigo, and it proved quite a successful night for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which managed to walk away with five gongs including the highly coveted Ultimate Game of the Year award.
Hosted by Danny Wallace, who is perhaps best known to gamers as the voice of Shaun Hastings in the Assassin’s Creed franchise, this year’s awards packed 24 categories, 21 of which were voted by the gaming public.
Check out the full list of winners below and read our full review of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to see what all the fuss is about.
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Best Original Game sponsored by GamesRadar+ – Bloodborne
Best Storytelling – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Visual Design sponsored by 3D World – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Audio sponsored by DTS – Ori and the Blind Forest
Best Multi-Player – GTA Online
Best Indie Game sponsored by PC Gamer Weekender – Kerbal Space Program
Best Family Game – Splatoon
Best Mobile Game – Fallout Shelter
Innovation of the Year sponsored by techradar – First-person mode in GTA 5
Best Gaming Moment sponsored by Absolute Radio – Bloody Baron quest in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Gaming Personality sponsored by Kotaku UK – PewDiePie
eSports Icon sponsored by Gfinity – Counter-Strike GO – Anders Blume
Studio of the Year sponsored by Hype (Edge Conference) – CD Projekt RED
Best Gaming Platform sponsored by Digital Spy – Steam
Best Gaming Performance – Ashly Burch as Chloe in Life is Strange
Best PlayStation Game sponsored by Official PlayStation Magazine – Bloodborne
Best Nintendo Game sponsored by Gamesmaster Magazine – Splatoon
Best PC Game sponsored by PC Gamer – GTA 5
Best Xbox Game sponsored by Official Xbox Magazine – Ori and the Blind Forest
Most Wanted Game sponsored by The Sun – Fallout 4
Ultimate Game of the Year – Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Lifetime Achievement – Satoru Iwata
Playfire Most Played – GTA 5
Critics Choice – Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Breakthrough Award – Her Story