The World’s Largest Public Voted Gaming Awards To Be Held in London On 17 Nov 2017
September 21, 2017
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
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September 21, London, UK: The 35th Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP today announced the full awards shortlist¹ and opened voting to the public. The shortlist and voting page can be viewed now at goldenjoysticks.com. Every person who votes will receive a free videogames e-bookazine² worth up to £15.99 after they vote.
The Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP feature over 20 award categories voted for by the general public, as well as a selection of Critic’s Choice Awards. Over 120 different games have been shortlisted this year across categories including ‘Ultimate Game of the Year’, ‘Most Wanted’, ‘Breakthrough Award’, ‘Best Indie Game’ as well as individual categories for ‘PlayStation Game of the Year’, ‘Xbox Game of the Year’, ‘Nintendo Game of the Year’, ‘Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year’, ‘PC Game of the Year’ and more.
The 35th Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP also introduces four new voted awards to reflect the changing nature of the industry and allow gamers’ to reward their favourite games, communities and personalities. These are ‘Best VR Game’, ‘eSports Team of the Year’, ‘Best Streamer / Broadcaster’ and the ‘Still Playing Award’, which celebrates games that have us playing all year-round, even if they were released outside the voting window. We are delighted to introduce another non-voted award, ‘Outstanding Contribution’ to the UK Games Industry, awarded to an individual by our judging panel.
Dan Dawkins, Global Editor-In-Chief, GamesRadar+ said: “The number of different games shortlisted, over 120 in total, from over 65 different publishers and developers, reflects the fantastic variety of titles released this year across all the different platforms. Groundbreaking games bursting with originality and flair can be found in all the categories from indie games through to huge triple A franchises.”
“The ‘Ultimate Game of the Year’ category alone features indie title ‘What Remains of Edith Finch’, mobile game ‘Monument Valley 2’, Nintendo games ‘Super Mario Odyssey’ and ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’, PlayStation games ‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’ and ‘Persona 5’, as well as multi-format blockbusters ‘Resident Evil 7’, ‘Destiny 2’, ‘Assassin’s Creed Origins’ and ‘Dishonored 2’, alongside PC multiplayer game ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’.”
Topping the ‘most nominated’ list this year is role-playing game ‘Persona 5’ and Sony blockbuster ‘Horizon: Zero Dawn’, which both receive five nominations. Supergiant’s party-based RPG ‘Pyre’, Nintendo’s ‘The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ and Fullbright’s ‘Tacoma’ are next up with four nominations each.
The Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP will be hosted by comedian Danny Wallace on November 17th at London’s Bloomsbury Big Top and will be live streamed on the night. Voting closes on November 3rd so get voting for your favourites now!
Watch presenter Danny Wallace’s shortlist announcement video here.
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¹Please find below three of the shortlisted categories, for the full list of shortlisted games and to vote visit www.goldenjoysticks.com.
Ultimate Game of the Year Shortlist
Assassin's Creed Origins - Ubisoft
Destiny 2 - Bungie
Dishonored 2 - Arkane Studios
Horizon: Zero Dawn - Guerrilla Games
Monument Valley 2 - Ustwo Games
Persona 5 - Atlus
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds - Bluehole Studio Inc.
Resident Evil 7 - Capcom
Super Mario Odyssey - Nintendo EPD
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo EPD
What Remains of Edith Finch - Giant Sparrow
Indie Game of the Year Shortlist
Dream Daddy - Game Grumps
Everything - David OReilly
Friday the 13th: The Game - IllFonic
Night in the Woods - Infinite Fall
Pyre - Supergiant Games
Slime Rancher - Monomi Park
Stories Untold - No Code
Tacoma - Fullbright
Thimbleweed Park - Terrible Toybox
What Remains of Edith Finch - Giant Sparrow
eSports Game of the Year presented with OMEN by HP Shortlist
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare - Infinity Ward
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Valve
Dota 2 - Valve
FIFA 17 - Electronic Arts
League of Legends - Riot Games
Overwatch - Blizzard
Rainbow Six: Siege - Ubisoft
Rocket League - Psyonix
Smite - Hi-Rez Studios
StarCraft II - Blizzard
²Each individual voter can choose from the following Future published e-bookazines (one e-bookazine per person): Edge
Special: The 100 Greatest Videogames, The PlayStation Book (2nd Edition), The Best PC Games Ever, Nintendo Switch, Ultimate Guide to Minecraft vol 20, Retro Gamer Book of Arcade Classics 2nd Edition.
Contact:
Helen Jones / Eva Field
T: +44 (0) 7789 226 939, E: [email protected] or [email protected].
Notes to Editors
About The Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP
The Golden Joystick Awards presented with OMEN by HP honour the people and products that have transformed the games industry in 2017. The event features over 25 categories, the majority of which are voted for by the global gaming public. The event was first held in 1983 and since then it has grown to become the world’s largest public voted gaming awards brand. For more information visit www.goldenjoysticks.com or follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
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