Voting Is Now Open in the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards

Future :

The organisers of the 42nd Golden Joystick Awards are delighted to reveal the shortlist for this year’s awards. Voting is now LIVE HERE and will remain open until Friday, November 1, 2024 at 4pm PDT / 7pm EDT / 11pm GMT.


The Golden Joystick Awards is the world's longest-running public-voted games awards show, attracting millions of votes from across the world every year. The winners will be revealed in a star studded award ceremony in central London and live-streamed globally on Thursday, November 21, 2024.
 

  Voting is now live in nineteen categories including ‘Console Game of the Year’, ‘PC Game of the Year’, ‘Best Multiplayer Game’ and more. Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth lead the shortlist with five nominations each, followed by Helldivers 2 with four nominations and roguelike deck builder, Balatro with three nominations. Fan favourites such as Dragon’s Dogma 2 and Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree also make the shortlist. Plus acclaimed indies such as Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, UFO 50 and Animal Well.


Fans should note that the ‘Ultimate Game of the Year’ shortlist will not be announced until Monday, November 4, with voting in that category opening the same day.


This year’s awards introduce new categories including ‘Best Soundtrack’ and ‘Best Audio Design’ - which replace the previous ‘Best Audio’ award. The ‘Still Playing Award’ has also been split into two with separate ‘Mobile’ and ‘Console & PC’ categories. A new ‘Best Indie Game - Self Published’ category has also been added to sit alongside the long standing ‘Best Indie Game’ award.

  Daniel Dawkins, Content Director - Games, Video and Digital Events explains more:


“2023 was one of video-gaming’s best year’s ever, with Baldur’s Gate 3 and Larian Studios claiming a record seven trophies at last year’s Golden Joystick Awards. 2024 has been a challenging year for the games industry in so many ways, but the variety and diversity of releases over the last 12 months has made this one of the most difficult - and exciting - Golden Joystick Awards nominees list we’ve ever compiled.

We’ve introduced some new categories to reflect the changing ways we play, including Still Playing - PC & Console, and Still Playing - Mobile. We’ve wrestled with the definition of an indie game - we’ll save you the unedited debate! - before introducing a new Best Indie Game - Self Published category to (hopefully) better reflect how games reach the market.

Above all, this could be a year of BIG surprises - who saw Palworld, Helldivers 2 or Balatro coming? We can’t wait to see who you vote for as your games, studios and personalities of 2024!”

    The Nominations are:


Best Storytelling

Best Multiplayer Game

Best Visual Design

Best Indie Game

Best Indie Game - Self Published

Still Playing Award - PC and Console

Still Playing Award - Mobile

Studio of the Year

Best Game Expansion

Best Audio Design

Best Soundtrack

Best Lead Performer

Best Supporting Performer

PC Game of the Year

Console Game of the Year

Best Early Access Game

Best Gaming Hardware

Best Game Trailer

Most Wanted Game

Additional category winners will be selected by a panel of journalists from brands including gamesradar.com, pcgamer.com, FGS, Edge magazine and Retro Gamer, plus Future’s trusted network of freelance writers. These winners will be revealed on the night.

 

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About The Golden Joystick Awards


The Golden Joystick Awards honour the people and products that have transformed the games industry in 2024. The event features over 20 categories, the majority of which are voted for by the global gaming public. The event was first held in 1983 and is now the world’s oldest publicly voted gaming awards brand. For more information visit goldenjoysticks.com or follow us on twitter.com/goldenjoysticks and facebook.com/goldenjoysticks.


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