Golden Joysticks The Winners

The final winners of the 27th Annual Golden Joysticks Awards have just been announced at the currently ongoing London gathering, and the two big victors are Bethesda’s Fallout 3 and Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War.

Both title’s managed to scoop two awards – in Fallout 3’s case it captured the PC Game of the Year gong and the coveted Ultimate Game of the Year title. World at War won the Nintendo Game of the Year and MSN Multiplayer Game of the Year categories.

The surprise winner of the day was arguably Jagex, which secured the Game Developer of the Year award – perhaps a long overdue acknowledgement of its casual online achievements.

Here’s the complete list of winners:

Nitro Family Game of the Year
LittleBigPlanet

Bliss Handheld Game of the Year
GTA: Chinatown Wars

Retailer of the Year
GAME

Mobile Game of the Year
Metal Gear Solid: Touch

Nintendo Game of the Year
Call of Duty: World at War

MSN Multiplayer Game of the Year
Call of Duty: World at War

Rampage Soundtrack of the Year
Guitar Hero: World Tour

Xbox Game of the Year
Gears of War 2

PC Game of the Year
Fallout 3

Amiqus Game Developer of the Year
Jagex

PlayStation Game of the Year
Killzone 2

Publisher of the Year
Activision Blizzard

Online Game of the Year
Left 4 Dead

ShortList One to Watch
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II

Ultimate Game of the Year

Fallout 3

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