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The games industry’s finest has been gathered at London’s Park Lane Hilton this afternoon to enjoy the 25th Annual Golden Joystick Awards, and it was Microsoft’s and Epic’s Gears of War that stormed the show.
The Xbox 360 and PC shooter won four wards in total, including the biggest gong of the night, the Ultimate Game of the Year. It also captured the Xbox Game of the Year, the Editor’s Choice and the Nuts All-Nighter awards.
The winners in full:
02 Ultimate Game of the Year 2007 – Gears of War
Sonopress Xbox Game of the Year 2007 – Gears of War
PC Game of the Year 2007 – sponsored by PC Gamer – The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar
PlayStation Game of the Year 2007 – sponsored by Official PlayStation Magazine UK – God of War II
Nintendo Game of the Year 2007 – sponsored by Official Nintendo Magazine – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Editor’s Choice – Gears of War
The Publisher of the Year 2007 – sponsored by Future – Nintendo
The Vivendi Retailer of the Year 2007 – GAME
The One to Watch – Sponsored by Total Film – Assassin’s Creed
Next-Gen.biz UK Developer of the Year – Codemasters
The GameTribe Online Game of the Year 2007 – World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
Nuts All-Nighter – Gears of War
The 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year – Guitar Hero II
The Innovation of the Year 2007 – sponsored by T3 – Nintendo Wii
4Talent Mobile Game of the Year 2007 – Final Fantasy
Games Radar Handheld Game of the Year – GTA Vice City Stories
The Sun Family Game of the Year 2007 – Wii Sports
The Bliss Girls’ Choice Game of the Year 2007 – Guitar Hero II
