
The Golden Joysticks Awards 2020 – Voting Has Now Opened. Let The Battles Commence!
The Golden Joysticks Awards is back for it’s 38th public-voted game awards.
Last year the event took place in central London, however this year it is set to go all digital but is still expected to feature a variety of exciting guest hosts, exclusive game trailers and editorialised video features.
Some of the games that are nominated for some of the awards include many fan favourite titles such as; The Last Of Us Part 2, Fall Guys, Minecraft and many many more..
Though the actual air date of the digital event is still yet to be decided, it is expected to run at some point in November.
The Golden Joysticks Awards is brought to you by GamesRadar+ and you can vote for your favourite game via the GamesRadar+ website
THE 2020 GOLDEN JOYSTICKS GAME NOMINEES
BEST AUDIO | BEST GAME COMMUNITY |
The Last Of Us – Part II | Fall Guys |
Ghost Of Tsushima | Minecraft |
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
Paradise Killer | Dreams |
Call Of Duty: Warzone | Sea of Thieves |
Half Life: Alyx | Warframe |
Streets Of Rage 4 | Fortnite |
Resident Evil 3 | Final Fantasy XIV |
BEST FAMILY GAME | BEST GAME EXPANSION |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Control: AWE |
Fall Guys | Total War: WARHAMMER 2 – The Warden and the Paunch |
Pokemon Sword & Shield | Pokemon Sword & Shield – Expansion Pass |
Minecraft Dungeons | Final Fantasy XIV Patch 5.3 – Reflections in Crystal |
Paper Mario: The Origami King | The Sims 4 Star Wars: Journey to Batuu |
Moving Out | Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath |
Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics | The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon |
Super Mario 3D All-Stars | No Man’s Sky: Origins |
BEST GAMING HARDWARE | BEST INDIE GAME |
PC Engine Mini | Kentucky Route Zero |
Oculus Quest 2 | Factorio |
Razer Kishi mobile pad for Xcloud | Spelunky 2 |
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 | Paradise Killer |
TCA Sidestick Airbus Edition | Creaks |
Vulcan 120 Aimo Keyboard | Hades |
Turtle Beach Stealth 700 Gen 2 | Lair of the Clockwork God |
Necrobarista |
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME | BEST STORYTELLING |
Fall Guys | The Last of Us Part II |
Call of Duty: Warzone | Ghost of Tsushima |
Animal Crossing: New Horizons | Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition |
Deep Rock Galactic | Necrobarista |
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 | Paradise Killer |
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope | Hades |
Moving Out | Signs of the Sojourner |
Valorant | If Found… |
BEST VISUAL DESIGN | eSPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR |
Ghost of Tsushima | Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege |
Hades | League Of Legends |
Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Valorant |
Spiritfarer | Fortnite |
Microsoft Flight Simulator | NTT IndyCar Series iRacing |
Half-Life: Alyx | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
The Last of Us Part II | FIFA 20 |
Final Fantasy VII Remake | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare |
MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR | NINTENDO GAME OF THE YEAR |
Game of Thrones: Tale of Crows | Animal Crossing: New Horizons |
Lego Builder’s Journey | Pokemon Sword & Shield |
Little Orpheus | Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch |
Next Stop Nowhere | Super Mario 3D All-Stars |
Roundguard | Paper Mario: The Origami King |
Bird Alone | Super Mario Bros. 35 |
A Monster’s Expedition | Ninjala |
If Found… | Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Class |
PC GAME OF THE YEAR | PLAYSTATION GAME OF THE YEAR |
Paradise Killer | The Last of Us Part II |
Microsoft Flight Simulator | Nioh 2 |
Hades | Ghost of Tsushima |
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners | Final Fantasy VII Remake |
Crusader Kings III | Marvel’s Iron Man VR |
Valorant | Spelunky 2 |
Half-Life: Alyx | Dreams |
Death Stranding | Fall Guys |
XBOX GAME OF THE YEAR | STILL PLAYING |
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 | Final Fantasy XIV |
Deep Rock Galactic | Sea of Thieves |
Ori and the Will of the Wisps | Fortnite |
Bleeding Edge | Apex Legends |
Minecraft Dungeons | Pokemon Go |
Wasteland 3 | Grand Theft Auto Online |
Yakuza 0 | PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds |
Tell Me Why | Minecraft |
STUDIO OF THE YEAR | MOST WANTED |
Mediatonic | Hitman 3 |
Naughty Dog | Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart |
Respawn | Halo Infinite |
Paradox Studios | Resident Evil 8: Village |
Sucker Punch | Deathloop |
Infinity Ward | Horizon: Forbidden West |
Media Molecule | Kerbal Space Program 2 |
Supergiant Games | Elden Ring |
Gotham Knights | |
God of War: Ragnarok | |
Starfield | |
The Medium |
SOURCE: GamesRadar+ / Twitter
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