Golden Joystick Awards
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The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards are the world's oldest gaming award ceremony
, awarding the best computer and video games
of the year, as voted for by the general public. The ceremony is in its 28th year running (as of 2010).
This is not related to the prize given away to successful contestants on GamesMaster
.
Award ceremony
An awards ceremony is an event and television programming genre where an award, of any type, is given to a person or people. Ceremonies are usually held at night, with guests wearing formal gowns and suits. They also usually have a host, with many categories for the awards. In the event that there...
, awarding the best computer and video games
Computer and video games
A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of...
of the year, as voted for by the general public. The ceremony is in its 28th year running (as of 2010).
This is not related to the prize given away to successful contestants on GamesMaster
GamesMaster
GamesMaster was a British television show, screened on Channel 4 from 1992 to 1998, and was the first ever UK television show dedicated to computer and video games.-Origins:...
.
2003
| Award | Winner | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 Game of the Year | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a 2002 open world action computer and video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the second 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise and sixth original title overall... (Rockstar Rockstar Games Rockstar Games is a major video game developer and publisher based in New York City, owned by Take-Two Interactive following its purchase of UK video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A... ) |
EyeToy: Play EyeToy: Play EyeToy: Play is a video game for the PlayStation 2, released in 2003. It was the first game to make use of the PlayStation 2's video camera accessory, EyeToy. The game was initially packaged with the EyeToy when the accessory was first released. It features twelve mini-games to choose from. This... (SCEE SCEE SCEE can refer to:*Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, a subsidiary of Sony*School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, a constituent college of the National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan... ), Pro Evolution Soccer 2 Pro Evolution Soccer 2 Pro Evolution Soccer 2 is the second installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer football video game series... (Konami Konami is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games... ) |
| GameCube Game of the Year | The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, released as in Japan, is an action-adventure game and the tenth installment in The Legend of Zelda series. It was released for the Nintendo GameCube in Japan on December 13, 2002, in North America on March 24, 2003, in Europe on May 2, 2003, and in Australia on... (Nintendo) |
Metroid Prime Metroid Prime Metroid Prime is a video game developed by Retro Studios and Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube, released in North America on November 17, 2002... (Nintendo Nintendo is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel.... ), Resident Evil Zero (Capcom Capcom is a Japanese developer and publisher of video games, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Devil May Cry, Chaos Legion, Street Fighter, Mega Man and Resident Evil. Capcom developed and published Bionic Commando, Lost Planet and Dark Void too, but they are less known. Its... ) |
| Handheld Game of the Year | Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising, known in Japan as is a turn-based tactics video game for the Game Boy Advance. It was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo in 2003... (Nintendo) |
Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire are the third installments of the Pokémon series of role-playing games, developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. The games were first released in Japan in late 2002 and later released to the rest of the world in 2003 . Pokémon Emerald, a special edition version,... (Nintendo), The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Nintendo) |
| Xbox Xbox The Xbox is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Microsoft. It was released on November 15, 2001 in North America, February 22, 2002 in Japan, and March 14, 2002 in Australia and Europe and is the predecessor to the Xbox 360. It was Microsoft's first foray into the gaming console... Game of the Year |
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by LucasArts. It was released for the Xbox on July 15, 2003, for Microsoft Windows on November 19, 2003, and on September 7, 2004 for Mac OS X. The Xbox version is playable on Xbox 360 with its... (Activision Activision Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles... /LucasArts LucasArts LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game developer and publisher. The company was once famous for its innovative line of graphic adventure games, the critical and commercial success of which peaked in the mid 1990s... ) |
Soul Calibur II (Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Electronic Arts, Inc. is a major American developer, marketer, publisher and distributor of video games. Founded and incorporated on May 28, 1982 by Trip Hawkins, the company was a pioneer of the early home computer games industry and was notable for promoting the designers and programmers... ), Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Ubisoft Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries.... ) |
| PC Game of the Year | Championship Manager 4 Championship Manager 4 Championship Manager 4 is a football management game in the Championship Manager series. It was the penultimate game in the series to be developed by Sports Interactive before they and publishers Eidos decided to go their separate ways. The game was released for the PC in March of 2003 and then on... (Eidos Eidos Interactive Eidos Interactive Ltd. is a British video game publisher and is a label of Square Enix Europe. As an independent company Eidos plc was headquartered in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton.... ) |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar), Battlefield 1942 Battlefield 1942 Battlefield 1942 is a 3D World War II first-person shooter computer game developed by Swedish company Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh . The game can be played in singleplayer mode against the computer game AI or in multiplayer mode... (Electronic Arts) |
| Online Game Online game An online game is a game played over some form of computer network. This almost always means the Internet or equivalent technology, but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the Internet, and hard wired terminals before modems... of the Year |
Battlefield 1942 (Electronic Arts) | Phantasy Star Online I & II (Sega Sega , usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world... ), Unreal Championship Unreal Championship Unreal Championship is a first-person shooter video game co-developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was published by Infogrames and released on November 12, 2002, for the Xbox. Unreal Championship is essentially a console version game of the PC-based Unreal Tournament 2003, developed... (Atari Atari Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in... ) |
| MTV Film Adaptation of the Year | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is a 2002 cross-platform video game based on Peter Jackson's New Line Cinema films The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers... (Electronic Arts) |
Enter the Matrix Enter the Matrix Enter the Matrix is the first video game based on The Matrix series of films. It was developed by Shiny Entertainment and published by Atari and WB Interactive for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo GameCube game systems, and for the PC. It was published in Japan by Bandai... (Atari), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, also known as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in North America, is an Electronic Arts multi-platform action-adventure video game developed by KnowWonder, Warthog, Griptonite, Argonaut, Eurocom and Westlake Interactive... (Electronic Arts) |
| The Daily Mirror Award: Best of British | Championship Manager 4 (Eidos) | Conflict: Desert Storm II (SCi SCi Square Enix Limited, doing business as Square Enix Europe, is a British publisher of video game software wholly owned by Square Enix. Square Enix Europe has its head office in the Wimbledon Bridge House in Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton.... ), Republic: The Revolution Republic: The Revolution Republic: The Revolution is a computer game produced by Elixir Studios, founded by Demis Hassabis, a former programmer of Lionhead Studios and published by Eidos Interactive. It is a depiction of grassroots political action, where one attempts to put their preferred government in power. It is set... (Eidos) |
| Publisher of the Year | Nintendo | Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games |
| Retailer of the Year | GAME GAME (retailer) The Game Group plc is a British video games retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.... |
Amazon.co.uk, Gameplay.com |
| Hardware of the Year | Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP | SCEE EyeToy, Microsoft Xbox Live! Xbox Live Xbox Live is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It is currently the only online gaming service on consoles that charges users a fee to play multiplayer gaming. It was first made available to the Xbox system in 2002... |
| Unsung Hero Game of the Year | Viewtiful Joe Viewtiful Joe is a video game developed by Capcom's Production Studio 4 for the Nintendo GameCube. It was originally released in 2003 as a part of the Capcom Five under director Hideki Kamiya and producer Atsushi Inaba. Viewtiful Joe was later ported to the Sony PlayStation 2 by the same design team under the... (Capcom) |
No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy In H.A.R.M.'s Way -Source code:The source code for the game engine was released by Monolith Productions and Sierra Entertainment as part of the No One Lives Forever 2 Toolkit for "allowing you to create your own levels, models, music, sounds, and more, for MonoLith's FPS." It is available for download... (Monolith Productions Monolith Productions Monolith Productions is a Kirkland, Washington-based computer game developer. Monolith is also known for the development of the graphical game engine Lithtech, which has been used for most of their games... ), Steel Battalion Steel Battalion is a video game created by Capcom for the Xbox console where the player controls a "Vertical Tank" — a bipedal, heavily-armed mecha. To control the tank and play the game requires the use of a large controller made specially for Steel Battalion.... (Capcom) |
| Hall of Fame Industry Personality of the Year | Shigeru Miyamoto Shigeru Miyamoto is a Japanese video game designer and producer. Miyamoto was born and raised in Kyoto Prefecture; the natural surroundings of Kyoto inspired much of Miyamoto's later work.... (Nintendo) |
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| Editor's Award: Game of the Year | Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami) | Call of Duty Call of Duty Call of Duty is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision in 2003. It is the first game in a series with the same name. The game simulates the infantry and combined arms warfare of World War II. The game is based on the Quake III: Team Arena engine... (Activision), The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Nintendo) |
| Most Wanted Game for Christmas | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mario Kart: Double Dash!! Mario Kart: Double Dash!! is a racing game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003. The game is the fourth installment in the Mario Kart series, following Mario Kart: Super Circuit from 2001... (Nintendo) |
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 (Konami), WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain WWE SmackDown! Here Comes The Pain WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain is a video game released on the PlayStation 2 console by THQ on October 27, 2003. It is a sequel to WWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth and is part of the WWE SmackDown! WWE SmackDown! Here Comes the Pain (Known as Exciting Pro Wrestling 5 in Japan) is a video game... (THQ THQ THQ Inc. is an American developer and publisher of video games. Founded in 1989 in the United States, the company develops products for video game consoles, handheld game systems, as well as for personal computers and wireless devices... ) |
| Most Anticipated Game for 2004 | Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2 Half-Life 2 , the sequel to Half-Life, is a first-person shooter video game and a signature title in the Half-Life series. It is singleplayer, story-driven, science fiction, and linear... (VU Games) |
Doom III (Activision), Halo 2 Halo 2 Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved... (Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions... ) |
| Ultimate Game of the Year | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (Rockstar) | The Legend of Zelda: the Wind Waker (Nintendo), Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Activision) |
2004
| Award | Winner | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| PS2 Game of the Year | Burnout 3: Takedown Burnout 3: Takedown Burnout 3: Takedown is the third game in the Burnout series of video games. Released on September 7, 2004, developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts , the game drew critical acclaim and a large fanbase.A GameCube version was planned but was scrapped during development... (Electronic Arts) |
Pro Evolution Soccer 3 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 Pro Evolution Soccer 3 is the third installment of Konami's Pro Evolution Soccer football video game series... (Konami), Spider-Man 2 Spider-Man 2 (video game) Spider-Man 2 is the name of several computer and video games based on the Spider-Man universe and particularly the Spider-Man 2 film. It is a follow up to the game Spider-Man: The Movie and was followed by Spider-Man 3 to promote the release of the third film in 2007... (Activision) |
| Game Cube Game of the Year | Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Nintendo) | Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes is a stealth action video game developed by Silicon Knights and Konami that was published in for the Nintendo GameCube video game console... (Konami), Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles is a action role-playing game for the Nintendo GameCube. It was published by Nintendo and developed by The Game Designers Studio, a shell corporation for Square Enix's Product Development Division-2. A spin-off of the Final Fantasy series, the game spawned a metaseries of the same name... (Nintendo) |
| Handheld Game of the Year | Sonic Advance 3 Sonic Advance 3 is a platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Dimps, Sega and Sonic Team and published by THQ for the Game Boy Advance and the final installment of the Sonic Advance series. It was first released in North America on June 7, 2004, later in Japan on June 17, 2004 and then in... (THQ) |
Metroid Zero Mission (Nintendo); Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, known in Japan as , is a role-playing game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance in 2003... (Nintendo) |
| Xbox Game of the Year sponsored by Sonopress Sonopress arvato digital services, formerly Sonopress, is the CD and DVD replication business of Bertelsmann AG. Founded in 1958 to supply vinyl for Bertelsmann's music club and music label businesses, Sonopress became the world's second biggest replicator of optical discs... |
Fable Fable A fable is a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, mythical creatures, plants, inanimate objects or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized , and that illustrates a moral lesson , which may at the end be expressed explicitly in a pithy maxim.A fable differs from... (Microsoft) |
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Ubisoft), GTA: Double Pack (Rockstar) |
| PC Game of the Year sponsored by PC Retail | Doom 3 (Activision) | X2: The Threat (Deep Silver), Far Cry Far Cry Far Cry is a first-person shooter video game developed by Crytek Studios from Germany and published by Ubisoft on March 23, 2004, for Microsoft Windows. Far Cry sold 730,000 units within four months of release. It received positive reviews upon release... (UbiSoft) |
| Online Game of the Year | Battlefield Vietnam Battlefield Vietnam Battlefield Vietnam is the second video game in Electronic Arts' Battlefield franchise after Battlefield 1942. The game was developed by the Swedish company Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts on March 15, 2004 in North America and days later in other parts of the world.... (Electronic Arts) |
Burnout 3: Takedown (Electronic Arts), Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Counter-Strike: Condition Zero Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is a multiplayer video game and the follow-up to Counter-Strike. The game was released in 2004 using the GoldSrc Half-Life engine. CS:CZ features a multiplayer mode, which features updated character models, textures, maps and other graphical tweaks... (Valve Corporation Valve Corporation Valve Corporation is an American video game development and digital distribution company based in Bellevue, Washington, United States... ) |
| Publisher of the Year sponsored by Macrovision Macrovision Rovi Corporation is a globally operating, US-based company that provides guidance technology, entertainment data, copy protection, industry standard networking and media management technology for digital entertainment devices and services... |
Electronic Arts | THQ, Ubisoft |
| Retailer of the Year sponsored by Electronic Arts | Amazon.co.uk | GAME, Play.com Play.com Play Ltd., trading as Play.com, is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free MP3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rakuten Group.... |
| Hardware of the Year | Nintendo GBA SP NES Classic Edition | Creative Labs Gigaworks S750, GBA Wireless Adapter |
| Unsung Hero Game of the Year (Editors' Award) | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay is a first-person action/stealth video game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Vivendi Games. Released for the Xbox and Windows in 2004, the game is a tie-in prequel to the futuristic science fiction film The Chronicles of Riddick... (VU Games) |
The Suffering The Suffering (video game) The Suffering is a video game developed by Surreal Software and published by Midway Games, released in 2004 for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC. The game featured monster designs by Stan Winston.-Story:... (Midway Midway Games Midway Games, Inc. is an American company that was formerly a major video game publisher. Following a bankruptcy filing in 2009, it is no longer active and is in the process of liquidating all of its assets. Midway's titles included Mortal Kombat, Ms.Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Rampage, the... ), Mashed (Empire Interactive Empire Interactive Empire Interactive was a UK based video game developer and publisher founded in 1987. It was closed under administration on 4 May 2009.-About Empire Interactive:... ) |
| Game of the Year (Editors' Award) | Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Konami) | The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords (Nintendo), Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising -External links:* * * * * *... (NovaLogic NovaLogic NovaLogic is a software developer and publisher established in 1985 and based in Calabasas, California. The company was founded by current CEO John A. Garcia.... ) |
| Hall of Fame - Industry Personality of the Year | Warren Spector Warren Spector Warren Spector is a role-playing game designer and a video game designer. He is known for having worked to merge elements of role-playing games and first-person shooters. He currently resides in Austin, Texas with his wife, fantasy writer Caroline L. Spector... (Ion Storm Ion storm Ion storm may refer to:* Ion Storm, a defunct games software company.* An interplanetary coronal mass ejection , a disruption of the fast and slow solar winds, often called "ion storm", "solar storm" or "space storm"... ) |
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| Radio One Colin & Edith Show Most Wanted Game For Xmas | GTA San Andreas (Rockstar Games) | Half-Life 2 (VU Games), Halo 2 (Microsoft) |
| Most Wanted Game For 2005 | The Legend of Zelda The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is an action-adventure game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, and published by Nintendo for the GameCube and Wii video game consoles. It is the thirteenth installment in The Legend of Zelda series... (Nintendo) |
Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater (Konami), Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 4 Resident Evil 4, known in Japan as , is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed by Capcom Production Studio 4 and published by multiple publishers, including Capcom, Ubisoft, Nintendo Australia, Red Ant Enterprises and THQ Asia Pacific... (Capcom) |
| Ultimate Game Of The Year | Doom 3 (Activision) | Fable (Microsoft), Pro Evolution Soccer 4 (Konami) |
| The Sun Ultimate Gaming Hero | Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog (character) , trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's... (Sega) |
Master Chief Master Chief Master Chief may refer to:*Master Chief Petty Officer, a U.S. military rank*Master Chief , the main character in Halo media... (Halo 2, Microsoft); Lara Croft Lara Croft Lara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world... (Tomb Raider, Eidos) |
2005
| Award | Winner |
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| PlayStation 2 Game of the Year | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar) |
| GameCube Game of the Year | Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) |
| Xbox Game of the Year | Halo 2 (Microsoft) |
| PC Game of the Year | Half-Life 2 (Valve Software) |
| The Carphone Warehouse Handheld Game of the Year | Super Mario 64 DS Super Mario 64 DS is an enhanced remake of the 1996 Nintendo 64, platform game Super Mario 64, produced by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console. The game was a launch title for the Nintendo DS, released in North America and Japan in 2004; it was later released in Europe and Australia in 2005.Nintendo... (Nintendo) |
| Best Film-Based Game of 2005 | Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) |
| BBC Radio 1 - Colin and Edith's Best Game Soundtrack of 2005 | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar) |
| The Sun Online Online Game of the Year | World of Warcraft World of Warcraft World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994... (Blizzard Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher founded on February 8, 1991 under the name Silicon & Synapse by three graduates of UCLA, Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce and currently owned by French company Activision Blizzard... ) |
| Publisher of the Year | Nintendo |
| The In Stock Magazine Retailer of the Year | Play.com |
| The Game One Gaming Innovation of the Year | PSP PlayStation Portable The is a handheld game console manufactured and marketed by Sony Corporation Development of the console was announced during E3 2003, and it was unveiled on , 2004, at a Sony press conference before E3 2004... |
| The MCV One to Watch for Xmas | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) |
| The Sun's One to Watch for 2006 | Resident Evil 5 Resident Evil 5 Resident Evil 5, known in Japan as , is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. The game is the seventh installment in the Resident Evil survival horror series, and was released on March 5, 2009 in Japan and on March 13, 2009 in North America and Europe... (Capcom) |
| Hero of 2005 | CJ Carl "CJ" Johnson Carl "CJ" Johnson is a fictional character in the Grand Theft Auto video game series, serving as the protagonist, anti-hero/hero and player-controlled character in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. He was voiced by Young Maylay... (GTA: San Andreas, Rockstar) |
| Villain of 2005 | Officer Tenpenny (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Rockstar) |
| The Girl's Choice for 2005 | The Sims 2 The Sims 2 The Sims 2 is a strategic life simulation computer game developed by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts. It is the sequel to the best-selling computer game, The Sims, which debuted on February 4, 2000. It was first released on September 14, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. A port to Apple Mac OS X... |
| Editor's Game of the Year | Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) |
| Unsung Hero of the Year | Fahrenheit Fahrenheit (video game) Fahrenheit, also known as Indigo Prophecy in North America, is a cinematic adventure video game developed by Quantic Dream and manufactured and marketed by Atari Europe SAS... (Quantic Dream Quantic Dream Quantic Dream is a French video game developer based in Paris, France, founded in 1997. The company also supplies motion capture services to the film and video game industries.-History:... ) |
| Ultimate Game of the Year | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Rockstar) |
2006
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| The Play.com Ultimate Game of the Year | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is a single-player action role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks and the Take-Two Interactive subsidiary 2K Games... (Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks Bethesda Softworks, LLC, is an American video game company. A subsidiary of ZeniMax Media, the company was originally based in Bethesda, Maryland and eventually moved to their current location in Rockville, Maryland... ) |
| The E-Buyer PC Game of the Year | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks) |
| The Official PlayStation Magazine PlayStation Game of the Year | Resident Evil 4 (Capcom) |
| The Xbox 360 Official Magazine Xbox Game of the Year | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Softworks) |
| The Official Nintendo Magazine Nintendo Game of the Year | New Super Mario Bros (Nintendo) |
| The Edge Online Handheld Game of the Year | Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is a 2005 sandbox-style action video game developed by Rockstar North and Rockstar Leeds. It is the ninth game in the Grand Theft Auto series... (Rockstar) |
| The Intel Online Game of the Year | Age of Empires III Age of Empires III Age of Empires III is a real-time strategy game developed by Microsoft Corporation's Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The Mac version was ported over and developed by Destineer's MacSoft Games and published by Destineer and MacSoft Games... (Ensemble Studios Ensemble Studios Ensemble Studios was a video game developer initially established in 1995 as an independent company, but was owned by Microsoft from 2001 to 2009, when it was officially disbanded. Ensemble developed many real-time strategy games, including the Age of Empires game series, Age of Mythology, and Halo... ) |
| The Nuts Nuts (magazine) Nuts is a weekly lad mag published in the United Kingdom. It was the first weekly lads magazine to be published in the UK and is sold every Tuesday... All-Nighter Award |
Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 Pro Evolution Soccer 5 is an football video game developed and produced by Konami as part of the Pro Evolution Soccer series... (Konami) |
| The One to Watch 2007 | PlayStation 3 PlayStation 3 The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles... (Sony) |
| The Editor's Choice Award | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter is the third installment in the popular Ghost Recon tactical shooter video game series, published by Ubisoft in 2006. As in previous Ghost Recon games, players command their team of Ghosts while neutralizing hostile forces and completing various mission... (Ubisoft) |
| The Sonopress Publisher of the Year | Electronic Arts |
| The Sierra Retailer of the Year | GAME |
| The 1Xtra and Rampage Soundtrack of the Year | Need for Speed: Carbon Need for Speed: Carbon Need for Speed: Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC, is an Electronic Arts video game belonging to the Need for Speed series. Released in 2006, it is the tenth installment, preceded by Need for Speed: Most Wanted, succeeded by Need for Speed: ProStreet in release order and succeeded by Need... (Electronic Arts) |
| The T3 Innovation Award | Xbox Live Marketplace Xbox Live Marketplace The Xbox Live Marketplace is a virtual market designed for Microsoft's Xbox 360 console that allows Xbox Live members to download purchased or promotional content... (Microsoft) |
| The Sun The Sun (newspaper) The Sun is a daily national tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom and owned by News Corporation. Sister editions are published in Glasgow and Dublin... Family Game of the Year |
Nintendogs Nintendogs is a real-time pet simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan, and was later released in North America, Australia, Europe, and other regions. It was originally released in three different versions:... (Nintendo) |
| The PlayStation World Favourite Character Award | Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, Edios) |
| The Bliss Girls' Choice Award | Nintendogs (Nintendo) |
2007
| Award | Winner |
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| The 02 Ultimate Game of the Year | Gears Of War Gears of War Gears of War is a military science fiction third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Game Studios... (Epic Games Epic Games Epic Games, Inc., also known as Epic and formerly Epic MegaGames, is an American video game development company based in Cary, North Carolina. Its most recent success has been the Gears of War series of games, although it is also known for its Unreal Engine technology. It is the parent company of... ) |
| Sonopress Xbox Game of the Year | Gears Of War (Epic Games) |
| PC Game of the Year sponsored by PC Gamer | Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (Midway) |
| PlayStation Game of the Year 2007 sponsored by Official PlayStation Magazine | God of War II God of War II God of War II is an action-adventure video game released for the PlayStation 2 by Sony Computer Entertainment's Santa Monica division in March, 2007.... (SCE Studios Santa Monica SCE Studios Santa Monica Santa Monica Studio is a video game developer, part of SCE Worldwide Studios which is owned by Sony Computer Entertainment. As implied by its name, it is based in Santa Monica, California and was established in 1999. It is mostly responsible for the development on the God of War series... ) |
| Nintendo Game of the Year | The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) |
| The Editor's Choice Award | Gears of War (Epic Games) |
| The Publisher of the Year | Nintendo |
| The Vivendi Retailer of the Year | GAME |
| The One to Watch | Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed Assassin's Creed is an award-winning historical third person, stealth action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows. The bulk of the game takes place during the Third Crusade, with the plot revolving around a sect known as the Secret Order of... (Ubisoft) |
| Next-Gen.biz UK Developer of the Year | Codemasters Codemasters The Codemasters Software Company Limited, or Codemasters is a British video game developer founded by Richard and David Darling in 1986... |
| The GameTribe Online Game of the Year | World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, often referred to as TBC or BC, is the first expansion pack for the MMORPG World of Warcraft... (Blizzard Entertainment) |
| The Nuts All-Nighter | Gears of War (Epic Games) |
| The 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year | Guitar Hero II Guitar Hero II Guitar Hero II is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane. It is the second installment in the Guitar Hero series and is the sequel to Guitar Hero... (Harmonix Music Systems Harmonix Music Systems Harmonix Music Systems is an American video game development company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States... ) |
| The Innovation of the Year | Nintendo Wii Wii The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others... |
| 4Talent Mobile Game of the Year | Final Fantasy |
| The Games Radar Handheld Game of the Year | GTA: Vice City Stories (Rockstar) |
| The Sun Family Game of the Year 2007 | Wii Sports Wii Sports is a sports game developed and published by Nintendo as a launch title for the Wii video game console , and part of the Touch! Generations. The game was first released in North America along with the Wii on November 19, 2006, and was released in Japan, Australia, and Europe the following month... (Nintendo) |
| The Bliss Girls' Choice Game of the Year 2007 | Guitar Hero II (Harmonix Music Systems) |
2008
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Waynes World | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a 2007 first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. A handheld game was made for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in North America, Australia, and... (Activision) |
| Bliss Handheld Game of the Year | The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the fourteenth game in Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. It was released after The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess for the Wii and before The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the Nintendo DS... (Nintendo Nintendo is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel.... ) |
| 4Talent Mobile Game of the Year | Bejeweled 2 Bejeweled 2 Bejeweled 2 is a web-based game, sequel to Bejeweled, developed and published by PopCap Games. In 2004, Bejeweled 2 Deluxe was released. They both add extra game modes and features to the game. Bejeweled 2 Deluxe, like all PopCap titles, is available on a "try before you buy" basis... (PopCap Games PopCap Games PopCap Games is an American video game developer and publisher, based in Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka, and currently employs about 400 people... ) |
| Mobile Game Pitch 2008 | Finders Keeper (Tobias Rowe) |
| Official Nintendo Magazine Game of the Year | Super Smash Bros: Brawl (Nintendo) |
| ESA PC Game of the Year | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a 2007 first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. A handheld game was made for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in North America, Australia, and... (Activision) |
| Activision/Blizzard Retailer of the Year | Play.com Play.com Play Ltd., trading as Play.com, is a Jersey-based online retailer of DVDs, CDs, books, gadgets, video games, DRM-free MP3 downloads, and other electronic products, as well as clothes and accessories. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Rakuten Group.... |
| Official Playstation Magazine HD PlayStation Game of the Year | Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots is a video game developed by Kojima Productions for the PlayStation 3 console. The game was directed by Hideo Kojima and made its worldwide release on June 12, 2008, ten years after the release of Metal Gear Solid and twenty years after the North American release of Metal Gear.Guns of the Patriots... (Konami Konami is a Japanese leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games... ) |
| BBC 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year | Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system... (Rockstar games Rockstar Games Rockstar Games is a major video game developer and publisher based in New York City, owned by Take-Two Interactive following its purchase of UK video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A... ) |
| Arvato Digital Services Xbox Game of the Year | Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system... (Rockstar games) |
| Edge Most Wanted Award | Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game released by Bethesda Game Studios, and the third major installment in the Fallout series. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia in October 2008, and in Japan in December 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360... (Bethesda) |
| GamesRadar.com Online Game of the Year | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a 2007 first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. A handheld game was made for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in North America, Australia, and... (Activision) |
| CVG.co.uk UK Developer of the Year | Rockstar North Rockstar North Rockstar North is a British video game developer based in Edinburgh, Scotland, best known for creating the Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings franchises in its earlier guise as DMA.... |
| E4.com Grand Master Flash Award | Stickman Madness |
| Play.com One To Watch | Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. It is generally considered to be the fifth mainstream game of the Call of Duty series and returns the setting to World War II. The game was... (Activision) |
| Future UK Publisher of the Year | Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard, Inc., formerly Activision, Inc. is the American holding company for Activision and Blizzard Entertainment. The company is majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA and was created through the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games, announced on December 2, 2007, in a... |
| Virgin Media Ultimate Game of the Year | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a 2007 first-person shooter video game, developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii. A handheld game was made for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in North America, Australia, and... (Activision) |
2009
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Family game of the year | LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet LittleBigPlanet, commonly abbreviated LBP, is a puzzle platformer video game, based on user-generated content, for the PlayStation 3 first announced on 7 March 2007, by Phil Harrison at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, California... |
| Bliss handheld game of the year | Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars is a video game for Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, and iOS, developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with Rockstar North. It is the thirteenth game in the Grand Theft Auto series, and the very first for Nintendo DS and iOS.-Gameplay:Chinatown Wars has a... |
| Retailer of the year | GAME GAME (retailer) The Game Group plc is a British video games retail company. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE SmallCap Index.... |
| Mobile game of the year | Metal Gear Solid Touch Metal Gear Solid Touch is a third-person shooter video game for iOS developed by Kojima Productions and published by Konami worldwide. Announced on December 16, 2008, Metal Gear Solid Touch is based on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots... |
| Nintendo game of the year | Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. It is generally considered to be the fifth mainstream game of the Call of Duty series and returns the setting to World War II. The game was... |
| MSN multiplayer game of the year | Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War Call of Duty: World at War is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch and published by Activision for PC, PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360. It is generally considered to be the fifth mainstream game of the Call of Duty series and returns the setting to World War II. The game was... |
| The Rampage soundtrack of the year | Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Hero World Tour is a music video game developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision. It is the fourth main entry in the Guitar Hero series... |
| Xbox Game of the Year | Gears of War 2 Gears of War 2 Gears of War 2 is a third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games with lead design by Cliff Bleszinski, and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox 360. It is the second installment of the Gears of War series. The game was officially released in North America, Europe and... |
| PC game of the year | Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game released by Bethesda Game Studios, and the third major installment in the Fallout series. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia in October 2008, and in Japan in December 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360... |
| Amiqus games UK developer of the year | Jagex Jagex Jagex Games Studio, based in Cambridge, is the UK’s largest independent developer and publisher of online games. Jagex is best known for RuneScape, the world's largest free-to-play MMORPG.... |
| PlayStation game of the year | Killzone 2 |
| Publisher of the year | Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard Activision Blizzard, Inc., formerly Activision, Inc. is the American holding company for Activision and Blizzard Entertainment. The company is majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA and was created through the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games, announced on December 2, 2007, in a... |
| Online game of the year | Left4Dead |
| ShortList one to watch | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on... |
| Ultimate game of the year, together with Zavvi.co.uk | Fallout 3 Fallout 3 Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game released by Bethesda Game Studios, and the third major installment in the Fallout series. The game was released in North America, Europe and Australia in October 2008, and in Japan in December 2008 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360... |
2010
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Action/Adventure Game of the Year in association with Nuts | Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed II Assassin's Creed II is a historical third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the second video game installment of the Assassin's Creed series, and is a sequel to the 2007 video... |
| Download Game of the Year in association with Green Man Gaming Green Man Gaming Green Man Gaming is an online digital PC games retailer launched in May 2010. It allows its users to download games and then trade back their downloads when they've finished with them for credit to use against other digital content on the website... |
Plants vs. Zombies Plants vs. Zombies Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense action video game developed and originally published by PopCap Games for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. The game involves a homeowner using many varieties of plants to repel an army of zombies from "eating their brains". It was first released on May 5, 2009,... |
| Fighting Game of the Year in association with Official Nintendo Magazine | Street Fighter IV Street Fighter IV is a fighting game produced by Capcom. It is the first numbered Street Fighter game released by Capcom since . The coin-operated arcade game was released in Japan on July 18, 2008, with North American arcades importing the machines by August... |
| Music Game of the Year in association with Total Film Total Film Total Film is a British film magazine published 13 times a year by Future Publishing. The magazine was launched in 1997 and offers film, DVD and Blu-ray news, reviews and features... |
Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Hero 5 Guitar Hero 5 is a music video game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series. The game was developed by Neversoft and published by RedOctane and Activision, and released internationally in September 2009 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, 3 and Wii consoles... |
| The One to Watch in association with MSN MSN MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its... |
Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,... |
| Online Game of the Year in association with CVG Computer and video games A video game is an electronic game that involves human interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster display device, but following popularization of the term "video game", it now implies any type of... |
League of Legends League of Legends The BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom.... |
| Portable Game of the Year in association with Habbo Habbo Habbo is a social networking site aimed at teenagers. The website is owned and operated by Sulake Corporation. The service began in 2000 and has expanded to include 11 online communities , with users in over 150 countries. As of August 2011, over 230 million avatars have been registered... |
Pokémon HeartGold/Soul Silver Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are enhanced remakes of the 1999 video games Pokémon Gold and Silver. The games are part of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, and were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS... |
| Puzzle Game of the Year in association with NGamer NGamer NGamer is a British magazine which mainly covers Nintendo video game consoles and software, and also to a much lesser extent, Sony and Microsoft consoles. The first issue was released on 13 July 2006... |
World of Goo World of Goo World of Goo is a physics-based puzzle game by 2D Boy, an independent game developer consisting of Kyle Gabler and Ron Carmel, both former Electronic Arts employees, released for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, iOS, Android and WiiWare... |
| Racing Game of the Year in association with T3 T3 magazine T3 magazine is a UK-based technology magazine, which specialises in gadgets, gizmos, and other technology.Originally, T3 stood for Tomorrow's Technology Today, but this isn't used anywhere in the magazine or on the website anymore. It's exclusively referred to as T3 or T3.com. The magazine is... |
Forza Motorsport 3 Forza Motorsport 3 Forza Motorsport 3 is a racing video game developed for Xbox 360 by Turn 10 Studios. It was released in October . It is the sequel to Forza Motorsport 2 and the third installment in the Forza Motorsport series... |
| RPG of the Year in association with GamesRadar GamesRadar GamesRadar is a multi-format video game website featuring regular news, previews, reviews, videos, and guides. It is owned and operated simultaneously in the UK and US by worldwide publisher Future Publishing... |
Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2 Mass Effect 2 is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 on January 26, 2010 and for PlayStation 3 on January 18, 2011... |
| Shooter of the Year in association with IGN IGN IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment... Game On |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Infinity Ward and published by Activision for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles and the Microsoft Windows operating system. Officially announced on February 11, 2009, the game was released worldwide on... |
| Soundtrack of the Year in association with Metal Hammer Metal Hammer Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music... |
Final Fantasy XIII Final Fantasy XIII is a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360. Released in 2009 in Japan and 2010 in North America and PAL regions, it is the thirteenth major installment in the Final Fantasy series... |
| Sports Game of the Year in association with Mousebreaker Mousebreaker Mousebreaker is a UK based casual games website founded in 2001 by Richard Pendry and Alick Stott. One of the earliest browser game portals, the site earned a reputation in terms of publishing sports and, in particular, football games. In 2008 the website was purchased by UK publisher IPC Media for... |
FIFA 10 FIFA 10 carlos leivaFIFA 10 is the 17th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label. It was released on 2 October 2009 in Europe, 30 September in Australia and 20 October 2009 in North America... |
| Strategy Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer PC Gamer PC Gamer is a magazine founded in Britain in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine has several regional editions, with the UK and US editions becoming the best selling PC games magazines in their respective countries... |
Plants vs. Zombies |
| UK Developer of the Year in association with Edge Edge (magazine) Edge is a multi-format computer and video game magazine published by Future Publishing in the United Kingdom. It is known for its industry contacts, editorial stance, distinctive anonymous third-person writing style, yearly awards and longevity.... |
Jagex Jagex Jagex Games Studio, based in Cambridge, is the UK’s largest independent developer and publisher of online games. Jagex is best known for RuneScape, the world's largest free-to-play MMORPG.... |
| Ultimate Game of the Year | Mass Effect 2 |
2011
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Shooter of the Year | Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops Call of Duty: Black Ops is a first-person shooter video game developed by Treyarch, published by Activision and released worldwide on November 9, for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii consoles, with a separate version for Nintendo DS developed by n-Space. Announced on April 30, 2010,... |
| Action/Adventure Game of the Year | Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a historical third person, stealth action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2010, Microsoft Windows in March 2011 and Mac OS X in May 2011... |
| Download Game of the Year | Minecraft Minecraft Minecraft is a sandbox-building independent video game written in Java originally by Swedish creator Markus "Notch" Persson and now by his company, Mojang, formed from the proceeds of the game. It was released as an alpha on May 17, 2009, with a beta version on December 20, 2010... |
| Fighting Game of the Year | Mortal Kombat |
| Free to Play Game of the Year | League of Legends League of Legends The BetFred League of Legends was a darts tournament featuring some of the legends of the game of darts which commenced in May 2008. The tournament is broadcast on Setanta Sports in the United Kingdom.... |
| Music Game of the Year | Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock is a music video game and the sixth main entry in the Guitar Hero series for the PlayStation 3, Wii, and Xbox 360 consoles. The game was released September 24, 2010 in Europe, September 28, 2010 in North America and September 29, 2010 in Australia... |
| The One to Watch | The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a role-playing video game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fifth installment in The Elder Scrolls action role-playing video game series, following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion... |
| Online Game of the Year | World of Warcraft World of Warcraft World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994... |
| Mobile Game of the Year | Angry Birds Rio Angry Birds Rio Angry Birds Rio is a puzzle video game developed by Rovio Mobile. Based on the wildly successful Angry Birds, Angry Birds Rio was released for devices using Apple's iOS, Google's Android and Mac OS X in March 2011. The game was released as a marketing tie-in with the 20th Century Fox animated film... |
| Racing Game of the Year | Gran Turismo 5 Gran Turismo 5 is the fifth edition of the Gran Turismo racing video game series. Developed by Polyphony Digital and published by Sony Computer Entertainment, it was released for PlayStation 3 on November 24, 2010... |
| RPG of the Year | Fallout: New Vegas Fallout: New Vegas Fallout: New Vegas is a first person action role-playing video game in the Fallout series developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and published by Bethesda Softworks. The game is based in a post-apocalyptic environment in and around Las Vegas, Nevada... |
| Sports Game of the Year | FIFA 11 FIFA 11 FIFA 11 is the 18th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label... |
| Strategy Game of the Year | StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty |
| Ultimate Game of the Year | Portal 2 Portal 2 Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle-platform video game developed and published by Valve Corporation. The sequel to the 2007 video game Portal, it was announced on March 5, 2010, following a week-long alternate reality game based on new patches to the original game... |