Golden Joystick award winners announced

The Golden Joystick awards were handed out earlier today. (Golden Joystick is a British-based video game award show that, I think, has a little more credibility than Spike Video Game Award, primarily because it’s been around for 26 years.)

Anyway, you can watch the entire broadcast online here.

In the interest of preventing OMG SPOILERS, you’ll have to click through to see the list of winners.

Drum roll, please!

Edge Most Wanted Award
Fallout 3 – Bethesda

The Sun Family Game of the Year
Guitar Hero III – Activision

Bliss Handheld Game of the Year
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass – Nintendo

Activision Blizzard Retailer of the Year
Play.com

E4 Talent Mobile Game of the Year
Bejeweled 2 – PopCap

Nuts All-Nighter Multiplayer Game of the Year
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision

BBC1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year
Grand Theft Auto IV – Take-Two

Nintendo Game of the Year (Sponsored by Official Nintendo Magazine)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl – Nintendo

ARVATO Xbox Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto IV – Take-Two

PlayStation Game of the Year (Sponsored by Official PlayStation Magazine HD)
Metal Gear Solid 4 – Konami

PC Game of the Year (Sponsored by The United Kingdom e-sport Association)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision

Play.com One to Watch Award
Call of Duty: World at War – Activision

CVG.co.uk UK Developer of the Year
Rockstar Games

Publisher of the Year
Activision

E4.com Grand Master Flash Award
Stickman Madness – Gaumina

Games Radar Online Game of the Year
Call of Duty 4 – Activision

Virgin Media Ultimate Game of the Year
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare – Activision

That last one is the big prize, the Virgin Media Ultimate Game of the Year, and it’s hard to argue against Call of Duty 4. One quick look at Metacritic shows that damn near everyone loves it. The rest of the winners—GTA IV, MGS 4, Fallout 3, etc.—are all games we’ve discussed here from time to time.