London – Friday, November 10, 2023: Winners within the forty first Golden Joystick Awards Powered by Intel have been revealed right now in a glittering ceremony dwell from the Royal Lancaster Resort in London and streamed worldwide on YouTube, Twitch, Bilibili, Steam, Fb, TikTok and Twitter/X.
Practically 5 million public votes have been solid to choose the winners in 20 completely different classes reflecting the exceptional quantity of high-scoring video games launched this 12 months. Three extra classes, Critics’ Alternative, Breakthrough Award and Streamers’ Alternative have been critically chosen. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Larian Studios picked up seven wins together with Final Sport of the Yr, Finest Sport Neighborhood, Finest Storytelling and Studio of the Yr, plus Neil Newbon, Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, gained new class Finest Supporting Performer.
Awards have been additionally handed out for the most effective performances of the 12 months with Ben Starr, Clive Rosfield in Last Fantasy XVI, successful Finest Lead Performer and Neil Newbon, Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, successful Finest Supporting Performer.
The awards have been hosted by Troy Baker, alongside particular friends from the world of gaming together with actors Manon Gage, Maggie Robertson, Ben Starr, Yuri Lowenthal, Stephanie Joosten, Samantha Béart and Neil Newbon; in addition to Elvira Björkman and Nicklas Hjertberg from Two Feathers and Gosia Mitręga, Government Producer of the brand new Witcher saga at CD PROJEKT RED. Plus Amelia Tyler, Narrator of Baldur’s Gate 3 who helped information viewers by means of the video games and studios that have been nominated this 12 months.
- Finest Storytelling – Baldur’s Gate 3 (public vote)
- Nonetheless Enjoying Award – No Man’s Sky (public vote)
- Finest Visible Design – Baldur’s Gate 3 (public vote)
- Studio of the Yr – Larian Studios (public vote)
- Finest Sport Growth – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (public vote)
- Finest VR Sport – Horizon Name of the Mountain (public vote)
- Finest Indie Sport – Sea of Stars (public vote)
- Finest Multiplayer Sport – Mortal Kombat 1 (public vote)
- Finest Audio – Last Fantasy XVI (public vote)
- Finest Sport Trailer – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – Official Cinematic Trailer (public vote)
- Streamers’ Alternative – Valorant (critically chosen)
- Finest Sport Neighborhood – Baldur’s Gate 3 (public vote)
- Finest Gaming {Hardware} – PlayStation VR2 (public vote)
- Breakthrough Award – Cocoon / Geometric Interactive (critically chosen)
- Critics’ Alternative Award – Alan Wake 2 (critically chosen)
- Finest Lead Performer – Ben Starr – Clive Rosfield, Last Fantasy XVI (public vote)
- Finest Supporting Performer – Neil Newbon – Astarion, Baldur’s Gate 3 (public vote)
- Nintendo Sport of the Yr – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (public vote)
- PC Sport of the Yr – Baldur’s Gate 3 (public vote)
- Xbox Sport of the Yr – Starfield (public vote)
- PlayStation Sport of the Yr – Resident Evil 4 (public vote)
- Most Wished Sport – Last Fantasy VII Rebirth (public vote)
- Final Sport of the Yr – Baldur’s Gate 3 (public vote)
In whole over 115 video games, studios, {hardware} and actors have been represented in 20 award classes voted for by the general public together with ‘Final Sport of the Yr’, ‘Most Wished’, ‘Finest Gaming {Hardware}’ and ‘Studio of the Yr’. The critics judged two awards – ‘Critics’ Alternative’ and ‘Breakthrough Award’, with content material creators awarding the ‘Streamers’ Alternative Award’.
The awards additionally featured a particular musical efficiency of “You Are My Sunshine”, a exceptional collaboration between Bloober Workforce and the Polish artist Natalia Szroeder.
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About The Golden Joystick Awards
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