Baldur's Gate three sweeps Golden Joystick Awards, Starfield secures Xbox Game of the Year



The 41st Golden Joystick Awards came about on the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London this week, and it must come as no wonder to study that one game absolutely ruled lawsuits: Baldur's Gate 3, winner of 7 awards including the coveted Ultimate Game of the Year. There became additionally a massive award for Starfield, which received Xbox Game of the Year.

2023 has been one of the first-class years for sport releases in current memory – right here's a few PC titles you need to be gambling. But Baldur's Gate 3 has stood above the rest as the highest-rated PC game ever on Metacritic, the best universal recreation ever on OpenCritic, PC Gamer UK's satisfactory-scoring game of all time, and the listing goes on.

The Golden Joystick Awards is also called the People's Gaming Awards as the winners are voted for by the general public. Five million people showed their love for Baldur's Gate three via crowning it winner inside the storytelling, high-quality visual layout, studio of the year (Larian), best sport network, fine-helping performer (Neil Newbon as Astarion), PC sport of the yr, and the closing game of the 12 months classes. You can see the whole listing of nominees and winners at the bottom of the web page.

Only a further sport secured more than one awards all through the occasion: Final Fantasy sixteen, for high-quality audio and actor best lead performer - Ben Starr for his performance as Clive Rosfield.

Some different outstanding winners covered the once-hated No Man's Sky. Thanks to its outstanding turnaround in fortunes considering being released in 2016, the distance/survival recreation secured the Still Playing award. Another unsurprising win went to the tremendous Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty for fine enlargement, whilst the critics' preference award went to every other top identify of 2023, Alan Wake II. As for the most desired game among citizens, that turned into Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

One game that hasn't been as universally loved as Baldur's Gate 3 is Starfield. Bethesda's big adventure RPG changed into one of the maximum predicted video games in years, but it is truthful to mention that the reception failed to live as much as the hype in many instances. However, no matter a user score of 7.Zero on Metacritic, electorate nonetheless chose Starfield because the Xbox sport of the year. Its class wasn't the strongest, admittedly - Chants of Sennaar, Hi-Fi Rush, Planet of Lana, Dead Space Remake, and Pentiment – and even as this writer is a big fan of the remaining two, I'd still have predicted Starfield to win here.

Full listing of nominations and winners:

Best Storytelling

• Baldur's Gate 3 (winner)
• The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood
• Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon
• Oxenfree 2: Lost Signals
• Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Still Playing

• No Man's Sky (winner)
• Genshin Impact
• The Sims 4
• Fortnite
• Naraka Bladepoint
• GTA Online
• Warframe
• Valorant
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive / Counter-Strike 2
• Apex Legends
• Dota 2
• Call of Duty

Best Visual Design

• Baldur's Gate three (winner)
• Starfield
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Viewfinder
• Lies of P
• Street Fighter 6

Studio of the Year

• Larian Studios (winner)
• Digital Eclipse
• Nintendo EPD
• Mimimi Games
• Remedy Entertainment
• CD Projekt Red

Best Game Expansion

• Power Wash Simulator DLC
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (winner)
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
• The Case of the Golden Idol Mysteries: The Lemurian Vampire and Spider of Lanka
• Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania
• A Little to the Left: Cupboards & Drawers

Best Indie Game

• Dave the Diver
• Pizza Tower
• Dredge
• Cocoon
• Viewfinder
• Sea of Stars (winner)

Best Multiplayer Game

• Exoprimal
• Diablo four
• Street Fighter 6
• Remnant 2
• Mortal Kombat 1 (winner)
• We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

Best Audio

• Stray Gods
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Bomb Rush Cyberfunk
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Final Fantasy 16 (winner)

Best Game Trailer

• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - Official Cinematic Trailer (winner)
• Alan Wake 2 - The Dark Place Gameplay Trailer
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Official Trailer ssharpp3
• Baby Steps Reveal Trailer
• Mortal Kombat 1 - Official It's In Our Blood Trailer
• Dave the Diver - Official Release Month And Accolades Trailer

Best Game Community

• Final Fantasy 14
• Warframe
• Baldur's Gate 3 (winner)
• Deep Rock Galactic
• Dreams
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best VR sport

• C-Smash VRS
• Horizon Call of the Mountain (winner)
• Synapse
• Vertigo 2 VR
• F1 23 VR
• The Light Brigade

Best Gaming Hardware

• PlayStation VR2 (winner)
• Turtle Beach Stealth Pro Headset
• Alienware 34 AW3423DWF
• Nitro Deck
• ASUS ROG Strix Scope II ninety six
• Samsung 990 PRO

Breakthrough Award

Cocoon / Geometric Interactive

Critics' Choice Award

Alan Wake 2

Best Streaming Game

Valorant

Best Lead Performer

• Ben Starr - Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy sixteen (winner)
• Yuri Lowenthal - Peter Parker in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Cameron Monaghan - Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Ilkka Villi and Matthew Porretta - Alan Wake in Alan Wake 2
• Nadji Jeter - Miles Morales in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Ellise Chappell - Kathy Johanson in Deliver Us Mars
• Melanie Liburd - Saga Anderson in Alan Wake 2

Best Supporting Performer

• Laura Bailey - Mary Jane in Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Neil Newbon - Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3 (winner)
• Cissy Jones - Andreja in Starfield
• Amelia Tyler - Narrator in Baldur's Gate 3
• Ralph Ineson - Cidolfus Telamon in Final Fantasy 16
• Patricia Summersett - Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Idris Elba - Solomon Reed in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Nintendo Game of the Year

• Pikmin four
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (winner)
• Fire Emblem Engage
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Octopath Traveller 2
• Fae Farm

PC Game of the Year

• Baldur's Gate 3 (winner)
• Diablo 4
• Dave the Diver
• Tchia
• System Shock
• Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew

PlayStation Game of the Year

• Final Fantasy sixteen
• Resident Evil 4 (winner)
• Street Fighter 6
• Humanity
• Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Xbox Game of the Year

• Starfield (winner)
• Chants of Sennaar
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Planet of Lana
• Dead Space
• Pentiment

Most Wanted Game

• Death Stranding 2
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (winner)
• Tekken 8
• Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
• Hades 2
• Fable
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• Everywhere
• Frostpunk 2
• Ark 2
• Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater
• Persona three Reload
• Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles
• Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
• Pacific Drive
• Black Myth: Wukong
• Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
• Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin

Ultimate Game of the Year

• Baldur's Gate 3 (winner)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
• Alan Wake 2
• Resident Evil four
• Cocoon
• Starfield
• Final Fantasy sixteen
• Diablo four
• Forza Motorsport
• Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
• Assassin's Creed Mirage
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Street Fighter 6
• Metroid Prime Remastered
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Lords of the Fallen
• Dead Space
• Sea of Stars