2012 Golden Joystick Awards - Skyrim wins Ultimate Game of the Year (original) (raw)

Winners of the 2012 Golden Joystick Awards have been announced, and Skyrim walked away with three: Ultimate Game of the Year, Best Gaming Moment, and Best RPG.

The winners are listed below in bold:

Best Action-Adventure

• Asura’s Wrath
• Sonic Generations – Sega
• Prototype 2
• Saints Row the Third
• Dead Island
• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Batman: Arkham City
• Darksiders II
• Sleeping Dogs

Best use of DLC

• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Dawnguard)
• Asura’s Wrath (Ryu)
• Hitman: Absolution (Sniper Challenge)
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution (The Missing Link)
• Rock Band 3 (Gold Star My Heart)
• The Gunstringer (Wavy Tube Man Chronicles)
• Gears of War 3 (RAAM’s Shadow)
• SSX ((Mount Eddie & Classic Characters))
• FIFA 12 (Euro 2012)
• The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings (Enhanced Edition)
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Creation Kit)
• Portal 2 (Perpetual Testing Initiative)
• Sniper Elite V2 (Kill Hitler)
• Batman: Arkham City (Harley Quinn’s Revenge)

Best Download Game

• Pullblox
• Sine Mora
• Renegade Ops
• Trine 2
• Skullgirls
• NFL Blitz
• I Am Alive
• Lone Survivor
• Closure
• Legend of Grimrock
• Botanicula
• Dear Esther
• The Walking Dead: Episode 1 – A New Day
• Minecraft (360)
• Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
• Trials Evolution
• Fez
• Journey
• Deadlight
• Superbros

Best Fighter

• Mortal Kombat Komplete
• BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm – Generations
• Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3
• Soul Calibur V
• Street Fighter X Tekken
• UFC Undisputed 3

Best Handheld Game

• Gravity Rush
• Super Mario Land 3DS
• Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance
• Mario Kart 7
• Wipeout 2048
• Kid Icarus: Uprising
• Resident Evil: Revelations
• Uncharted: Golden Abyss

Best MMO Shortlist

• The Secret World
• Eve Online
• Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard
• TERA
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Rift
• Runescape
• League of Legends
• World of Tanks

Best Mobile or Tablet Game

• Waking Mars
• SpellTower
• LostWinds2: Winter of the Melodias
• Fireball SE
• Whale Trail
• CodeRunner
• Assassin’s Creed: Recollection
• Temple Run
• Shadowgun
• Chaos Rings II
• Beat Sneak Bandit
• Hero Academy
• Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation
• Gridrunner
• Mass Effect: Infiltrator
• Shark Dash
• Angry Birds Space
• Fibble – Flick ‘n’ Roll
• Infinity Blade II
• Pocket Planes

Best Racing Game

• Twisted Metal
• Need for Speed: The Run
• F1 2011
• Forza 4
• Driver: San Francisco
• TrackMania 2 Canyon
• Dirt Showdown
• Ridge Racer Unbounded

Best RPG

• Xenoblade Chronicles
• Dragon’s Dogma
• Final Fantasy XIII-2
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• Diablo III
• Dark Souls
• Mass Effect 3
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• The Witcher 2: AoK Enhanced Edition (360)

Best Shooter

• Binary Domain
• Halo: Anniversary
• Syndicate
• Starhawk
• Spec Ops: The Line
• Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
• The Darkness 2
• Rage
• Resistance 3
• Max Payne 3
• Gears of War 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Battlefield 3
• Tribes Ascend

Best Browser Game

• Ghost Recon Commander
• Sim City Social
• Marvel Avengers Alliance
• Hello Adventure
• Raze 2
• Kingdom Rush
• New Star Soccer 5
• Triple Town
• Reprisal
• Galaxy Life
• Castleville
• Car Town
• Draw Something
• Slender

Best Sports Game

• Madden NFL 12
• Tiger Woods PGA 13
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
• NBA 2K12
• SSX
• NHL 12
• Football Manager 2012
• FIFA 12

Best Strategy Game

• Unity of Command
• Wargame: European Escalation
• Crusader Kings 2
• Might and Magic: Heroes VI
• Civilization V: Gods and Kings
• Tropico 4: Modern Times
• Total War: Shogun 2 – Fall of the Samurai
• ANNO 2070
• Age of Empires Online

The One to Watch Award

• Star Wars 1313
• Beyond: Two Souls
• Splinter Cell: Blacklist
• Pikmin 3
• ZombiU
• Watch Dogs
• Gears of War: Judgment
• Aliens: Colonial Marines
• Tomb Raider
• Hitman: Absolution
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• The Last of Us
• Bioshock: Infinite
• GTA V
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
• Crysis 3
• Total War: Rome 2
• Assassin’s Creed III
• Halo 4
• Dead Space 3

Top Gaming Moment

• Mass Effect 3 – Tuchanka Choice
• Resident Evil: Revelations – Two Ships!
• Sonic Generations – City Escape
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – ‘Turbulence’
• Gears of War 3 – ‘Score a Point for the Cougars’
• Journey – The Ending
• Asura’s Wrath – Asura vs. Wyzen
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword – Sand Sea
• Batman: Arkham City – The Ending
• Uncharted 3 – ‘Sink or Swim’
• Max Payne 3 – Hoboken Graveyard Shootout
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Throat of the World
• The Darkness 2 – Alternate Ending
• Battlefield 3 – ‘Going Hunting’
• Dark Souls – Beating Ornstein & Smough
• The Witcher 2: AoK – Bathhouse Bonk
• Dragon’s Dogma – Griffon Battle
• Sniper Elite V2 – Assassinating Hitler
• Spec Ops: The Line – White Phosphorus

The Golden Joystick Ultimate Game Award

• Diablo III
• Kid Icarus: Uprising
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Resident Evil: Revelations
• Max Payne 3
• Gears of War 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
• Battlefield 3
• Trials Evolution
• Journey
• FIFA 12
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Dark Souls
• Mass Effect 3
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
• Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
• Batman: Arkham City
• Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
• Forza 4

YouTube Gamer of the Year went to Yogscast, and EA won the award for Outstanding Contribution for its FIFA series.

The 30th annual Golden Joysticks Awards took place at the Westminster Park Plaza.