Overwatch scoops five awards, Firewatch wins Best Indie Game: Here are all the Golden Joystick 2016 winners

It''s done! The 34th round of Golden Joystick Awards have been awarded to their rightful victors, largely through the voting power of the gaming public. Dark Souls 3 took home Ultimate Game of the Year but Overwatch got a nice consolation prize as the winner of five separate categories, more than any other game in the running.

Here's the complete list of award winners:

  • Best Original Game in association with The Sun - Overwatch
  • Best Storytelling - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
  • Best Visual Design - The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
  • Best Audio in association with DTS - Fallout 4
  • Best Indie Game in association with Kotaku UK - Firewatch
  • Gaming Personality of the Year in association with Guinness World Records - Sean Plott (Day (9))
  • Best Multiplayer Game in association with PC Gamer Weekender - Overwatch
  • Competitive Play of the Year in association with PC Gamer Pro - coldzera's jumping AWP quad kill at MLG Columbus
  • Best Gaming Moment in association with Absolute Radio - Play of the Game in Overwatch
  • YouTube - Upcoming Personality of the Year - Jesse Cox
  • Studio of the Year in association with Edge - CD Projekt Red
  • Innovation of the Year - Pokemon Go
  • Lifetime Achievement Award - Eiji Aonuma
  • Best Gaming Platform - Steam
  • Best Gaming Performance - Doug Cockle as The Witcher 3's Geralt
  • Competitive Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer Pro - Overwatch
  • Nintendo Game of the Year in association with Gamesmaster - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
  • PlayStation Game of the Year in association with OPM - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
  • Xbox Game of the Year in association with OXM - Rise of the Tomb Raider
  • PC Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer - Overwatch
  • Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year in association with Digital Spy - Pokemon Go
  • Breakthrough Award - Eric Barone (Stardew Valley)
  • Hall of Fame - Lara Croft
  • Critics Choice Award - Titanfall 2
  • Most Wanted Game in association with Green Man Gaming - Mass Effect Andromeda
  • Ultimate Game of the Year in association with GamesRadar+ - Dark Souls 3

Remember, several games that came out late or are yet to come out in 2016 will be eligible for 2017 instead. See you next year, Final Fantasy 15?

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Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and now I'm a staff writer here at GamesRadar.

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