Here are your Golden Joystick Award winners 2013

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The 31st annual Golden Joystick Awards have been announced! If you watched our livestream, you might even have seen our Head of UK Content, Andy Hartup, presenting the award for Best Storytelling. You've been voting for your favourite games for the past few months and at last you can see the results!

The winners of the Golden Joystick Awards presented by Green Man Gaming are:

Best Newcomer: The Last of Us

Most Wanted in association with Playfire: Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Best Indie Game: Mark of the Ninja

Best Visual Design: BioShock Infinite

Best Multiplayer: Payday 2

Best Gaming Moment in association with Absolute Radio: Far Cry 3 - The Definition of Insanity

Studio of the Year in association with MPG Universal: Naughty Dog

Innovation of the Year in association with T3: Oculus Rift

Best Storytelling: The Last of Us

Best Online Game: World of Tanks

Best Handheld Game: Assassin's Creed III: Liberation

YouTube Gamer Award in association with YouTube: Yogscast

Best Gaming Platform in association with Digital Spy: Steam

Best Mobile/Tablet Game of the Year: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Game of the Year: Grand Theft Auto V

Hall of Fame: Activision: Call of Duty

Lifetime Achievement: Ken Levine

Congratulations to all the winners. And, in case you missed the Livestream at 3pm, you should be able to watch it back here again shortly:

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