The world’s longest-running popular game award “Golden Joystick Awards“The 40th nominations have been announced. This year we have two new categories: “Best Early Access Launch” and “Best Game Trailer”.
The nominees for each category, as selected by experts from GamesRadar+, Edge Magazine, PC Gamer, Play Magazine and TechRadar Gaming, are as follows:
Best Audio
Best Storytelling
Best Game Community
Best Game Expansion
Final Fantasy XIV: Akatsuki Finale
Destiny 2: Raven Queen
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
GTA Online: Contracts
Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons
Total War: Warhammer III – Immortal Empires
Best Gaming Hardware
Best Indie Game
Cult of the Lamb
Tunic
Rollerdrome
Dorfromantik
Neon White
Teardown
Best Multiplayer Game
ELDEN RING
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenue
MultiVersus
splatoon 3
Wonderlands ~Tiny Tina and the Magical World
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Best Visual Design
ELDEN RING
Horizon Forbidden West
Cult of the Lamb
Ghostwire: Tokyo
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Lost in Play
Most Wanted Game
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom
final fantasy xvi
Assassin’s Creed Mirage
dead island 2
THE PROPHECY
street fighter 6
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Collapse: Starrail
Starfield
Exo Primal
Redfall
hogwarts legacy
The Day Before
Mass Effect
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Kerbal Space Program 2
Dead Space
Nintendo Game of the Year
PC Game of the Year
PlayStation Game of the Year
Xbox Game of the Year
Still Playing
Studio of the Year
Best Early Access Launch
Best Game Trailer
The Callisto Protocol: The Truth of Black Iron Trailer
Goat Simulator 3 Announcement Trailer
Skate: Still Working On It
Bloody Hell Hotel Reveal Trailer
Time Flies
Alan Wake 2 Reveal Trailer
Voting is now open on GamesRadar+ to see which game will win the award. The Best of the Best Ultimate Game of the Year category will have a dedicated voting window on November 7th.
The three categories of “Best Performer”, “Breakthrough Award”, and “Critics’ Choice Award” were selected by journalists from gamesradar.com, pcgamer.com, Edge magazine, Retro Gamer, and Play magazine, as well as freelance writers Trusted by Future. The network will determine the winner.
The “Golden Joystick Awards 2022” will be held on November 22nd, local time.Twitch、Facebook、GamesRadar+You can watch the live broadcast at