News: Golden Joystick Votes Breaking Records
Posted by Tphi - Sep 8th 2006 13:13
Over 40,000 votes have already been recieved for this year's Golden Joystick awards, and with still over a month to go until voting closes, anything could still win!
More gamers than ever before are having their say in this years Golden Joystick Awards but theres still time for more to make their mark on the industrys most prestigious awards ceremony. The Golden Joystick Awards were founded in 1982, and are officially the worlds oldest and most respected gaming awards show. This year, the awards are announced at a glitzy award ceremony on Friday, 27th October at the Park Lane Hilton, London and for the first time, will be streamed live online at
www.computerandvideogames.com.
So far voting has smashed organisers expectations, with almost 40,000 votes have already been received across 17 award categories, almost doubling last years total. With voting open until Friday, 12th October there are apparently still no clear winners, with potential receivers of the time-honoured Golden Joysticks changing on an hourly basis.
For the first time in living memory, a handheld game could potentially scoop Ultimate Game of the Year with New Super Mario Bros. leading the charge. Axe-fans are backing Red Octanes Guitar Heroes to win the Innovation Award, whilst Halo 3 is out in front in the One to Watch category, surprisingly beating both the Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation 3.
In the hotly-contested Retailer of the Year award, as five-way scrap has broken out, with Amazon.co.uk, Gameplay.com and Play.com battling it out with high street giants Game and GameStation, for gamers hearts, minds and wallets. In the Publisher of the Year category, EA Games, Rockstar and Ubisoft are currently neck and neck for the winning position, with both Nintendo and Microsoft Game Studios recording a massive surge in recent weeks.
Have your say now at www.goldenjoystick.co.uk!
Golden Joystick Awards 2006 - Current Top Five Rankings
Ultimate Game of the Year
* New Super Mario Brothers
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
* Call of Duty 2
* Half Life 2
* Pro Evolution Soccer 5
One to Watch
* Halo 3
* Nintendo Wii
* Sony PlayStation 3
* Spore
* Crysis
Innovation Award in association with T3 Magazine
* Guitar Hero
* Xbox Live Marketplace
* Nintendo Wi-Fi Connect
* Prof Kawashimas Brain Training
* Nintendo DS Lite
Retailer of the Year in association with Vivendi Games
* Game
* Amazon.co.uk
* Play.com
* GameStation
* Gameplay.com
Publisher of the Year in association with Sonopress
* Ubisoft
* RockStar
* EA Games
* Nintendo
* Microsoft Game Studios
