The Golden Joysticks! Democracy at its finest!

I voted for Assassin's Creed III: Liberation.

Full List
Best Newcomer
The Last of Us, Makes sense

Most Wanted
Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, really more wanted then a Next gen console

Best Indie Game
Mark of the Ninja, not sure

Best Visual Design
BioShock Infinite, yay

Best Multiplayer
Payday 2, really

Best Gaming Moment
Far Cry 3 - The Definition of Insanity, really

Studio of the Year
Naughty Dog, makes sense

Innovation of the Year
Oculus Rift, makes sense

Best Storytelling
The Last of Us, makes sense

Best Online Game
World of Tanks, not sure

Best Handheld Game
Assassin's Creed 3: Liberation, really how did this win with only two VITA owners can only be like Andy said

YouTube Gamer Award
Yogscast, why is this award

Best Gaming Platform
Steam, makes sense but the joint 2nd place the 360 & ps3 makes none 3DS should be there

Best Mobile/Tablet Game of the Year
XCOM: Enemy Unknown, not sure

Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto V, yeah can understand this being here if votes were done now but not when the votes were done it wasn't even out

Hall of Fame
Activison: Call of Duty, i suppose it should be there for what the series has done

Lifetime Achievement
Ken Levine, only award I'm 100% happy with

Voting for 2014 is up

Don't know about anyone else, but I'm up for a new thread, if only to delineate the conversation between years.

This is the only thread we're ever going to use for the Golden Joysticks. I want you to check back in 20 years and laugh at the fact Cube voted for Assassin's Creed III: Liberation.

...Can I at least correct the grammar mistake in the title?

No. That's going to stand the test of time and eat you up inside for years.

(this isn't even my thread so don't know why I'm adamant it stays )

Pretty sure the fact the the year changes is enough to make the difference obvious enough. Bit of a weird one this year for me, I didn't find that there were many standout games. Also where on earth is TWD S2? GTA made the list last year without it being out when the games were shortlisted, are they genuinely saying Wolf was better?

I don't know why know TWDS2 but GTAV made the cut as it was out in September and there year is 1st of Oct to 30th of August for some weird reason.

Balla I seen something you'd like there's a proper English test on text talk for schools, so u can learn how 2 talk like tis.

Just submitted my wild guesses well-thought out votes. I've definitely been multiformat for the last few years, but honestly this last year did end up being Nintendo-centric for mainstream stuff; with the other consoles in transition, most of the interaction with them has been on an indie level, or a catch-up.

I pretty much voted indie (download title) or Nintendo.

I'm was going to be predictably cynical again and express my disappointment for some of the nominees and how as usual it's a popularity contest and again and, par for the course, handheld games aren't proper games and therefore get their own categories blah blah blah

But I've been pleasantly surprised this year. Sure, the Ninty choices are mostly obvious, which doesn't make them any less well deserved mind you, but I was actually pleased to see Layton Vs AA nominated for best story, instead of the usual suspects. And generally speaking there's a lot of variety in general, for example DEVICE 6 made it into "best original game".

Winners next week

2014 Winners:

Some questionable choices in there - studio of the year being very odd considering the reputation of that company - but very very chuffed with the GOTY winner.

Good list, well that part of it did have some good games this year (last year as these awards are confusing time frame wise).

I voted for
Best Original Game Child of Light
Best Online Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Best Storytelling Child of Light
Best Visual Design Child Of Light
Best Audio Transistor
Best Multiplayer Mario Kart 8
Innovation Of The Year Project Morpheus
Best Gaming Moment Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Best Indie Game Resogun
Best Handheld Game Pokemon X & Y
Best Mobile Game Hearthstone
Most Wanted Bloodborne
Gaming Personality Of The Year Shuhei Yoshida
Studio Of The Year Nintendo EAD
Gaming Platform Of The Year it was either 3DS or Wii U
Game Of The Year Resogun

Aye an erratic list there, Battlefield 4 doesn't deserve multiplayer purely on the absolute state it launched in (and it hasn't exactly improved)

I'm really not fond of their personality award this year. Mostly a bunch of tits (PewDie and Sarkeesian expecially).

This is why I never bother to vote in these things as the selection isn't usually varied enough, great to see Dark souls 2 take the top prize though.

Pleased to see some Nintendo recognition compared to last year. And that's all I have to say about that.

What Zero said. The awards are and will continue to be a joke anyways.

The 33rd Golden Joysticks voting is up

Why isn't Everybody's Gone to the Rapture in best audio? It's some of the best audio I've heard in a game...
Also no Metal Gear but Uncharted trilogy is fine? Wat?

It is weird as, but I'm guessing MGS will be in next years vote

Once again these awards can suck it & even more than usual since Splatoon isn't in the Ultimate GoTY category.

Best original game, multiplayer game and Nintendo game must surely go to Splatoon. But of course we all know that will never happen....

Or maybe it should go to Bloodborne, MH4U and MH4U respectively Splatoon is good but not as good as those 2.