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UK's Golden Joystick Award Winners Announced

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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion wins "Ultimate Game of the Year" in the annual UK gaming award ceremony.


The 24th-annual Golden Joystick Awards, one of the premiere gaming award ceremonies in the UK, gave out 17 awards, one of which crowning Bethesda Softworks' Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion the "Ultimate Game of the Year." The next-gen title also won Xbox and PC Game of the Year. Another multi-winner is the Nintendo's Nintendogs: the puppy care simulation won both "Family Game Award" and "Girls Choice Award."

The entire list of winners can be seen below:

Ultimate Game of the Year: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Game of the Year: Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
Family Game Award: Nintendogs
Girls Choice Award : Nintendogs
All-Nighter Award: Pro Evolution Soccer 5
PlayStation 2 Game of the Year: Resident Evil 4
Nintendo Game of the Year: New Super Mario Brothers
Xbox Game of the Year: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
PC Game of the Year: Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Handheld Game of the Year: GTA: Liberty City Stories
Online Game of the Year: Age of Empires III
Soundtrack of the Year: Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Innovation Award: Xbox Live Marketplace
One to Watch for 2007: Sony PlayStation 3
Favorite Character Award: Lara Croft
Publisher of the Year: Electronic Arts
Retailer of the Year: Game

UK gamers vote for both the award nominees and recipients.

Oct 29, 2006

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