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The '''''2018 Golden Joystick Awards''''' is the 36th edition of the [[Golden Joystick Awards]], an annual awards event that honors the best video games of that year. The event was hosted by comedian [[Danny Wallace (humorist)|Danny Wallace]] and took place at the Bloomsbury Big Top in [[London]] on November 16, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/news/golden-joysticks-2018-nominees-announced-voting-open-now/|title=Golden Joysticks 2018 nominees announced, voting open now|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|last=Hoggins|first=Tom|date=September 24, 2018|accessdate=December 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/golden-joystick-awards-2018-winners/|title=Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale|publisher=Gamesradar.com|last=Sheridan|first=Connor|date=November 18, 2018|accessdate=December 15, 2018}}</ref>
The ''2018 Golden Joystick Awards'' was the 36th edition of the [[Golden Joystick Awards]], an annual awards event that honored the best video games of that year. The event was hosted by comedian [[Danny Wallace (humorist)|Danny Wallace]], and took place at the Bloomsbury Big Top in [[London]] on November 16, 2018.<ref name="Nominees">{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/news/golden-joysticks-2018-nominees-announced-voting-open-now/|title=Golden Joysticks 2018 nominees announced, voting open now|publisher=Telegraph.co.uk|last=Hoggins|first=Tom|date=September 24, 2018|accessdate=December 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Winners">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/golden-joystick-awards-2018-winners/|title=Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale|publisher=Gamesradar.com|last=Sheridan|first=Connor|date=November 18, 2018|accessdate=December 15, 2018}}</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
Titles in '''bold''' won their respective category.<ref name="Nominees" /><ref name="Winners" />
===Best Storytelling===
{| class=wikitable
|-
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Storytelling}}
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Visual Design}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'''''
* '''''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'''''
* ''[[Forgotton Anne]]''
** ''[[The Banner Saga 3]]''
* ''[[Gorogoa]]''
** ''[[Forgotton Anne]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]''
** ''[[Gorogoa]]''
** ''[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]''
* ''[[Octopath Traveller]]''
** ''[[Octopath Traveler]]''
* ''[[Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire]]''
** ''[[Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire]]''
* ''[[Reigns: Her Majesty]]''
** ''[[Reigns: Her Majesty]]''
* ''[[The Banner Saga 3]]''
** ''[[Unavowed]]''
* ''[[Unavowed]]''
** ''[[Yakuza 6: The Song of Life]]''
| valign="top" |
* ''[[Yakuza 6: The Song of Life]]''
* '''''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'''''

** ''[[Chuchel]]''
===Best Visual Design===
** ''[[Dead Cells]]''
*'''''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'''''
* ''[[Chuchel]]''
** ''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''
* ''[[Dead Cells]]''
** ''[[FAR: Lone Sails]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''
** ''[[Frostpunk]]''
* ''[[FAR: Lone Sails]]''
** ''[[Gorogoa]]''
* ''[[Frostpunk]]''
** ''[[Monster Hunter: World]]''
* ''[[Gorogoa]]''
** ''[[Subnautica]]''
* ''[[Monster Hunter: World]]''
** ''[[We Happy Few]]''
|-
* ''[[Subnautica]]''
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Audio Design}}
* ''[[We Happy Few]]''
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Indie Game}}

|-
===Best Audio Design===
| valign="top" |
*'''''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'''''
* ''[[Far Cry 5]]''
* '''''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'''''
* ''[[Forza Horizon 4]]''
** ''[[Far Cry 5]]''
* ''[[Jurassic World Evolution]]''
** ''[[Forza Horizon 4]]''
* ''[[Just Shapes & Beats]]''
** ''[[Jurassic World Evolution]]''
* ''[[Life Is Strange 2]]''
** ''[[Just Shapes & Beats]]''
* ''[[Monster Hunter: World]]''
** ''[[Life Is Strange 2]]''
* ''[[Sea of Thieves]]''
** ''[[Monster Hunter: World]]''
* ''[[Shadow of the Tomb Raider]]''
** ''[[Sea of Thieves]]''
* ''[[Subnautica]]''
** ''[[Shadow of the Tomb Raider]]''
** ''[[Subnautica]]''

| valign="top" |
===Best Indie Game===
* '''''[[Dead Cells]]'''''
* '''''[[Dead Cells]]'''''
* ''[[Celeste (video game)|Celeste]]''
** ''[[Celeste (video game)|Celeste]]''
* ''[[Gorogoa]]''
** ''[[Gorogoa]]''
* ''[[Into the Breach]]''
** ''[[Into the Breach]]''
* ''[[Just Shapes & Beats]]''
** ''[[Just Shapes & Beats]]''
* ''[[Laser League]]''
** ''[[Laser League]]''
* ''[[Minit (video game)|Minit]]''
** ''[[Minit (video game)|Minit]]''
* ''[[Opus Magnum (video game)|Opus Magnum]]''
** ''[[Opus Magnum (video game)|Opus Magnum]]''
* ''[[Owlboy]]''
** ''[[Owlboy]]''
* ''[[Steamworld Dig 2]]''
** ''[[SteamWorld Dig 2]]''
|-

===Best Competitive Game===
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Competitive Game}}
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Co-operative Game}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]'''''
* '''''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]'''''
* ''[[Arena of Valor]]''
** ''[[Arena of Valor]]''
* ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]''
** ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''
** ''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''
* ''[[FIFA 19]]''
** ''[[FIFA 19]]''
* ''[[Forza Horizon 4]]''
** ''[[Forza Horizon 4]]''
* ''[[Laser League]]''
** ''[[Laser League]]''
* ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
** ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
* ''[[PES 2019]]''
** ''[[PES 2019]]''
* ''[[Paladins (video game)|Paladins]]''
** ''[[Paladins (video game)|Paladins]]''
| valign="top" |

===Best Co-operative Game===
* '''''[[Monster Hunter: World]]'''''
* '''''[[Monster Hunter: World]]'''''
* ''[[A Way Out (video game)|A Way Out]]''
** ''[[Far Cry 5]]''
* ''[[Far Cry 5]]''
** ''[[Firewall Zero Hour]]''
* ''[[Firewall Zero Hour]]''
** ''[[No Man's Sky Next]]''
* ''[[No Man's Sky Next]]''
** ''[[Overcooked 2]]''
* ''[[Overcooked 2]]''
** ''[[Sea of Thieves]]''
* ''[[Sea of Thieves]]''
** ''[[State of Decay 2]]''
* ''[[State of Decay 2]]''
** ''[[Unravel Two]]''
* ''[[Unravel Two]]''
** ''[[Warhammer: Vermintide 2]]''
* ''[[Warhammer: Vermintide 2]]''
** ''[[A Way Out (video game)|A Way Out]]''
|-

===Still Playing Award===
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Still Playing Award}}
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|E-Sports Game of the Year}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[World of Tanks]]'''''
* '''''[[World of Tanks]]'''''
* ''[[Destiny 2]]''
** ''[[Destiny 2]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy 14]]''
** ''[[Final Fantasy XIV]]''
* ''[[Hearthstone]]''
** ''[[Hearthstone]]''
* ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]''
** ''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]''
* ''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]''
** ''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]''
* ''[[Pokémon Go]]''
** ''[[Pokémon Go]]''
* ''[[Rainbow Six Siege]]''
** ''[[Rainbow Six Siege]]''
* ''[[Warframe]]''
** ''[[Warframe]]''
* ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
** ''[[World of Warcraft]]''
| valign="top" |

* '''''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'''''
===E-Sports Game of the Year===
*'''''[[Overwatch (video game)|Overwatch]]'''''
** ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]]''
* ''[[Counter-Strike: Global Offensive]]''
** ''[[Dota 2]]''
* ''[[Dota 2]]''
** ''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball FighterZ]]''
** ''[[FIFA 18]]''
* ''[[FIFA 18]]''
** ''[[League of Legends]]''
* ''[[League of Legends]]''
** ''[[Rainbow Six Siege]]''
* ''[[Rainbow Six Siege]]''
** ''[[Rocket League]]''
* ''[[Rocket League]]''
** ''[[Street Fighter V]]''
|-
* ''[[Street Fighter V]]''
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Mobile Game}}

! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Nintendo Game}}
===Best Mobile Game===
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]'''''
* '''''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]'''''
* ''[[Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp]]''
** ''[[Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp]]''
* ''[[Donut County]]''
** ''[[Donut County]]''
* ''[[Florence (video game)|Florence]]''
** ''[[Florence (video game)|Florence]]''
* ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]''
** ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]''
* ''[[GNOG]]''
** ''[[GNOG]]''
* ''Million Onion Hotel''
** ''Million Onion Hotel''
* ''[[Pokémon Quest]]''
** ''[[Pokémon Quest]]''
* ''[[Reigns: Her Majesty]]''
** ''[[Reigns: Her Majesty]]''
| valign="top" |

===Best Nintendo Game===
* '''''[[Octopath Traveler]]'''''
* '''''[[Octopath Traveler]]'''''
* ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
** ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]''
* ''[[De Blob 2]]''
** ''[[De Blob 2]]''
* ''[[Detective Pikachu]]''
** ''[[Detective Pikachu (video game)|Detective Pikachu]]''
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
** ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
* ''[[Hollow Knight]]''
** ''[[Hollow Knight]]''
* ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
** ''[[Mario Tennis Aces]]''
* ''[[Nintendo Labo]]''
** ''[[Nintendo Labo]]''
* ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
** ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''
|-

===Best PlayStation Game===
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best PlayStation Game}}
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best PC Game}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'''''
* '''''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'''''
* ''[[Detroit: Become Human]]''
** ''[[Detroit: Become Human]]''
* ''[[Firewall: Zero Hour]]''
** ''[[Firewall: Zero Hour]]''
* ''[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]''
** ''[[Spider-Man (2018 video game)|Marvel's Spider-Man]]''
* ''[[Moss (video game)|Moss]]''
** ''[[Moss (video game)|Moss]]''
* ''[[Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom]]''
** ''[[Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom]]''
** ''The Persistence''
* ''[[Shadow of the Colossus (2018 video game)|Shadow of the Colossus]]''
** ''[[Shadow of the Colossus (2018 video game)|Shadow of the Colossus]]''
* ''The Persistence''
* ''[[Yakuza 6: The Song of Life]]''
** ''[[Yakuza 6: The Song of Life]]''
| valign="top" |

===Best PC Game===
* '''''[[Subnautica]]'''''
* '''''[[Subnautica]]'''''
* ''[[BattleTech (video game)|Battletech]]''
** ''[[BattleTech (video game)|Battletech]]''
* ''[[Frostpunk]]''
** ''[[Frostpunk]]''
* ''[[Into the Breach]]''
** ''[[Into the Breach]]''
* ''[[Kingdom Come: Deliverance]]''
** ''[[Kingdom Come: Deliverance]]''
* ''[[Opus Magnum (video game)|Opus Magnum]]''
** ''[[Opus Magnum (video game)|Opus Magnum]]''
* ''[[Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire]]''
** ''[[Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire]]''
* ''[[Surviving Mars]]''
** ''[[Surviving Mars]]''
* ''[[Two Point Hospital]]''
** ''[[Two Point Hospital]]''
* ''[[Warhammer: Vermintide 2]]''
** ''[[Warhammer: Vermintide 2]]''
|-

! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Xbox Game}}
===Best Xbox Game===
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best VR Game}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Forza Horizon 4]]'''''
* '''''[[Forza Horizon 4]]'''''
* ''[[Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice]]''
** ''[[Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice]]''
* ''[[Nier: Automata]]''
** ''[[Nier: Automata]]''
* ''[[No Man's Sky Next]]''
** ''[[No Man's Sky Next]]''
* ''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]''
** ''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]''
* ''[[Sea of Thieves]]''
** ''[[Sea of Thieves]]''
* ''[[State of Decay 2]]''
** ''[[State of Decay 2]]''
* ''[[Warhammer: Vermintide 2]]''
** ''[[Warhammer: Vermintide 2]]''
| valign="top" |

===Best VR Game===
* '''''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR]]'''''
* '''''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR]]'''''
* ''[[Firewall Zero Hour]]''
** ''[[Firewall Zero Hour]]''
* ''[[Flotilla 2]]''
** ''[[Flotilla 2]]''
* ''[[GNOG]]''
** ''[[GNOG]]''
* ''[[Moss (video game)|Moss]]''
** ''[[Moss (video game)|Moss]]''
* ''Sprint Vector''
** ''The Persistence''
* ''The Persistence''
** ''Sprint Vector''
* ''[[Transference (video game)|Transference]]''
** ''[[Transference (video game)|Transference]]''
* ''[[Wipeout Omega Collection]]''
** ''[[Wipeout Omega Collection]]''
|-

===Most Wanted Game===
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Most Wanted Game}}
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Studio of the Year}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Cyberpunk 2077]]'''''
* '''''[[Cyberpunk 2077]]'''''
* ''[[Anthem (video game)|Anthem]]''
** ''[[Anthem (video game)|Anthem]]''
* ''[[Battlefield V]]''
** ''[[Battlefield V]]''
* ''[[Control (video game)|Control]]''
** ''[[Control (video game)|Control]]''
* ''[[Death Stranding]]''
** ''[[Death Stranding]]''
* ''[[Doom Eternal]]''
** ''[[Doom Eternal]]''
* ''[[Dreams (video game)|Dreams]]''
** ''[[Dreams (video game)|Dreams]]''
* ''[[Ghost of Tsushima]]''
** ''[[Ghost of Tsushima]]''
* ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''
** ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''
* ''[[Metro Exodus]]''
** ''[[The Last of Us Part II]]''
* ''[[Ooblets]]''
** ''[[Metro Exodus]]''
* ''[[Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice]]''
** ''[[Ooblets]]''
** ''[[Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice]]''
* ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
** ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
| valign="top" |
* ''[[The Last of Us Part II]]''
* '''[[Santa Monica Studio]]'''

** [[Bluepoint Games]]
===Studio of the Year===
** [[Capcom]]
* '''''[[SIE Santa Monica Studio]]'''''
* ''[[Bluepoint Games]]''
** [[Epic Games]]
* ''[[Capcom]]''
** [[Insomniac Games]]
* ''[[Epic Games]]''
** [[Motion Twin]]
** [[Rare (company)|Rare]]
* ''[[Insomniac Games]]''
* ''[[Motion Twin]]''
** [[Stoic (company)|Stoic]]
* ''[[Rare (company)|Rare]]''
** [[Subset Games]]
** [[Unknown Worlds Entertainment]]
* ''[[Stoic Studio]]''
|-
* ''[[Subset Games]]''
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Best Streamer}}
* ''[[Unknown Worlds Entertainment]]''
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Breakthrough Award}}

|-
===Best Streamer===
| valign="top" |
* '''[[Bryan Dechart]]'''''
* '''[[Bryan Dechart]]'''

| valign="top" |
===Breakthrough Award===
* '''''[[Unknown Worlds Entertainment]]'''''
* '''''[[Unknown Worlds Entertainment]]'''''
|-

===Critics Choice Award===
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Critics Choice Award}}
! style="background:#708090; width:50em;" | {{color|white|Lifetime Achievement Award}}
|-
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'''''
* '''''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'''''
| valign="top" |

* '''[[Hidetaka Miyazaki]]'''
===Lifetime Achievement Award===
|}
* '''[[Hidetaka Miyazaki]]'''''


==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 7 November 2024

2018 Golden Joystick Awards
DateNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
VenueBloomsbury Big Top
CountryUnited Kingdom
Hosted byDanny Wallace
Highlights
Most awardsGod of War (4)
Game of the YearFortnite Battle Royale
Lifetime AchievementHidetaka Miyazaki
Golden Joystick Awards

The 2018 Golden Joystick Awards was the 36th edition of the Golden Joystick Awards, an annual awards event that honored the best video games of that year. The event was hosted by comedian Danny Wallace, and took place at the Bloomsbury Big Top in London on November 16, 2018.[1][2]

Awards and nominations

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Titles in bold won their respective category.[1][2]

Best Storytelling Best Visual Design
Best Audio Design Best Indie Game
Best Competitive Game Best Co-operative Game
Still Playing Award E-Sports Game of the Year
Best Mobile Game Best Nintendo Game
Best PlayStation Game Best PC Game
Best Xbox Game Best VR Game
Most Wanted Game Studio of the Year
Best Streamer Breakthrough Award
Critics Choice Award Lifetime Achievement Award

References

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  1. ^ a b Hoggins, Tom (September 24, 2018). "Golden Joysticks 2018 nominees announced, voting open now". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Sheridan, Connor (November 18, 2018). "Golden Joystick Awards 2018 winners: God of War wins big but Fortnite gets Victory Royale". Gamesradar.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
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