Return of the Golden Joysticks
This Tuesday, November 24, The Golden Joystick Awards will be available to watch on streaming platforms. Celebrating its 38th year, the Golden Joystick Awards presents recognition for the year’s very best in gaming. The ceremony will feature over 20 categories, with most of them being decided by the gaming public through voting. Along with the fan-voted categories, four critics choice awards will be shown as well – Outstanding Contribution, Best Performer, Breakthrough Award, and the Critics Choice Game of the Year.
This year’s Golden Joystick ceremony is hosted by Travis Willingham (voice of Thor in multiple animation shows and video games) and Laura Bailey (voice of various comic book characters in video games). Musical performances by Harry Mack and Lara6683 are scheduled, engaging in melodies of selected video game music. Additionally, some of the industry’s biggest names are set to appear, though this has yet to be disclosed.
Where to Vote and Where to Watch the Awards
Normally, the Golden Joystick Awards are annually hosted live. Yet, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the curators have switched to an all-digital approach to keep the tradition afloat. Enthusiastic players can still cast their vote for the Ultimate Game of the Year category by going to goldenjoysticks.com. Voting closes at 1 pm GMT / 8 am EST this Friday, November 20. Those that do vote will be gifted with a free ebook!
To watch the ceremony, you can go onto any of these links:
The Golden Joystick Awards is the second-oldest video game award ceremony, with the first event being held up in 1983. Before, only fans from the United Kingdom were allowed to vote. Now, players from across the world can cast their votes for their favorite titles.
Did you send in your votes for the 38th Golden Joystick Awards? Do you think your favorite game will be awarded Ultimate Game of the Year? Let me know in the comments below!
