The Golden Joystick Awards will attempt to settle one of life’s age-old debates
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The Golden Joystick Awards is celebrating 50 years of video games this year and is set to answer the age-old question: which game is the greatest of all time?
The prestigious awards show, which is presented byGamesRadar+, will pit the likes ofHalo: Combat Evolved,Grand Theft Auto V, andSuper Mario 64against each other in a fight to see who will be crowned the ‘Ultimate Game of All Time’ by the public.
But it’s not just video games whose fate will be determined by the voting public. The Golden Joystick Awards will also decide what the ‘Best Gaming Hardware of All Time’ is, and includes the Atari 2600, Wii, andXbox 360to name but a few.
There are 20 nominees in each category, and while not everyone’s favorite will have made the cut, it’s an impressive list of games and hardware that is bound to split opinion. (I’m going forThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildand the Sega Dreamcast.)
Voting hasnow openedand closes at 3 pm PST / 6 pm EST / 11 pm GMT on Friday, November 12, so don’t miss your chance to register your vote for your all-time favorite. If you’re sick ofThe Last of Uswinning every award under the sun or feel like theNintendo GameCubewas ahead of its time, your vote could make the difference.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
“We are delighted to celebrate 50 Years of Games in a landmark moment for the gaming industry,” said Daniel Dawkins, Future’s content director for games. “In November 1971, Computer Space became the world’s first commercially playable arcade machine, birthing a $150bn industry from a 10-cent coin. We’re celebrating this milestone by inviting the public to vote for their Ultimate Game of All Time and Best Gaming Hardware of All Time.”
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The public vote winners will be revealed on November 23 via an online broadcast, and the event will also feature over 20 awards for the best games of 2021, including Ultimate Game of the Year and Studio of the Year.
Check out theGolden Joystick Awards 2021for more information, or follow the Golden Joystick Awards’ social media channels onTwitterandFacebook.
Adam was formerly TRG’s Hardware Editor. A law graduate with an exceptional track record in content creation and online engagement, Adam has penned scintillating copy for various technology sites and also established his very own award-nominated video games website. He’s previously worked at Nintendo of Europe as a Content Marketing Editor and once played Halo 5: Guardians for over 51 hours for charity. He is now an editor at The Shortcut.
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