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Home News Portal 2 Picks Up "Ultimate Game of the Year" Nod at Golden Joystick Awards

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Portal 2 Picks Up "Ultimate Game of the Year" Nod at Golden Joystick Awards

Posted on Friday, October 21 @ 08:00:44 Eastern by


The 29th annual GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards were held this monring, and taking away the crown for the "Ultimate Game of the Year" award was Valve's Portal 2.

A number of other titles were honored at the annual event. See the full list of awards and the winners below:
  • Action/Adventure Game of the Year in association with Metro UK --- Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
  • Mobile Game of the Year in association with MSN --- Angry Birds Rio (Chillingo)
  • Roleplay Game of the Year in association with Edge --- Fallout New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks)
  • Massively Multiplayer Online Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer --- World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
  • Fighting Game of the Year in association with Official Nintendo Magazine --- Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros. Interactive)
  • Racing Game of the Year in association with GamesRadar.com - Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
  • Sports Game of the Year in association with Zavvi.com --- FIFA 12 (EA Sports)
  • Strategy Game of the Year in association with Official Xbox Magazine --- Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard Entertainment)
  • Music Game of the Year in association with Habbo.com --- Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (Activision)
  • Free-To-Play Game of the Year in association with CVG.co.uk --- League of Legends (Riot Games)
  • Downloadable Game of the Year in association with Virgin Media --- Minecraft (Mojang)
  • Shooter Game of the Year in association with Turtle Beach --- Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
  • One To Watch Award in association with Shortlist --- Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
  • Innovation of the Year --- Nintendo 3DS Outstanding Contribution --- Sonic The Hedgehog (Sega)
  • Ultimate Game of the Year in association with Alienware --- Portal 2 (Valve Corporation)
Related Games:   Portal 2
Tags:   Portal, portal 2, valve


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  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2011 at 9:07 am
    THE YEAR AIN'T OVER YET!
    0 1
  • Bras
    Bras
    Joined: Jul 2008
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2011 at 10:29 am
    ^This


    ^Also, this is not spam
    0 0
  • Nick_Tan
    Nick_Tan
    Joined: Jul 2006
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2011 at 11:18 am
    Yeah, it's a bit early to call anything considering the ridiculous amount of awesome coming out in November.
    0 0
  • 213EDD
    213EDD
    Joined: Sep 2007
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2011 at 12:59 pm
    I may not like alienware but I do approve of the Ultimate Game of the Year tag.
    0 0
  • spanky1113
    spanky1113
    Joined: Mar 2008
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2011 at 1:15 pm
    Wait, they already gave out "of the Year" awards and it's only the end of October? Maybe since they know that a whole bunch of awesome games come out in November/holiday season, their year goes from October to October to give the giant muddle of awesome games time to sort themselves out.
    0 0
  • StickyGreenGamer
    StickyGreenGamer
    Joined: Jul 2011
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2011 at 4:27 pm
    I didn't find a spot on their site that announced what the award period was but I believe you are correct as far as October to October being the year. Which in a way is smart as it allows the hype period of a game to avoid having any impact on the actual award.

    Then again, it potentially gives an advantage to the more recent release that hasn't had time to muddle around yet.
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  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 22nd, 2011 at 1:51 am
    Then they should do the awards in February for the year past.
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  • Masterwabbit
    Masterwabbit
    Joined: Mar 2009
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2011 at 3:50 pm
    Guys, it *is* the end of the year. Well, depending on which calendar you use. I can't remember, are they using the Gregorian, Jewish, Chinese, or Klingon calendar for these awards?
    0 0
  • tinymhg
    tinymhg
    Joined: Jun 2011
    Posted: Oct 22nd, 2011 at 1:49 am
    Klingon!



    Klingons are not spam!
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  • Longo_2_guns
    Longo_2_guns
    Joined: Jun 2003
    Posted: Oct 21st, 2011 at 11:22 pm
    That's... kinda sad. I mean, Portal 2 was a great game, but it was also pretty easy and only like 7 hours long.
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