I’m not sure if it’s the best game in the universe as the people living in the Centaurus A had some pretty good titles this year. I think we can all remember how great the Shmeckle Box exclusive Morbulon Alpha 3 was.

Anyways, the 37th Golden Joystick Awards happened and it sure was a thing. The winners were announced today at the award ceremony held at London’s Bloomsbury Big Top and live streamed on Twitch and YouTube.

More than 3.5 million public votes were cast to determine the winners in 19 categories, including Ultimate Game of the Year, Most Wanted Game and PlayStation, Xbox, PC and Nintendo Games of the Year. Five critics choice awards were also revealed, including Lifetime Achievement, Outstanding Contribution, Breakthrough Award and the Critics Choice.

Resident Evil 2 won ‘Ultimate Game of the Universe’ for some reason. Sure, it’s a meaningless award, and I love me some RE2, but best game in the universe? I’m, not so sure about that. Anyways, if you’re interested in the games that won big you can see all the winners below:

• Best Storytelling: Days Gone
• Best Multiplayer Game: Apex Legends
• Still Playing Award: Minecraft
• Best Visual Design: Devil May Cry 5
• Best Indie Game: Outer Wilds
• Esports Game of the Year: Fortnite
• Best Audio: Resident Evil 2
• Best Game Expansion: GTA Online – Diamond Casino Update
• Best VR / AR Game: Beat Saber
• Best Gaming Hardware: Nvidia 20-series Super graphics cards
• Best Performer: Logan Marshall-Green
• Studio of the Year: Epic Games
• Best New Streamer / Broadcaster: Ewok
• Breakthrough Award: Untitled Goose Game, House House
• Mobile Game of the Year: BTS World
• Outstanding Contribution: Life is Strange
• PC Game of the Year: World of Warcraft Classic
• PlayStation Game of the Year: Days Gone
• Xbox Game of the Year: Gears 5
• Nintendo Game of the Year: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• Most Wanted Game: Cyberpunk 2077
• Critics Choice Award: Control
• Lifetime Achievement: Yu Suzuki
• Ultimate Game of the Year: Resident Evil 2

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