The Golden Joystick Awards 2010 have all been announced, and the full list of winners and nominees of the 28th annual event can be found below:
The Winners
Action/Adventure Game Of The Year: Assassin’s Creed II
Download Game Of The Year: Plants Vs Zombies
Fighting Game Of The Year: Super Street Fighter IV
Music Game Of The Year: Guitar Hero 5
One To Watch: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Online Game Of The Year: League Of Legend
Portable Game Of The Year: Pokémon Heart Gold/Soul Silver
Puzzle Game Of The Year: World Of Goo
RPG Of The Year: Mass Effect 2
Racing Game Of The Year: Forza 3
Shooter Of The Year: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Soundtrack Of The Year: Final Fantasy XIII
Sports Game Of The Year: FIFA10
Strategy Game Of The Year: Plants Vs Zombies
UK Developer Of The Year: Jagex
The Nominees
Downloadable – ‘splosion Man, Assassin’s Creed 2: Bonfire of the Vanities, Battlefield 1943, Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies, FIFA 10, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Little Big Planet, Plants vs. Zombies, Shadow Complex and Trials HD.
Fighting – BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, Fight Night Round 4, Punch Out!!, Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny, Super Street Fighter IV, Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars, Tekken 6, UFC 2009 Undisputed and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010.
Music – Band Hero, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero on Tour: Modern Hits, Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Just Dance, Lego Rock Band and The Beatles Rock Band.
One to Watch – Brink, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Crysis 2, Dead Space 2, F1 2010, Fable III, Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy XIV, Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach, Mafia 2, Medal of Honor, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and The Legend of Zelda Wii.
Online – 2029 Online, Aion: The Tower Of Eternity, Allods Online, Bejeweled Blitz, Champions Online, Dragonica, Fallen Earth, Farmville, Gangster City, Global Agenda, League of Legends, Need for Speed: World, Star Trek Online, Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood and Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online.
Portable – Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, Assassin’s Creed: Discovery, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Mobilised, Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Little Big Planet, Plants vs Zombies, Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver, Professor Layton and Pandora and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
Puzzle – 3D Pictocross, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth , Arkanoid Plus!, Brain Exercises with Dr Kawashima, Katamari Forever, LUXOR: Mah Jong, Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, Scribblenauts, Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll and World of Goo.