Peep Shows Mitchell to host Joysticks

The shortlist for Future Publishing’s Golden Joystick awards has been revealed, along with the announcement of a new host – David Mitchell, best known for his role as Mark in Channel 4 comedy Peep Show.

The event will be held at London’s Park Lane Hilton Hotel on Friday October 26th, and consumers are being invited to vote for their favourite nominees

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The awards include cateogries sponsored by the likes of The Sun, BBC 1Xtra, Nuts and Bliss magazine.

The full shortlists for the event reads:

The Sun Family Game of the Year


• Wii Sports


• Guitar Hero II


• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy


• Viva Piata
• Virtua Tennis 3


• Mario Party 8


• Sims 2 Pets


• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix


• Rayman Raving Rabbids


• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

Bliss Girls’ Choice Award


• Guitar Hero II


• Viva Piata


• Okami


• Cooking Mama


• Virtua Tennis 3


• Sims 2 Pets


• SingStar Pop Hits


• Crackdown


• Buzz!: The Mega Quiz


• Rayman Raving Rabbids

BBC 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year


• Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess


• Guitar Hero II


• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion


• Need for Speed Carbon


• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories


• God of War II


• Gears of War


• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar


• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade


• Okami


• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy

Nuts All Nighter Award


• Gears of War


• WoW: Burning Crusade


• Wii Sports


• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories


• Pro Evolution Soccer 6


• Resistance Fall of Man


• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

• Battlefield 2142


• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas


• Company of Heroes

Handheld Game of the Year


• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories


• Pokmon Diamond/Pearl


• Final Fantasy III


• Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops


• Killzone: Liberation


• Pro Evolution Soccer 6


• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All


• Tekken: Dark Resurrection


• Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords


• Chili Con Carnage

Innovation Award


• The Nintendo Wii


• PlayStation 3


• DirectX 10


• Wii Sports


• Halo 3 Beta


• Steam


• Xbox Box Live Arcade


• The PlayStation Network


• Wii Play


• Crackdown

Mobile Game of the Year


• Final Fantasy


• Lemmings Return


• Sims 2 Pets


• 3D Space Invaders


• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition


• Transformers


• UEFA Champions League 2006-2007


• Before Crisis – Final Fantasy VII


• World Series of Poker Texas Hold’em


• Orcs & Elves

Nintendo Game of the Year


• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess


• Wii Sports


• Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition


• Pokmon Diamond/Pearl


• Call of Duty 3


• Final Fantasy III


• Mario Strikers: Charged Football


• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy


• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2


• Red Steel

Ones To Watch Award


• Grand Theft Auto IV


• Assassin’s Creed


• Crysis


• Halo 3


• Super Smash Bros. Brawl


• Metal Gear Solid 4


• Super Mario Galaxy


• Fallout 3


• Bioshock

Online Game of the Year


• EVE Online: The Path to Kali


• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade


• Gears of War


• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar


• Resistance: Fall of Man


• Mario Strikers Charged Football


• Guild Wars: Nightfall

• Battlefield 2142


• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories


• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas

PC Game of the Year


• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade


• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar


• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars


• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl


• Company of Heroes


• Football Manager 2007


• Guild Wars Nightfall


• Battlefield 2142


• Test Drive Unlimited


• The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles


• Medieval II: Total War


• Supreme Commander


• Gothic 3


• Neverwinter Nights 2

PlayStation Game of the Year


• God of War II


• Final Fantasy XII


• Resistance: Fall of Man


• Okami


• MotorStorm


• Guitar Hero II


• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories


• Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy


• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion


• Call of Duty 3


• Pro Evolution Soccer 6


• Killzone: Liberation


• Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence


• F.E.A.R.


• Canis Canem Edit

Xbox Game of the Year


• Gears of War


• Guitar Hero II


• Forza Motorsport 2


• Crackdown


• The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles


• Call of Duty 3


• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas


• F.E.A.R.
• Viva Piata


• Test Drive Unlimited


• Saints Row


• The Darkness


• Virtua Tennis 3


• Lost Planet: Extreme Condition


• Pro Evolution Soccer 6

Publisher of the Year


• Nintendo


• Ubisoft


• Rockstar Games


• Electronic Arts


• Microsoft Game Studios


• Sony


• Codemasters


• THQ


• Square Enix


• Konami


• Capcom


• Atari


• Take Two Interactive / 2K Games


• Activision


• Sega

Retailer of the Year


• Amazon.co.uk


• Play.com


• GAME


• Gamestation


• Gameplay


• HMV


• EB Games


• Virgin Megastores


• Gameseek

UK Developer of the Year


• Rockstar North


• Codemasters


• Lionhead


• Rare


• Team 17


• Free Radical


• Criterion


• Sony London


• Bizarre Creations


• Traveller’s Tales


• Evolution Studios


• Realtime Worlds


• Sports Interactive


• FireFly Studios


• Llamasoft

Ultimate Game of the Year


• Gears of War


• World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade


• The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar


• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess


• God of War II


• Final Fantasy XII


• Resistance: Fall of Man


• Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories


• MotorStorm


• Guitar Hero II


• Wii Sports


• Guild Wars Nightfall


• Okami


• Test Drive Unlimited


• Company of Heroes