{"id":5592,"date":"2017-11-17T20:37:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T20:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/309963"},"modified":"2017-11-17T20:37:00","modified_gmt":"2017-11-17T20:37:00","slug":"the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-leads-golden-joystick-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2017\/11\/17\/the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-leads-golden-joystick-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild leads Golden Joystick award winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo&#8217;s early Switch-seller\u00a0<em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em>\u00a0walked away with an armful of awards at the close of this year&#8217;s Golden Joystick Awards. The annual video game award show, now in its 35th year, solicits votes from a worldwide audience to determine the best games, developers, and personalities of the year.<\/p>\n<p>This year, <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em> earned itself the most awards of any game mentioned with a total four wins in categories such as Best Audio and Ultimate Game of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Following behind that, <em>Cuphead<\/em>, <em>PlayerUnknown&#8217;s Battleground<\/em>s, and <em>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/em> all tied for the second biggest winner of the event with two wins each, though <em>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/em> voice actor Ashly Burch walked away with two additional awards of her own.<\/p>\n<p>A list of the games and developers honored at this year&#8217;s Golden Joysticks can be found just below, while the complete award show can be viewed on the event&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/202055071?t=01s\">Twitch channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Best Storytelling:<\/strong> <em>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/em> (Guerrilla Games)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Visual Design:<\/strong> <em>Cuphead<\/em> (Studio MDHR)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Audio:<\/strong> <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em> (Nintendo EPD)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Gaming Performance:<\/strong> Ashly Burch in <em>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Indie Game:<\/strong> <em>Friday the 13th: The Game<\/em> (Gun Media, IllFonic)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best Multiplayer Game:<\/strong> <em>PlayerUnknown&#8217;s Battlegrounds<\/em> (Bluehole)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Studio of the Year:<\/strong> Nintendo EPD<\/li>\n<li><strong>Best VR Game:<\/strong> <em>Resident Evil 7: Biohazard<\/em> (Capcom)<\/li>\n<li><strong>eSports Game of the Year:<\/strong> <em>Overwatch\u00a0<\/em>(Blizzard)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Handheld \/ Mobile Game of the Year:<\/strong> <em>Pokemon Sun and Moon<\/em> (Game Freak)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nintendo Game of the Year:<\/strong> <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em> (Nintendo EPD)<\/li>\n<li><strong>PlayStation Game of the Year:<\/strong> <em>Horizon Zero Dawn<\/em> (Guerrilla Games)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Xbox Game of the Year:<\/strong> <em>Cuphead<\/em> (Studio MDHR)<\/li>\n<li><strong>PC Game of the Year:<\/strong> <em>PlayerUnknown&#8217;s Battlegrounds<\/em> (Bluehole)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Critics&#8217; Choice Award:<\/strong> <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild\u00a0<\/em>(Nintendo EPD)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most Wanted Award<\/strong>: <em>The Last of Us Part 2<\/em> (Naughty Dog)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Breakthrough Award:\u00a0<\/strong>Ashly Burch<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime Achievement:<\/strong>\u00a0Sid Meier<\/li>\n<li><strong>Still Playing Award:<\/strong> <em>World of Tanks<\/em> (Wargaming)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ultimate Game of the Year:<\/strong> <em>The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild<\/em> (Nintendo EPD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nintendo&#8217;s early Switch-seller\u00a0The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild\u00a0walked away with an armful of awards at the close of this year&#8217;s Golden Joystick Awards. The annual video game award show, now in its 35th year, solicits votes from a worldwide audience to determine the best games, developers, and personalities of the year. 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