The 2020 Golden Joystick Awards in gaming saw The Last of Us 2 emerging as a big winner. The Naughty Dog title swept many nominations.
Gamesradar organized the popular event and presented the best selections with the trophy. The Last of Us 2 dominated other competing titles and won a record-breaking six awards!
Laura Bailey and Travis Willingham hosted the big event.
The Last of Us 2 shines high in the 2020 Golden Joystick Awards
The highlight of the show was definitely Naughty Dog’s blockbuster sequel to 2013’s original game. But other winners were significant as well. Hades also won the Best Indie and Critic’s Choice Award. At the same time, Fall Guys won in Best Family Game and Best Multiplayer Game categories.
Marvel’s Avengers also turned out as a surprise winner in the Best Performance section. Voice actor Sandra Saad, who portrays Kamala Khan in Square Enix’s superhero game, won for voicing the character.
All the winners of the awards
- Best Storytelling
The Last of Us 2 - Best Multiplayer Game
Fall Guys - Best Visual Design
The Last of Us 2 - Best Game Expansion
No Man’s Sky: Origins - Mobile Game of the Year
Lego Builder’s Journey - Best Audio
The Last of Us 2 - Best Indie Game
Hades - Still Playing
Minecraft - Studio of the Year
Naughty Dog - Esports Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Best New Streamer/Broadcaster
iamBrandon - Best Family Game
Fall Guys - Best Gaming Community
Minecraft - Best Performer
Sandra Saad (Kamala Khan) - Breakthrough Award
Innersloth (Among Us) - Outstanding Contribution
The Gaming Industry - PC Game of the Year
Death Stranding - Best Gaming Hardware
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 - PlayStation Game of the Year
The Last of Us 2 - Xbox Game of the Year
Ori and the Will of the Wisps - Nintendo Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Most Wanted Game
God of War: Ragnarok - Critic’s Choice
Hades - Ultimate Game of the Year
The Last of Us 2
Well, this year’s winner also brought several controversies as well. Naughty Dog’s sequel to its 2013 mega-hit title also became quite problematic for many. And on top of this, the Golden Joystick Awards event totally made Ghost of Tsushima fans furious. Because they think that it surely deserved to win the Game of the Year. And also in the Best Storytelling section.
But the victory of The Last of Us 2 has irked most of the Tsushima lovers. As per fans, the title is more worthy of picking Ultimate Game of the Year and Storytelling awards. The Sucker Punch release recently went past the sales figure of 5 million earlier this month. Sadly, it didn’t get any trophies in Gamesradar’s event.
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