What simply occurred? The Golden Joystick Awards, the longest-running video video games award ceremony on the planet, noticed its twenty fourth occasion happen yesterday. It was an excellent night time for Ultimate Fantasy 7: Rebirth, Helldivers 2, and Black Delusion: Wukong, whereas there was a promise for some “completely mind-blowing issues” arriving in Grand Theft Auto 6.
The Golden Joystick Awards drew 12 million votes this yr for the 21 classes. The coveted Final Recreation of the Yr award had some sturdy contenders, together with Ultimate Fantasy VII Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Balatro, and Metaphor: ReFantazio, however it was Black Delusion: Wukong that gained essentially the most votes. Recreation Science’s debut console title additionally received the Greatest Visible Design class.
Feng Ji, CEO of Recreation Science, stated in his acceptance speech that there “would possibly simply be some surprises ready for you later this yr.”
The opposite huge winners had been the Ultimate Fantasy 7: Rebirth, which received 4 awards, and the wonderful Helldivers 2, which took house three wins. You may see the complete record of classes and winners on the backside of the web page.
One class winner that just about everybody accurately predicted was GTA 6, which took house the Most Wished award. Through the acceptance speech, Rockstar’s David Manley ramped up anticipation for the sport.
“There’s an unimaginable quantity of individuals doing superb issues on Grand Theft Auto 6, completely mind-blowing issues,” he stated. “So, it is an honor to have the ability to come up right here and settle for this award on everybody’s behalf. I want extra of us may very well be right here. Thanks very a lot everyone, and yeah, extra to return.”
It has been nearly a yr because the first and solely trailer for GTA 6 arrived (December 4, 2023) so we’re about due for some extra official reveals to salivate over. Sadly, we nonetheless do not know the 2 most vital particulars: the precise date that GTA 6 will launch and when (or if) it can come to PC.
Earlier this month, Take-Two wrote in its earnings report that GTA 6 remains to be listed as coming to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection in fall 2025. Nonetheless, each one among Rockstar’s main open-world video games from the final 20 years was delayed at the very least as soon as earlier than launch, going all the way in which again to the console launch of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in 2004. So, do not be too stunned if GTA 6 is pushed again to 2026.
As for a PC model of the sport, that also hasn’t been confirmed. It took seven months for GTA 3 to reach on PC following its console launch, eight months for San Andreas, eight months for GTA IV, after which there was GTA V, which took nearly two years to hit the platform. Even Crimson Useless Redemption 2 took over a yr.
It is arduous to think about Rockstar by no means releasing a PC model of GTA 6, however it may very well be a protracted wait. A former developer from the corporate steered it may very well be as late as 2027.
Full record of Golden Joystick 2024 classes and winners
- Greatest Storytelling – Ultimate Fantasy 7 Rebirth (public vote)
- Greatest Visible Design – Black Delusion: Wukong (public vote)
- Greatest Multiplayer Recreation – Helldivers 2 (public vote)
- Greatest Audio Design – Astro Bot (public vote)
- Greatest Recreation Growth – Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (public vote)
- Greatest Indie Recreation Self Printed – One other Crab’s Treasure (public vote)
- Greatest Indie Recreation – Balatro (public vote)
- Studio of the Yr – Staff ASOBI (public vote)
- Greatest Soundtrack – Ultimate Fantasy 7 Rebirth (public vote)
- Greatest Recreation Trailer – Helldivers 2 (public vote)
- Greatest Early Entry Recreation – Deadly Firm (public vote)
- Nonetheless Enjoying – Cell – Honkai: Star Rail (public vote)
- Nonetheless Enjoying – Consoles & PC – Minecraft (public vote)
- Streamers’ Selection Award – Chained Collectively (critically chosen)
- Breakthrough Award – Balatro (critically chosen)
- Greatest Gaming {Hardware} – Steam Deck OLED (public vote)
- Greatest Recreation Adaptation – Fallout (public vote)
- Greatest Supporting Performer – Briana White (public vote)
- Greatest Lead Performer – Cody Christian (public vote)
- PC Recreation of the Yr – Passable (public vote)
- Console Recreation of the Yr – Helldivers 2 (public vote)
- Critics’ Selection Award – Helldivers 2 (critically chosen)
- Most Wished Recreation – Grand Theft Auto 6 (public vote)
- Final Recreation of the Yr – Black Delusion: Wukong (public vote)
