Xbox Has A Quiet Night As Golden Joystick 2024 Winners Are Revealed

Image: Golden Joystick Awards 2024 (Future)

Earlier in the month, we mentioned that Xbox had been nominated for Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024 (Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 being that game), and the awards were revealed last night at an event in London.

As you can tell from the headline though, it ended up being a quiet night for Xbox. Only one Xbox game technically won an award at the event, which was Minecraft for the "Still Playing (Console & PC)" award. That said, Fallout did also take home the "Best Game Adaptation" award following its well-received Amazon Prime show earlier this year.

In terms of the Game of the Year award, it was actually Black Myth: Wukong that came out the victor - and it's obviously not available on Xbox at the time of writing. That said, we're hoping it could still be with us before the end of 2024.

We'll throw the full list of winners down below (thanks to GamesRadar for the list), along with some images:

• Best Audio Design - Astro Bot
• Best Soundtrack - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
• Best Storytelling - Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
• Best Multiplayer Game - Helldivers 2
• Best Visual Design - Black Myth: Wukong
• Best Indie Game - Balatro
• Best Indie Game (Self-published) - Another Crab's Treasure
• Studio of the Year - Team Asobi (Astro Bot)
• Best Lead Performer - Cody Christian (Cloud, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth)
• Best Supporting Performer - Briana White (Aerith, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth)
• Breakthrough Award (Critics Choice) - Balatro
• Still Playing Award (Console & PC) - Minecraft
• Still Playing Award (Mobile) - Honkai: Star Rail
• PC Game of the Year - Satisfactory
• Console Game of the Year - Helldivers 2
• Most Wanted Game - GTA 6
• Critics' Choice Award - Helldivers 2
• Best Game Expansion - Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
• Best Gaming Hardware - Steam Deck OLED
• Best Early Access Game - Lethal Company
• Best Game Trailer - Helldivers 2
• Streamers' Choice Award - Chained Together
• Best Game Adaptation - Fallout
• Ultimate Game of the Year - Black Myth: Wukong

If you've played it, do you think Black Myth: Wukong deserves the GOTY award? Tell us in the comments.

[source gamesradar.com]