The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, is a

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; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public, but is now a global event that can be voted online via ''

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''. , the ceremony was in its 39th year. It is the longest-running video game award ceremony, launched in 1983, and the second-oldest video game award ceremony after the Arcade Awards, launched in 1981. The awards were initially focused on

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, but were later extended to include

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s as well, owing to the success of

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s such as the

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and the

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in the United Kingdom. The ceremony is not directly related to the golden joystick prize given away to successful contestants on ''

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'', a British television show, but both properties belong to

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. In 2021, the Golden Joystick Awards celebrated 50 Years Of Games by asking the public to vote for the Ultimate Game Of All Time, which was won by the 2011 game '' Dark Souls''. The PC also received the Best Gaming Hardware of All Time Award, which was accepted by Valve president

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Winners

1983

Awards were presented by DJ

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at a ceremony in

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1984

Awards were presented by

Jools Holland Julian Miles Holland, (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Jayne County, Sting, Eric C ...

, at a ceremony on in

1985

Awards were presented by

, at a ceremony on a

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boat.

1986

The ceremony took place at

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1987

Awards were presented by

Chris Tarrant Christopher John Tarrant, (born 10 October 1946) is an English broadcaster, television personality and former radio DJ. He presented the ITV children's television show '' Tiswas'' from 1974 to 1981, and the game show '' Who Wants to Be a Mil ...

1988

The ceremony took place at

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1989

The ceremony took place at

, 11 April 1990.

1990

The ceremony took place at

, 4 April 1991.

1991

The ceremony took place at Hyde Park Hotel, London, on 7 April 1992.

1992

The ceremony took place at

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, London, in May 1993.

1994

The ceremony took place in

, on 16 May 1994.

1996/1997

The ceremony took place at Café de Paris, in November 1997.

2002

The 2002 ceremony took place at the

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on 25 October 2002 and was hosted by

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(best known for presenting ''

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'' and ''

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'').

2003

The 2003 ceremony took place at the Park Lane Hilton on 28 November 2003 and was hosted by

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2004

The 2004 ceremony took place at the Park Lane Hilton on 5 November 2004 and was hosted by

Matt Lucas Matthew Richard Lucas (born 5 March 1974) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series ''Little Britain'' (2003–2006, 2020) and '' Come Fl ...

2005

The 2005 ceremony took place at the Park Lane Hilton on 4 November 2005 and was hosted by

Jimmy Carr James Anthony Patrick Carr (born 15 September 1972) is a British-Irish comedian, presenter, writer, and actor. He is known for his deadpan delivery of controversial one-liners and distinctive laugh, for which he has been both praised and criti ...

2006

The 2006 ceremony took place at the Park Lane Hilton on 27 October 2006 and was hosted by Emma Griffiths.

2007

The 2007 ceremony took place at the Park Lane Hilton on 26 October 2007 and was hosted by David Mitchell.

2008

The 2008 ceremony took place at the Park Lane Hilton on 31 October 2008 and was hosted by

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2009

The 2009 ceremony took place at the Park Lane Hilton on 30 October 2009 and was hosted by

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2010

The 2010 ceremony took place at the Bridge Park Plaza on 29 October 2010 and was hosted by

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2011

The 2011 ceremony took place at the Bridge Park Plaza on 21 October 2011 and was hosted by Seann Walsh.

2012

The 2012 ceremony took place at the Bridge Park Plaza on 26 October 2012 and was hosted by Ed Byrne.

2013

The 2013 ceremony took place at the

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on 25 October 2013 and was hosted by Ed Byrne.

2014

The 2014 ceremony took place at the

on 24 October 2014 and was hosted by Ed Byrne.

2015

The 2015 ceremony took place at the

on 30 October 2015 and was hosted by Danny Wallace.

2016

The 2016 ceremony took place at the

on 18 November 2016 and was hosted by James Veitch.

2017

The 2017 ceremony took place at Bloomsbury Big Top on 17 November 2017 and was hosted by Danny Wallace.

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The 2018 ceremony took place at Bloomsbury Big Top on 16 November 2018, and was hosted by Danny Wallace.

2019

The 2019 ceremony took place at Bloomsbury Big Top on 16 November 2019.

2020

The 2020 ceremony took place digitally on 24 November 2020 and was hosted by

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and

Travis Willingham Travis Willingham is an American voice actor. His most notable roles include Roy Mustang in the '' Fullmetal Alchemist'' franchise, Portgas D. Ace in ''One Piece'', Ginko in '' Mushishi'', Knuckles the Echidna in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' franc ...

2021

The 2021 ceremony took place on 23 November 2021 and was hosted by

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and

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2022

The 2022 ceremony took place on 22 November 2022.

References

External links

* {{Golden Joystick GOTY 1983 establishments in the United Kingdom Awards established in 1983 British science and technology awards Video game awards Video game events Video gaming in the United Kingdom