Baldur’s Gate 3 emerges as the clear winner at the Golden Joystick Awards, winning so many awards that the boss can barely wear them. MeinMMO tells you what’s behind it.
What are the Golden Joystick Awards? The Golden Joystick Awards is an annual video game awards ceremony held in the United Kingdom. The Golden Joystick Awards were first presented in 1983 and have honored the best games and developers in various categories every year since.
The winners are determined by votes from players and fans. Voting takes place online and everyone can take part. This year the awards ceremony took place on November 20th – and for the first time since 2019, the awards took place in person in London and were broadcast live worldwide.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has won so many awards at this year’s Golden Joystick Awards in London that Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke can barely hold on to them all. We’ll tell you what awards these are.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 emerges as a big winner at the Golden Joystick Awards
Baldur’s Gate 3 secured the following awards at the 2023 Golden Joystick Awards:
Larian Studios, the development studio behind Baldur’s Gate 3, was honored as Studio of the Year, while talented voice actor Neil Newbon earned Best Supporting Actor for his role as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3. The game won an impressive seven Golden Joystick Awards.
This number represents the largest achievement for a single game since The Witcher 3 at the Golden Joystick Awards. In 2015, The Witcher 3 secured five awards, including the coveted title of Ultimate Game of the Year.
Here you can see Swen Vincke holding the many awards tightly in his arms and barely being able to carry them:
Which other games received awards? Two games, in addition to Baldur’s Gate 3, also won several awards at the Golden Joystick Awards this year, the popular game Final Fantasy XVI and the expansion Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.
Final Fantasy XVI won these awards:
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty won these awards:
Other Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners:
The full list and nominations can be found on GamesRadar.
With a record-breaking seven Golden Joystick Awards, Baldur’s Gate 3 emerges as a winner at the Golden Joystick Awards. The next big awards ceremony is the Game Awards on Thursday, December 7th, let’s see how many awards Baldur’s Gate 3 can bag there.
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