Ori and the Blind Forest won the Best Xbox Game and Best Audio at the Golden Joystick Awards on October 30. The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People’s Gaming Awards, is the second oldest game award ceremony after the Arcade Awards, by awarding the best home computer and video games of the year, as voted for by the British general public.
Here are some of the other notable winners available on Windows and Xbox:
• Best Storytelling – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Best Visual Design – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Best Audio – Ori and the Blind Forest
• Best Multiplayer Game – Grand Theft Auto Online
• Best Indie Game – Kerbal Space Program
• Playfire Most Played Award – Grand Theft Auto 5
• Best Gaming Moment: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Innovation of the Year – First-person mode of Grand Theft Auto 5
• Gaming Platform of the Year – Steam
• Xbox Game of the Year – Ori and the Blind Forest
• PC Game of the Year – Grand Theft Auto 5
• Most Wanted Game – Fallout 4
• Game of the Year – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Critic’s Choice – Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain
Source: GamesRadar
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