Golden Joystick Awards Nominees Announced

This year’s Golden Joystick Awards nominees have been announced, marking the 25th anniversary of the UK’s oldest and biggest award ceremony. The second round of shortlist voting has already begun, with users now able to logon to the event’s site and choose their favorites from 17 categories.

Shortlisted nominees this year include Guitar Hero II, GTA 4, Crysis, Okami, God of War 2 and many other games. The ceremony will be hosted by David Mitchell, star of Channel 4’s Peep Show and feature film Magicians, at London’s Park Lane, Hilton hotel on October 26.

The full, long list of nominees after the jump.

The Sun Family Game of the Year

  • Wii Sports
  • Guitar Hero II
  • LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  • Viva Piñata
  • Virtua Tennis 3
  • Mario Party 8
  • Sims 2 Pets
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids
  • Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End

    Bliss Girls’ Choice Award

  • Guitar Hero II
  • Viva Piñata
  • Okami
  • Cooking Mama
  • Virtua Tennis 3
  • Sims 2 Pets
  • SingStar Pop Hits
  • Crackdown
  • Buzz!: The Mega Quiz
  • Rayman Raving Rabbids

    BBC 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year

  • Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • Guitar Hero II
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Need for Speed Carbon
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
  • God of War II
  • Gears of War
  • The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
  • World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
  • Okami
  • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy

    Nuts All Nighter Award

  • Gears of War
  • WoW: Burning Crusade
  • Wii Sports
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 6
  • Resistance Fall of Man
  • The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
  • Battlefield 2142
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
  • Company of Heroes

    Handheld Game of the Year

  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
  • Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
  • Final Fantasy III
  • Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
  • Killzone: Liberation
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 6
  • Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Justice For All
  • Tekken: Dark Resurrection
  • Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
  • Chili Con Carnage

    Innovation Award

  • The Nintendo Wii
  • PlayStation 3
  • DirectX 10
  • Wii Sports
  • Halo 3 Beta
  • Steam
  • Xbox Box Live Arcade
  • The PlayStation Network
  • Wii Play
  • Crackdown

    Mobile Game of the Year

  • Final Fantasy
  • Lemmings Return
  • Sims 2 Pets
  • 3D Space Invaders
  • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
  • Transformers
  • UEFA Champions League 2006-2007
  • Before Crisis – Final Fantasy VII
  • World Series of Poker Texas Hold’em
  • Orcs & Elves

    Nintendo Game of the Year

  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • Wii Sports
  • Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition
  • Pokémon Diamond/Pearl
  • Call of Duty 3
  • Final Fantasy III
  • Mario Strikers: Charged Football
  • LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
  • Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
  • Red Steel

    Ones To Watch Award

  • Grand Theft Auto IV
  • Assassin’s Creed
  • Crysis
  • Halo 3
  • Super Smash Bros. Brawl
  • Metal Gear Solid 4
  • Super Mario Galaxy
  • Fallout 3
  • Bioshock
  • Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning

    Online Game of the Year

  • EVE Online: The Path to Kali
  • World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
  • Gears of War
  • The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
  • Resistance: Fall of Man
  • Mario Strikers Charged Football
  • Guild Wars: Nightfall
  • Battlefield 2142
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas

    PC Game of the Year

  • World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
  • The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
  • Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
  • S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Chernobyl
  • Company of Heroes
  • Football Manager 2007
  • Guild Wars Nightfall
  • Battlefield 2142
  • Test Drive Unlimited
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles
  • Medieval II: Total War
  • Supreme Commander
  • Gothic 3
  • Neverwinter Nights 2

    Playstation Game of the Year

  • God of War II
  • Final Fantasy XII
  • Resistance: Fall of Man
  • Okami
  • MotorStorm
  • Guitar Hero II
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
  • Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
  • Call of Duty 3
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 6
  • Killzone: Liberation
  • Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence
  • F.E.A.R.
  • Canis Canem Edit

    Xbox Game of the Year

  • Gears of War
  • Guitar Hero II
  • Forza Motorsport 2
  • Crackdown
  • The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles
  • Call of Duty 3
  • Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas
  • F.E.A.R.
  • Viva Piñata
  • Test Drive Unlimited
  • Saints Row
  • The Darkness
  • Virtua Tennis 3
  • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 6

    Publisher of the Year

  • Nintendo
  • Ubisoft
  • Rockstar Games
  • Electronic Arts
  • Microsoft Game Studios
  • Sony
  • Codemasters
  • THQ
  • Square Enix
  • Konami
  • Capcom
  • Atari
  • Take Two Interactive / 2K Games
  • Activision
  • Sega

    Retailer of the Year

  • Amazon.co.uk
  • Play.com
  • Game
  • Gamestation
  • Gameplay
  • HMV
  • EB Games
  • Virgin Megastores
  • Gameseek

    UK Developer of the Year

  • Rockstar North
  • Codemasters
  • Lionhead
  • Rare
  • Team 17
  • Free Radical
  • Criterion
  • Sony London
  • Bizarre Creations
  • Traveller’s Tales
  • Evolution Studios
  • Realtime Worlds
  • Sports Interactive
  • FireFly Studios
  • Llamasoft

    Ultimate Game of the Year

  • Gears of War
  • World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
  • The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
  • The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • God of War II
  • Final Fantasy XII
  • Resistance: Fall of Man
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
  • MotorStorm
  • Guitar Hero II
  • Wii Sports
  • Guild Wars Nightfall
  • Okami
  • Test Drive Unlimited
  • Company of Heroes
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