Competition: Predict the 2010 Golden Joystick Winners!

27 Oct, 2010

“The Golden Joysticks truly are the people’s gaming awards. Now in their glorious twenty eighth year, the Joysticks are also the oldest gaming awards ceremony in the world and the most prestigious – voted for by the only people who truly matter – gamers themselves.”

… so what do you think is going to win?

This Friday sees the 28th Annual Golden Joystick Awards, and GGS Gamer will be there – live! – reporting on the winners as and when they’re revealed. And to celebrate the Golden Joysticks’ most successful year to date – 1,543,308 public votes were cast for the 2010 shortlist – we’ve got some prizes to give away.

To be in with a shot of winning our prize pack – which includes amongst other things a Hunted: Demon’s Forge promo tee, a Rage promo tee and a £25 Amazon voucher (and whatever other goodies I can drum up on Friday!) – simply submit your picks from the following categories. Get your predictions right, and you’ll be in with a shot of winning the lot!

Simply put the category titles and your choice of winner for each into an email and pop it off to vikki @ggsgamer.com. Be quick though – the awards are on Friday, which means the competition must close in less than 48 hours time!

Action game of the year sponsored by Nuts: Assassin’s Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Bayonetta, God of War III, Heavy Rain, Just Cause 2, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Red Dead Redemption, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction and Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

Download game of the year sponsored by Green Man Gaming: ‘splosion Man, Assassin’s Creed 2: Bonfire of the Vanities, Battlefield 1943, Call of Duty: World at War: Zombies, FIFA 10, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Little Big Planet, Plants vs. Zombies, Shadow Complex and Trials HD.

Fighting game of the year in association with Official Nintendo Magazine: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, Fight Night Round 4, Punch Out!!, Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny, Super Street Fighter IV, Tatsunoko vs Capcom Ultimate All Stars, Tekken 6, UFC 2009 Undisputed and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010.

Music game of the year in association with MusicRadar: Band Hero, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero 5, Guitar Hero on Tour: Modern Hits, Guitar Hero: Greatest Hits, Guitar Hero: Metallica, Guitar Hero: Van Halen, Just Dance, Lego Rock Band and The Beatles Rock Band.

MSN One to watch: Brink, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Crysis 2, Dead Space 2, F1 2010, Fable III, Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy XIV, Gears of War 3, Halo: Reach, Mafia 2, Medal of Honour, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and The Legend of Zelda Wii.

Online game of the year sponsored by Game Gears: 2029 Online, Aion: The Tower Of Eternity, Allods Online, Bejeweled Blitz, Champions Online, Dragonica, Fallen Earth, Farmville, Gangster City, Global Agenda, League of Legends, Need for Speed: World, Star Trek Online, Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood and Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online.

Habbo.com Portable game of the year: Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines, Assassin’s Creed: Discovery, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Mobilised, Call of Duty: World at War: ZOMBIES, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Little Big Planet, Plants vs Zombies, Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver, Professor Layton and Pandora and The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

Puzzle game of the year in association with NGamer: 3D Pictocross, Ace Attorney Inverstigations: Miles Edgeworth , Arkanoid Plus!, Brain Exercises with Dr Kawashima, Katamari Forever, LUXOR: Mah Jong, Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, Scribblenauts, Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll and World of Goo.

ITN Game On shooter of the year: Aliens vs. Predator, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Bioshock 2, Borderlands, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Halo 3: ODST, Left 4 Dead 2, Metro 2033, Metriod Prime Trilogy, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat

Sports game of the year sponsored by Mousebreaker.com: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Blood Bowl, FIFA 10, Football Manager 2010, Madden NFL 10, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, Skate 3, Wii Fit Plus, Wii Sports Resort

Soundtrack of the year in association with Metal Hammer: Assassin’s Creed 2, Brutal Legend, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Final Fantasy XIII, GTA IV: Episodes From Liberty City, Halo 3: ODST, Heavy Rain, Mass Effect 2, Metro 2033, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

UK Developer of the year in association with Edge: Codemasters, EA Bright Light, Jagex, Lionhead, Media Molecule, Rare, Rockstar North, Rocksteady Studios, SCE London Studio, Team 17

Racing game of the year in association with Fast Car: Forza Motorsport 3, Need For Speed: Shift, Colin McRae: Dirt 2, Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Split/Second, Mod Nation Racers, Wipeout HD, Gran Turismo PSP, Need For Speed: Nitro, Zombie Driver

RPG of the year in association with GamesRadar: Mass Effect 2, Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Age: Origins, Fallout 3: GOTY Edition, Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, Torchlight, Risen, Dragon Age Origins: Awakenings, 3D Dot Game Heroes

Strategy game of the year in association with PC Gamer: The Sims 3, Plants vs Zombies, Warhammer 40’000: Dawn Of War II – Chaos Rising, Napoleon: Total War, Age Of Empires III: Complete Edition, Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Worms 4: Mayhem, Anno 1404, Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 – Uprising, Supreme Commander 2

Ultimate game of the year in association with GamesMaster: Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Aion, Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Metro 2033, STALKER: Call Of Pripyat, Assassin’s Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, God Of War III, Heavy Rain, Final Fantasy XIII, Dragon Age: Origins, Red Dead Redemption, Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver, Football Manager 2010, Fallout 3: GOTY Edition, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Plants vs. Zombies, Left 4 Dead 2.

Good luck!

Small Print:

• Competition closes 10am Friday 27 October 2010 GMT;
• In the event of more than one correct submission, the prize winner will be select at random from the correct entries;
• In the event of no correct submissions, the winner will be the submission with the MOST correct estimates;
• Competition is not open to the staff or families of GGS Gamer;
• Unfortunately, Twitter subscribers are not automatically entered into this draw;
• Prizes may be subject to change without notice.