La cerimonia dei Golden Joystick Awards 2016 si è finalmente tenuta e sono stati divulgati i vincitori delle diverse categorie per questo ambito premio. Durante l’evento londinese abbiamo assistito all’elezione di Dark Souls 3 come Gioco dell’Anno 2016. Inoltre abbiamo visto tantissimi altri premi assegnati come ad esempio Overwatch che si è aggiudicato ben 5 premi, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ben quattro se consideriamo anche quello assegnato a CD Projekt RED e a Dough Cockle nel ruolo di Geralt di Rivia.
Eiji Aonuma, director della saga The Legend of Zelda, ha ricevuto il Lifetime Achievement Award:
- Best Original Game: Overwatch
- Best Storytelling: The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- Best Visual Design: The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
- Best Audio: Fallout 4
- Best Indie Game: Firewatch
- Gaming Personality of the Year: Sean [Day9] Plott
- Best Multiplayer Game: Overwatch
- Competitive Play of the Year: Coldzera’s jumping AWP quad kill at MLG Columbus
- Best Gaming Moment: Play of the Game in Overwatch
- Upcoming YouTube Personality of the Year: Jesse Cox
- Studio of the Year: CD Projekt RED
- Innovation of the Year: Pokémon GO
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Eiji Aonuma
- Best Gaming Platform: Steam
- Best Gaming Performance: Dough Cockle as Geralt of Rivia
- Competitive Game of the Year: Overwatch
- Nintendo Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess HD
- PlayStation Game of the Year: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End.
- Xbox Game of the Year: Rise of the Tomb Raider
- PC Game of the Year: Overwatch
- Best Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year: Pokémon Go
- Breakthrough Award: Stardew Valley
- Golden Joystick Hall of Fame: Lara Croft
- Critics’ Choice Award: Titanfall 2
- Most Wanted Game: Mass Effect Andromeda
- Game of the Year: Dark Souls III