Zelda: Breath of the Wild grote winnaar Golden Joystick Awards

De Golden Joystick Awards winnaars van 2017 zijn bekend. De grote winnaar dit jaar was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, die naar huis ging met vier awards, waaronder de "Ultimate Game of the Year"-award.

De Lifetime Achievement Award ging dit jaar naar de legendarische ontwikkelaar Sid Meier. "Ik zou hier niet zijn zonder de fans", zei Meier bij de uitreiking. "Of je nu Pirates!, Railroad Tycoon of Civilization hebt gespeeld, al onze fans over de hele aardbol hebben het mogelijk gemaakt dat ik de beste baan op de wereld heb en ik wil ze allemaal bedanken."

Bekijk de volledige lijst met winnaars hieronder:

- Best Storytelling - Horizon Zero Dawn
- Best Visual Design - Cuphead
- Best Audio - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Best Gaming Performance sponsored by The Sun - Ashly Burch (Horizon Zero Dawn)
- Best Indie Game in collaboration with Square Enix Collective - Friday the 13th: The Game
- Best Multiplayer Game sponsored by GT Omega - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

- Studio of the Year - Nintendo EPD
- Best VR Game - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- Esports Play of the Year sponsored by Intel - Agilities
- Esports Team of the Year - Lunatic-Hai
- Esports Game of the Year sponsored by Omen by HP - Overwatch
- Best Streamer / Broadcaster - Markiplier

- Handheld / Mobile Game of the Year sponsored by Bespoke Arcades - Pokémon Sun/Moon
- Nintendo Game of the Year - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- PlayStation Game of the Year - Horizon Zero Dawn
- Xbox Game of the Year - Cuphead
- PC Game of the Year - PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds

- Critics' Choice Award - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Breakthrough Award sponsored by Badfly - Ashly Burch (Life is Strange)
- Hall of Fame - Final Fantasy
- Most Wanted Award - The Last of Us: Part II
- Still Playing Award - World of Tanks
- Outstanding Contribution to the UK Games Industry sponsored by The Telegraph - Debbie Bestwick MBE
- Lifetime Achievement - Sid Meier
- Ultimate Game of the Year - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild