The 29th annual GamesMaster Golden Joystick Awards were held this monring, and taking away the crown for the "Ultimate Game of the Year" award was Valve's Portal 2.
A number of other titles were honored at the annual event. See the full list of awards and the winners below:
- Action/Adventure Game of the Year in association with Metro UK — Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
- Mobile Game of the Year in association with MSN — Angry Birds Rio (Chillingo)
- Roleplay Game of the Year in association with Edge — Fallout New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks)
- Massively Multiplayer Online Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer — World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Fighting Game of the Year in association with Official Nintendo Magazine — Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros. Interactive)
- Racing Game of the Year in association with GamesRadar.com – Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Sports Game of the Year in association with Zavvi.com — FIFA 12 (EA Sports)
- Strategy Game of the Year in association with Official Xbox Magazine — Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Music Game of the Year in association with Habbo.com — Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (Activision)
- Free-To-Play Game of the Year in association with CVG.co.uk — League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Downloadable Game of the Year in association with Virgin Media — Minecraft (Mojang)
- Shooter Game of the Year in association with Turtle Beach — Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
- One To Watch Award in association with Shortlist — Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
- Innovation of the Year — Nintendo 3DS Outstanding Contribution — Sonic The Hedgehog (Sega)
- Ultimate Game of the Year in association with Alienware — Portal 2 (Valve Corporation)
