Worth Their Weight In Gold

Forza Horizon 4 and Fornite Battle Royale win big at the Golden Joystick Awards 2018.

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While OXM’s own end-of-year awards are, of course, the most definitive around (see p62), we’re always interested to see which games win big at the Golden Joysticks – because they’re chosen not by a judging panel, but by the votes of you, the gaming public. Presented once again by comedian and writer Danny Wallace, with voice actress Alix Wilton Regan (Aya in Assassin’s Creed Origins) on announcer duties, this year’s event was packed with luminaries from across the games industry, all assembled to find out your favourite games of 2018.

Unsurprisingly, the phenomenon that is Fortnite: Battle Royale took home its share of accolades, its huge fanbase propelling it to victory in both the Best Competitive Game category and the grand prize, Ultimate Game Of The Year. Forza Horizon 4, meanwhile, took home Best Xbox One Game, beating Sea Of Thieves, State Of Decay 2