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    Golden Joystick Winners As Bad As BAFTA's

    Man, those BAFTA awards were nutty. Games in the wrong category, games nominated that weren't even out yet...what a mess. Were the Golden Joysticks any better? We'd love to say "yes", but are going to instead bust out a resounding "no". Why? Because of the award's scheduling, the winners list reads exactly like a list of...the best games of 2006. Full list of winners after the jump, but know Gears of War and Guitar Hero II feature prominently.

    The bliss Girls' Choice Game of the Year 2007: Guitar Hero II
    The Sun Family Game of the Year 2007: Wii Sports
    The Games Radar Handheld Game of the Year 2007: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
    The 4Talent Mobile Game of the Year 2007: Final Fantasy
    The T3 Innovation of the Year 2007: Nintendo Wii
    The BBC 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year 2007: Guitar Hero II
    The Nuts All-Nighter award 2007: Gears of War
    The GameTribe Online Game of the Year 2007: World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
    The Next-Gen.biz UK Developer of the Year 2007: Codemasters
    The Total Film One to Watch 2007: Assassin's Creed
    The Vivendi Retailer of the Year 2007: Game
    Publisher of the Year 2007 - sponsored by Future: Nintendo
    Editor's Choice Award 2007 - Gears of War
    Official Nintendo Magazine's Nintendo Game of the Year 2007: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
    Official Playstation Magazine's PlayStation Game of the Year 2007: God of War II
    The PC Gamer PC Game of the Year 2007: The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
    The Sonopress Xbox Game of the Year 2007: Gears of War
    The 02 Ultimate Game of the Year 2007: Gears of War


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