Stand up and be counted – shape the shortlists for Future’s video games awards
01/05/09 – Voting is now open for the 27th Annual Golden Joystick Awards and your votes will make all the difference for the world’s favourite gaming awards show.
Head on over to www.goldenjoystick.com now and have your say with your votes helping to choose the finalists across the fifteen gamer voted categories
Make sure your favourite games, developers, publishers and retailers get the love they deserve and you could now be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes.
Organised by the special-interest media group Future, The Golden Joysticks are voted for by the only people who matter – gamers themselves. At the Joysticks you’ll find no shady industry panels calling the shots – these really are the people’s gaming awards.
The Golden Joysticks have been the ultimate accolade in gaming since 1982. When the Golden Joysticks were first dished out – the Spectrum 48k was considered next-gen and the closest UK gamers got to the internet was Teletext.
In 2008, votes were cast for the likes of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Guitar Hero III and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Will 2009 see the latest Call of Duty game walk away with another armful of awards? Should Killzone 2, Halo ODST and FIFA make it into the rankings this year? Can Nintendo translate DS sales into victory for Professor Layton? Only you can decide, because it’s only your votes that count.
Bigger and better every year, the Golden Joystick Awards attracted over 850,000 votes in 2008, and with YOUR support, the event will be even bigger in 2009.
27th Annual Golden Joystick Awards
Ultimate Game of the Year
Family Game of the Year
Soundtrack of the Year
Handheld Game of the Year
The One To Watch Award
Mobile Game of the Year
Multiplayer Game of the Year
Nintendo Game of the Year
Online Game of the Year
PC Game of the Year
Playstation Game of the Year
Xbox Game of the Year
Publisher of the Year
Retailer of the Year
UK Developer of the Year
Visit www.goldenjoystick.com today. If you are fed up with your favourites not getting praise and attention from the people who write the games websites and magazines, why not join up with fellow fans online to start your own voting campaign? A little bit of hard work over the next few weeks could put that forgotten classic on the way to the recognition and immortality it deserves.
To find out more about the 27th Annual Golden Joystick Awards and to be in with the chance of winning some cool gaming goodies, visit www.goldenjoystick.com now.
ENDS
About Future
Future plc is an international special-interest media group that is listed on the London Stock Exchange (symbol FUTR). Founded in 1985 with one magazine, today we have operations in the UK, US and Australia creating over 180 special-interest publications, websites and events for people who are passionate about their interests. We hold strong market positions in games, film, music, technology, cycling, automotive and crafts. Our biggest-selling magazines include T3, Total Film, Digital Camera, Fast Car, Classic Rock, Guitar World, Official Xbox Magazine, Official Playstation Magazine, Nintendo Power, Maximum PC and MacLife. Our websites include gamesradar.com, bikeradar.com, techradar.com, and musicradar.com. Future produces over 4 million magazines each month; we attract more than 18 million unique visitors to our websites; and we host 25 annual live events that attract hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts. In addition, Future exports, syndicates or licenses its publications to 90 countries internationally, making us the UK’s number one exporter and licensor of monthly magazines.
For more information
Will Guyatt, Media Relations Manager, Future UK, 01225 822517.
