Golden Joystick
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| Awarded for | Outstanding achievements in the video game industry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| First awarded | 1983 |
| Last awarded | 17 November 2017 |
The Golden Joystick Awards, also known as the People's Gaming Awards, is a video game award ceremony; it awards the best video games of the year, as voted for originally by the British general public, but can now be voted on by anyone online. As of 2016[update], the ceremony was in its 34th year. It is the second-oldest video game award ceremony after the Arcade Awards.
The awards were initially focused on computer games, but were later extended to include console games as well, owing to the success of video game consoles such as the Sega Master System and the Sega Mega Drive in the United Kingdom. The ceremony is not related to the prize given away to successful contestants on GamesMaster, a British television show.
As of 2014[update], it is the biggest video game award show in terms of the number of votes cast; over nine million votes were cast for the 2014 ceremony. The 35th annual awards ceremony took place on 17 November 2017 in London.
Awards were presented by DJ Dave Lee Travis at a ceremony in London's Berkeley Square.
Awards were presented by Jools Holland, at a ceremony on in London.
Awards were presented by Jools Holland, at a ceremony on a Thames Riverboat.
The ceremony took place at Cadogan Hall.
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