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FromSoftware's Elden Ring Game Wins 4 Awards at Golden Joystick Awards 2022
posted on by Adriana Hazra
The Golden Joystick Awards 2022 ceremony announced this year's winners on Wednesday, and Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware's Elden Ring action RPG won four awards. The game won Best Visual Design, Best Multiplayer Game, Critics' Choice Awards, and Ultimate Game of the Year.
FromSoftware also won the Studio of the Year award.
Additionally, Final Fantasy XIV won the Best Game Community award, Pokémon Legends Arceus won the Nintendo Game of the Year award, and Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won the Most Wanted Game award.
CAPCOM's Resident Evil Village game won four awards at the Golden Joystick Awards 2021, including Ultimate Game of the Year, PlayStation Game of the Year, and Best Audio. Maggie Robertson won the Best Performer award for her portrayal of Lady Dimitrescu in the game. Additionally, Final Fantasy XIV won Best Game Community and Still Playing Award, the PlayStation 5 won the Best Gaming Hardware award, and Metroid Dread won Nintendo Game of the Year. Elden Ring won the award for Most Wanted Game, and Dark Souls won the Ultimate Game of All Time award.
Since its inception in 1983, the Golden Joystick Awards selects its winners by votes cast by the public.
Source: Games Radar+ (Sam Loveridge)
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