La prestigiosa manifestazione britannica Golden Joystiq Awards 2010 è appena giunta al termine, presentando al mondo i vincitori di quelli che possono a ben diritto essere definiti gli Oscar del Videogioco. Aldilà del genere dei picchiaduro, sorprende la scarsa incidenza dei prodotti giapponesi nelle altre categorie, a testimonianza degli orientamenti di gusto del pubblico continentale. Ecco la lista delle varie categorie, pronte per essere passate al vaglio dei vostri commenti:     

Action/Adventure Game Of The Year: Assassin’s Creed 2.
Runner Up:  Batman Arkham Asylum, Red Dead Redemption

Fighting Game Of The Year: Super Street Fighter.
Runner Up:  Tekken 6, Soul Calibur Broken Destiny

Download Game Of The Year: Plants vs Zombies.
Runner Up: Battlefield 1943, Call of Duty World at War ZOMBIES

Music Game Of The Year: Guitar Hero 5.
Runner Up: DJ Hero, The Beatles Rock Band

Portable Game Of The Year: Pokémon Black / White.
Runner Up: Assassin’s Creed Bloodlines, Plans vs Zombies

Racing Game Of The Year: Forza Motorsport 3.
Runner Up:  Need for Speed Shift, Colin McRae DiRT 2

Soundtrack Of The Year: Final Fantasy XIII.
Runner Up: Brutal Legend, Assassin’s Creed 2

RPG Of The Year: Mass Effect 2.
Runner Up:  Fallout 3 GOTY Edition, Final Fantasy XIII

Puzzle Game Of The Year: World of Goo.
Runner Up: Professor Layton e il Vaso di Pandora, Scribblenauts

Sports Game Of The Year: FIFA 10. 
Runner Up: Wii Sports Resort, Skate 3

Online Game Of The Year: League of Legends.
Runner Up: AION The Tower of Eternity, Farmville

Strategy Game Of The Year: Plants vs Zombies.
Runner Up: The Sims 3, Age of Empires III Collection

Shooter Of The Year: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.
Runner Up: Battlefield Bad Company 2, Left 4 Dead 2

UK Developer Of The Year: Jagex (Runescape).
Runner Up:  Rockstar North, Codemasters

One To Watch: Call of Duty Black Ops.
Runner Up:  Fallout New Vegas, Star Wars The Old Republic

Ultimate Game Of The Year: Mass Effect 2.
Runner Up: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, Assassin’s Creed 2