Resident Evil Requiem Wins Ultimate Game of the Year at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards
The 44th Golden Joystick Awards were held on November 11 at the Troxy in London, where Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem was the biggest winner of the night.
The game took home four awards: Ultimate Game of the Year, Console Game of the Year, Best Game Trailer, and Best Lead Performer for Angela Sant'Albano, who plays Grace Ashcroft.
Indie hit MECCHA CHAMELEON also won four awards, including Best Multiplayer Game, Best Indie Game (Self-Published), Streamers' Choice and Developers' Choice.
Dispatch picked up two awards, for Best Storytelling and Best Soundtrack. PC Game of the Year went to Crimson Desert, Critics' Choice went to Big Walk, and Most Wanted Game was The Witcher 4.
Publisher Capcom was connected to seven awards in total, including Studio of the Year, Best Audio Design for Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Best Supporting Performer for Grace Saif as Diana in PRAGMATA.
First held in 1983, the Golden Joystick Awards are the world's longest-running publicly voted games awards. This year's edition featured 25 categories, 22 decided by the global gaming public and three chosen by critics. The ceremony was hosted by actor Alix Wilton Regan.
Source: Golden Joystick Awards
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Photo: 图：London 的 Troxy 剧场外景，本届金摇杆奖颁奖典礼在此举行。作者：Jim，CC BY 2.0，维基共享资源。 / Photo: The Troxy in London, venue of this year's Golden Joystick Awards ceremony. Credit: Jim, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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