The Golden Joystick Awards 2026 will be held in London, with the ceremony set for November 11 and a subtitled broadcast on Niconico Live on November 12 at 3:00 Japan time. Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, and Pokemon Pokopia are among the nominees for Ultimate Game of the Year.
The Golden Joystick Awards 2026 opened Ultimate Game of the Year voting on October 26, with the window running through October 30. The winner is to be announced at a ceremony in London, which the awards have called home since 1983. The shortlist covers games released between November 8, 2025 and October 25, 2026, a cutoff that leaves Grand Theft Auto VI out because it arrives November 19.
Twelve titles make the shortlist, including Resident Evil Requiem, Pokemon Pokopia, Pragmata, Phantom Blade Zero and Big Walk. Metacritic scores put Big Walk at the top with 91, Forza Horizon 6 at 90, Resident Evil Requiem and Pokemon Pokopia tied at 89, and Phantom Blade Zero at 88. The top prize last year went to Clair Expediton 33. Categories outside the top prize include Best Lead Performer, where Aaron Paul is nominated for Dispatch and Patrick Gibson for 007 First Light.
As the ceremony approaches, the awards confirmed a subtitled stream on Niconico Live for November 12 at 3:00 Japan time, putting the London event in front of Japanese viewers live. The same weekly broadcast roundup lists a Fate/Grand Order program on November 11 and a DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation 9th anniversary stream on November 15.
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The Golden Joystick Awards 2026, held in London, will stream with interpreted subtitles on November 12 at 3:00 Japan time on Niconico Live. Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, and Pokemon Pokopia are nominated for Ultimate Game of the Year. The same weekly broadcast roundup lists a Fate/Grand Order program on November 11 for the Midwinter Swimsuit Special Guda Guda Puni Puni Wars event, and a DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation 9th anniversary stream on November 15.
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Voting for Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2026 opened on October 26 and runs until October 30, with the winner announced at a ceremony on November 11. The category covers games released between November 8, 2025 and October 25, 2026, which leaves Grand Theft Auto VI out: it arrives November 19. Twelve titles are on the shortlist, among them Resident Evil Requiem, Pokémon Pokopia, PRAGMATA, Phantom Blade Zero and Big Walk. On Metacritic, Big Walk leads the nominees at 91, Forza Horizon 6 follows at 90, Resident Evil Requiem and Pokémon Pokopia are tied at 89, and Phantom Blade Zero sits at 88. The awards have run in the UK since 1983 and the winners are decided by public vote. Last year the top prize went to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Categories outside the top prize include Best Lead Performer, where Aaron Paul is nominated for Dispatch and Patrick Gibson for 007 First Light.