Microsoft’s Gears of War: Golden Joystick Game of the Year

Many of you will not be surprised to hear that the game of the year at the 25th annual Golden Joystick Awards has just been announced as Microsoft’s Gear’s of War. This Xbox 360 game won this top prize which was voted for by you the gamer, where 750,000 users voted for in the UK.

Golden Joystick Awards is the UK’s oldest awards ceremony for gaming, the event was held at the Hilton Hotel on London’s Park Lane. Not only did Gear’s of War win the game of the year, the Xbox 360 game also won the Sonopress Xbox Game of the Year, and also the Nuts All-Nighter award.

Gear’s of War has been around since 2006, where it was released on the Microsoft Xbox 360 and has sold more than three million games in the first 10 weeks of its release. Other winners on the night were Guitar Hero II and Nintendo.