Golden Joystick Award for Game of the Year

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The Golden Joystick Award for Game of the Year is an award presented annually at the Golden Joystick Awards ceremony, which had its winners originally voted in by the British general public, but can now be voted in globally via GamesRadar+. The award is given in honor to the best video game released in a particular year. The first Golden Joystick Awards were held in 1983, with the Ultimate Play the Game–developed shooter Jetpac winning Game of the Year. The award was initially given to 8-bit computer games, as 8-bit microcomputers were the most popular home video game platforms in the UK market for much of the 1980s. Following the rise of 16-bit home computers and 8-bit game consoles in the late 1980s, they began awarding separate Game of the Year awards for 8-bit computers, 16-bit computers and game consoles from 1989. From 1991, they began awarding a single Game of the Year award for all platforms. The award was originally given under the Game of the Year name and held this name from...

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