Portal 2

THE BUZZ: Valve’s Portal 2 has won the Ultimate Game of the Year award at this years Golden Joysticks, beating the likes of LA Noire and Starcraft 2 for the title.

Other winners include:

• Action/Adventure Game of the Year in association with Metro UK – Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
• Mobile Game of the Year in association with MSN – Angry Birds Rio (Rovio)
• Roleplay Game of the Year in association with Edge – Fallout New Vegas (Bethesda Softworks)
• Massively Multiplayer Online Game of the Year in association with PC Gamer – World of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Fighting Game of the Year in association with Official Nintendo Magazine – Mortal Kombat (Warner Bros. Interactive)
• Racing Game of the Year in association with GamesRadar.com – Gran Turismo 5 (Sony Computer Entertainment)
• Sports Game of the Year in association with Zavvi.com – FIFA 11 (EA Sports)
• Strategy Game of the Year in association with Official Xbox Magazine – Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Music Game of the Year in association with Habbo.com – Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (Activision)
• Free-To-Play Game of the Year in association with CVG.co.uk – League of Legends (Riot Games)
• Downloadable Game of the Year in association with Virgin Media – Minecraft (Mojang)
• Shooter Game of the Year in association with Turtle Beach – Call of Duty: Black Ops (Activision)
• One To Watch Award in association with Shortlist – Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Bethesda Softworks)
• Innovation of the Year – Nintendo 3DS
• Outstanding Contribution – Sonic The Hedgehog (Sega)
• Ultimate Game of the Year in association with Alienware – Portal 2 (Valve Corporation)

EGM’s TAKE: Portal 2 built fantastically on the originally and many thought that Valve couldn’t repeat its success. So suck it ‘many.’