# The Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year voting is a-go, with games like Crimson Desert, The Blood of Dawnwalker, and Big Walk all on the docket

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-golden-joystick-awards-ultimate-game-of-the-year-voting-is-a-go-with-games-like-crimson-desert-the-blood-of-dawnwalker-and-big-walk-all-on-the-docket/
- Published: 2026-10-26T14:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T08:38:21+00:00
- Original publisher: PC Gamer
- Original article: https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/events-conferences/the-golden-joystick-awards-ultimate-game-of-the-year-voting-is-a-go-with-games-like-crimson-desert-the-blood-of-dawnwalker-and-big-walk-all-on-the-docket/
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Voting is open for Ultimate Game of the Year.
- Cast votes by 30 October.
- The ceremony streams on 11 November.

## Summary

Voting is open for the Golden Joystick Awards’ Ultimate Game of the Year, with nominations including Crimson Desert, The Blood of Dawnwalker and Big Walk. The 44th annual awards celebrate games released over the past year and the teams behind them.

Votes close at 8 pm ET on 30 October, which the article gives as midnight GMT. Alix Wilton Regan will host, and the ceremony is scheduled to stream on YouTube, Twitch and X on 11 November; the article also highlights Star Wars: Galactic Racer and Dispatch among its writer’s personal favourites.

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