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GTA cleans up at Golden Joystick Awards

Five gongs for Grand Theft Auto plus all the winners

NEWS: 5 November 2005 8:48 GMT by Stuart Miles

As GTA on the PSP hits the shops in the UK, its PlayStation 2 and PC brothers have cleaned up at this years Golden Joystick Awards.

The title, which is nominated for a Fluffy in the Pocket-lint.co.uk Awards 2005 for Best PC or Console Game scooped up five gongs, including 'Best Soundtrack', 'Playstation 2 Game of the Year' and the coveted award of the 'Ultimate Game of 2005'.

Over 200,000 gamers voted for the nominees, making this years Golden Joysticks the biggest since the awards started 23 years ago.

Hogging the limelight was no walk over for Grand Theft Auto, with Halo 2 and Resident Evil 4 snapping at the heels of Rockstar Games' international hit, which has sold an amazing 1.5 million units copies across Europe alone.

The confirmed winners of the 2005 Golden Joystick Awards are as follows:

PlayStation 2 Game of the Year - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
GameCube Game of the Year - Resident Evil 4
Xbox Game of the Year - Halo 2
PC Game of the Year - Half Life 2
The Carphone Warehouse Handheld Game of the Year - Super Mario 64 DS
Best Film-Based Game of 2005 - Resident Evil 4
BBC Radio One - Colin and Edith's Best Game Soundtrack of 2005 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Sun Online - Online Game of the Year - World of Warcraft
Publisher of the Year - Nintendo
The In Stock Magazine Retailer of the Year - Play.com
The Game One Gaming Innovation of the Year - PSP
MCV's The One to Watch for Xmas - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
The Sun's One to Watch for 2006 - Resident Evil 5
Hero of 2005 - CJ from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Villain of 2005 - Officer Tenpenny from Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
The Girl's Choice for 2005 - The Sims 2
Editor's Game of the Year - Resident Evil 4
Unsung Hero of the Year - Fahrenheit
Nuts Magazine's Ultimate Game of 2005 - Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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