And the Golden Joysticks Nominees Are…


Another year, another Golden Joystick award. Every year I bring up the nominees, and since MMO Fallout is all about MMOs (and gratuitous food analogies), I tend to focus on just the one category. Last year the Best MMO category housed six titles. This year, the list has been expanded to a whopping nine. Luckily for the contestants, the winning won’t entirely be a one-sided race, with titles like World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2 absent thanks to release timing. Nominated this year are: Eve Online, League of Legends, Lord of the Rings Online, Rift, RuneScape, Star Wars: The Old Republic, TERA, The Secret World, and World of Tanks. 

Our house favorite Tribes: Ascend has been nominated for Best Shooter, with Age of Empires Online vying for the position as Best Strategy. Diablo III (as if it needs any help) is looking for the trophy of Best RPG, while The Elder Scrolls Online is up for One to Watch. Finally, Diablo III and Star Wars: The Old Republic are up for Ultimate Game of the Year.

Best of luck to the nominees and I will see you when the winners are chosen.

(Source: Golden Joystick)

Golden Joystick Awards: Only The MMOs


The results for the Golden Joystick Awards are in, and since this is MMO Fallout and not Assassins Creed Fallout, I’ll focus on the MMOs that won awards.

Best Subscription MMO

  • Winner: World of Warcraft
  • Runner up: Rift
  • Third place: Eve Online

Best Free To Play

  • Winner: League of Legends
  • Runner up: World of Tanks
  • Third Place: RuneScape
You can find the rest of the awards here.