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Fallout 3 triumphs at UK video game awards

(TIMES ONLINE) - It is perhaps in keeping with the times that there was a distinctly apocalyptic edge to the 27th annual Golden Joystick awards for video games, presented on Friday in London.

The accolade of ultimate game of the year was awarded to the post-apocalyptic adventure Fallout 3, but of the winners in the 14 other categories, ten were connected with fictionalised war or warfare, with the Call of Duty franchise collecting three awards: two for Call of Duty: World at War; and a special “one to watch” award for the forthcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

In the UK, the Golden Joysticks are rivalled only by the Baftas for prestige in gaming circles. The Baftas are decided by voters who work in the gaming industry. The Joysticks are the only awards to be voted for by the public at large.

This year, over 1.2 million people registered their votes, an increase of 350,000 on last year, reflecting the growing popularity of video games as a complementary form of entertainment to films and music. The Golden Joysticks were today officially recognised by Guinness World Records as “The World’s Most Popular Video Game Awards”.

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