This afternoon, a glamourous ceremony held at London's Park Lane Hilton saw the 25th Golden Joystick Awards celebrate the achievements of the games over the last year.

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The overt victor from the afternoon's champagne-pocked showcase was Epic's Gears of War, which walked away with four gongs, including the coveted Ultimate Game of the Year Award. 2 also walked away with a couple of gongs, while eighteen statues were dished out in total.

Here's the full run-down:

  • 02 Ultimate Game of the Year 2007 - Gears of War
  • Sonopress Game of the Year 2007 - Gears of War
  • PC Game of the Year 2007 - sponsored by Gamer - The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar
  • PlayStation Game of the Year 2007 - sponsored by Official PlayStation Magazine - II
  • Nintendo Game of the Year 2007 - sponsored by Official Magazine - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • Editor's Choice - Gears of War
  • The Publisher of the Year 2007 - sponsored by Future - Nintendo
  • The Vivendi Retailer of the Year 2007 - Game
  • The One to Watch - Sponsored by Total Film - Assassin's Creed
  • Next-Gen.biz UK Developer of the Year - Codemasters
  • The GameTribe Online Game of the Year 2007 - World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade
  • Nuts All-Nighter - Gears of War
  • The 1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year - Guitar Hero II
  • The Innovation of the Year 2007 - sponsored by T3 - Nintendo Wii
  • 4Talent Game of the Year 2007 - Final Fantasy
  • Games Radar Handheld Game of the Year - Vice City Stories
  • The Sun Family Game of the Year 2007 - Sports
  • The Bliss Girls' Choice Game of the Year 2007 - Guitar Hero II

By Luke Guttridge