Resident Evil Requiem wins Ultimate Game of the Year at the 2026 Golden Joystick Awards, a race GTA 6 (out November 19) was kept out of by the rules.
Sources geekslands.fr
The 2026 Golden Joystick Awards crowned Resident Evil Requiem, with no GTA 6 in the race, reports GeeksLands. Capcom's game, released in February, took Ultimate Game of the Year, decided by public vote at the GamesRadar+ ceremony. It beat eleven other contenders, including Crimson Desert, 007 First Light, Pragmata and Forza Horizon 6.
The release date missed the cut. According to GeeksLands, a game had to ship by September 25 to compete in the main categories, October 25 for the top prize. GTA 6 launches on November 19 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. It could at least have contended for Most Wanted Game, which it won in 2024 and 2025, but it was not nominated this time. The trophy went to The Witcher 4, which CD Projekt RED is aiming for 2028.
Requiem took four awards: the main prize, console game of the year, best trailer and best lead performance for Angela Sant'Albano, who plays Grace Ashcroft. Capcom won seven of the evening's twenty-five trophies, including studio of the year. Japanese hide-and-seek game Meccha Chameleon took best multiplayer game, among other prizes.
On paper, yes. GeeksLands notes that The Game Awards on December 10 accept games released by November 20, so GTA 6 is eligible by one day. Ninety percent of the result comes from a jury of media outlets, which could pit Requiem against Rockstar's game if both are nominated. The nominees have not been announced and nothing says what the jury will choose. On the market side, the press cites Sensor Tower estimates of 10.31 million digital preorders for just over a billion dollars, which neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has confirmed. We looked at the betting odds earlier in our Polymarket and Game Awards piece.
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Nothing changes for players, but the season's storyline shifts. The Golden Joysticks name their game of the year eight days before the biggest launch of the year, and GTA 6 can only compete at the 2027 edition of this ceremony. The real deadline is December 10. Meanwhile, see launch dates and times on the release page.
Sources geekslands.fr
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By Chloé · GTAVIFRANCE newsroom
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