Capcom has won Best Studio at this year's ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Golden Joystick Awards.
The Japanese developer and publisher swept the award in a year that saw them release ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Resident Evil: Village and ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Monster Hunter Rise to great acclaim.
There was plenty of competition though, from the likes of Arkane, Double Fine, Housemarque, IO Interactive, and Draknek & Friends, who have all released some fantastic games this year. These include the likes of PS5 exclusives ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Deathloop (Arkane) and Returnal (Housemarque), indie sensation Bonfire Peaks (Draknek & Friends), and excellent sequels in ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine) and Hitman 3 (IO Interactive).
You can see the š¬full list of nominees below:
- Arkane
- Capcom (Winner)
- Double Fine
- Draknek & Friends
- Housemarque
- IO Interactive
Still, while it was a strong list of contenders, Capcom's recent strong run has continued thanks to the likes of Resident Evil: Village (which has already won the Best Audio Golden Joystick this evening), as well as ę¾³ę“²å¹øčæ5å¼å„å·ē åå²ę„čÆ¢:Monster Hunter Rise, a currently Nintendo Switch exclusive outing for the franchise, which will be š¦coming toź¦ PC early next year.
Writing in our Monster Hunter Rise review, Hirun Cryer said: "Monster Hunter Rise is a great debut for Capcom’s franchise on the Nintendo Switch, smartly providing sublime new toš¦ols to the established arsenal like the Wirebug, and acting as a welcoming point of entry for newcomers with overly welcoming tutorial segments. "
And for fans of Capcom's games, this hot streak looks set to continue with Pragmata, a mysterious new-gen game coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X in 2023, which we're yet to see anything more of than an impressive looking demo that was revealed at Sony's Future of Plaāy showcase back iš½n September 2020.
Ben Tyrer is a freelance games journalist with over ten years experience of writing about games. After graduating from Bournemouth University with a degreš§e in multimedia journalism he's worked for Official PlayStation Magazine as a staff writer and games editor, as well as GamesRadar+ (hey, that's this website!) as a news editor. He's also contributed to Official Xbox Magazine, Edge, PC Gamer, GamesMaster, PC Games N, and more. His game of the year - no matter the year - is Rocket League.
