grand theft auto 6 won the Most Wanted Game award at the Golden Joystick Awards for two years in a row. With this rare achievement GTA 6 Join an exclusive club that includes only two other titles: cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
The Golden Joystick Awards introduced the Most Wanted Game category in 2003, but its name has varied over the years, from “Most Anticipated Game” and “Game to Watch” to “Most Wanted Award” and eventually “Most Wanted Game.” The honor has been given to the game consistently, with the exception of 2006 when The One to Watch 2007 was released on the PlayStation 3. before GTA 6 Although it was officially delayed until 2026, it won the Most Wanted Game award at the 2024 ceremony. This is Rockstar's first win in the category since. GTA 5 He received the same award in 2012.
It is claimed that GTA 6 delays have nothing to do with Rockstar firings
Despite fan speculation linking Rockstar's recent layoffs to a second GTA 6 delay, the explanation for the timing appears to be much simpler.
GTA 6 wins Golden Joystick's 'Most Wanted Game' award for two years in a row
Rockstar's open-world action adventure repeated that achievement at the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards, taking home the Most Wanted Game award for the second year in a row. With this, Rockstar became the second company to win the category in a row, following CD Projekt Red, which won twice in a row. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2013, 2014) and cyberpunk 2077 (2018, 2019). very good GTA 6CDPR's RPG, which had two wins due to recent delays, earned its second win after being delayed and qualified for the award for the second year in a row.
GTA 6 is also the frontrunner for the TGA 'Most Anticipated Game' award for the second time in a row.
GTA 6 already won the Most Anticipated Game award at the awards ceremony last year, and is expected to repeat this achievement at The Game Awards 2025. The 2025 edition of the event is scheduled to take place on December 11. Hype for the title has reached unprecedented levels, evidenced by the fact that publishers like IO Interactive have openly welcomed it. GTA 6's latest delay comes because it will not be competing next spring. Swapping the major “Most Anticipated” awards would be one of the least controversial results of the upcoming gaming awards season. The worst happens GTA 6 Even if it gets delayed a third time and moves to 2027, it's still likely to be a frontrunner for next year's most anticipated gaming awards.
Past Winners of Golden Joystick's Most Wanted Award
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year |
Category name |
winner |
Winner Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
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2003 |
The most anticipated game of 2004 |
Half Life 2 |
November 16, 2004 |
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2004 |
Most Popular Games of 2005 |
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess |
November 19, 2006 |
|
2005 |
Notable works of 2006 |
resident evil 5 |
March 5, 2009 |
|
2006 |
People to Watch 2007 |
playstation 3 |
November 17, 2006 |
|
2007 |
notable person |
Assassin's Creed |
November 13, 2007 |
|
2008 |
most desired award |
fallout 3 |
October 28, 2008 |
|
noteworthy |
Call of Duty: World at War |
November 11, 2008 |
|
|
2009 |
List of noteworthy candidates |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
November 10, 2009 |
|
2010 |
notable person |
Call of Duty: Black Ops |
November 9, 2010 |
|
2011 |
notable person |
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim |
November 11, 2011 |
|
2012 |
noteworthy |
grand theft auto 5 |
September 17, 2013 |
|
2013 |
wanted |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
May 19, 2015 |
|
2014 |
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2015 |
most wanted game |
fallout 4 |
November 10, 2015 |
|
2016 |
most wanted game |
Mass Effect: Andromeda |
March 21, 2017 |
|
2017 |
most desired award |
the last of us part 2 |
June 19, 2020 |
|
2018 |
most desired award |
cyberpunk 2077 |
December 10, 2020 |
|
2019 |
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2020 |
most desired award |
Untitled God of War Sequel (GoW Ragnarok) |
November 9, 2022 |
|
2021 |
most desired award |
Elden Ring |
February 25, 2022 |
|
2022 |
most desired award |
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom |
May 12, 2023 |
|
2023 |
most desired award |
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth |
February 29, 2024 |
|
2024 |
most wanted game |
grand theft auto 6 |
November 19, 2026 |
|
2025 |
GTA 6 In addition, the 2025 Golden Joystick Award is Claire Obsker: Expedition 33won six awards in every category it was nominated for, including Best Game of the Year, Best Soundtrack, and Best Storytelling. vertex Won the Best Multiplayer Game Award, TES 4: Oblivion Remastered Acquired the best remake/remaster blue prince Voted Best Indie Game.
- released
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November 2026
- ESRB
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Rating Pending – Mature 17+
Source: TheGamer
