The Golden Joystick Awards return this Wednesday—here's how to watch them

Friends, it's once again time to set sail on the stormy seas of democracy and answer a vital question: which are the best games of 2026 according to a set of 22 distinct categories? Also there are three other categories, but they're chosen by judges and not the public, so it's less the stormy seas of democracy and more the technocratic autobahn of experience-based decision-making.

It's time for the Golden Joystick Awards 2026, is what I'm saying, and you (yes, you) are invited to watch when the big show airs at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET / 6 pm GMT / 7 pm CEST on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.

This year's host is Alix Wilton Regan, most recently the voice of Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, but most notably for me the voice of Alt Cunningham in Cyberpunk 2077, Specialist Traynor in Mass Effect 3, and Loghain's lieutenant Cauthrien in Dragon Age: Origins. …