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CoD4 Triumphant at Golden Joysticks

Infinity Ward's shooter rules gamer-voted awards.

Infinity Ward's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare may have been released nearly a year ago, but the title was still the king of Golden Joystick Awards, held in London on Friday.

The game walked away with four awards out of 17 total categories, including Ultimate Game of the Year.

The Edge Most Wanted Award went to Fallout 3.

Other notable titles that scooped a Golden Joystick include Grand Theft Auto IV, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Metal Gear Solid 4.

The Golden Joysticks are in their 26th year, and are organized by Future, publisher of Edge.

Winners were determined by votes from gamers, which totaled over 850,000.

Complete results are below.

Edge Most Wanted Award
Fallout 3 - Bethesda

The Sun Family Game of the Year
Guitar Hero III - Activision

Bliss Handheld Game of the Year
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Nintendo

Activision Blizzard Retailer of the Year
Play.com

E4 Talent  Mobile Game of the Year
Bejeweled 2 - PopCap

Nuts All-Nighter Multiplayer Game of the Year
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Activision

BBC1Xtra Soundtrack of the Year
Grand Theft Auto IV - Take-Two

Nintendo Game of the Year (Sponsored by Official Nintendo Magazine)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Nintendo

ARVATO Xbox Game of the Year
Grand Theft Auto IV - Take-Two

PlayStation Game of the Year (Sponsored by Official PlayStation Magazine HD)
Metal Gear Solid 4 - Konami

PC Game of the Year (Sponsored by The United Kingdom e-sport Association)
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Activision

Play.com One to Watch Award
Call of Duty: World at War - Activision

CVG.co.uk UK Developer of the Year
Rockstar Games

Publisher of the Year
Activision

E4.com Grand Master Flash Award
Stickman Madness - Gaumina

Games Radar Online Game of the Year
Call of Duty 4 - Activision

Virgin Media Ultimate Game of the Year
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Activision