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IT Home October 26 news: the domestic wuxia action game Phantom Blade Zero, developed by S-Game, has now been nominated for the 2026 Golden Joystick Award for Ultimate Game of the Year. The voting deadline is 23:59 GMT on October 30 (7:59 Beijing time on October 31), and the final results will be announced at the awards ceremony held in London on November 11.
The Golden Joystick Awards began in 1983 and is one of the oldest awards in the gaming industry. The award was originally voted on by the British public and has now become a global event that can be voted on through the GamesRadar+ website. The award initially covered only computer games and later expanded to console games.
IT Home has learned that Phantom Blade Zero is developed using Unreal Engine 5 and is a dark wuxia action game. The game will officially unlock at 10:00 on October 29, launching on PS5 and PC platforms. The digital standard edition is priced at 268 yuan in the China region, and the digital deluxe edition is priced at 328 yuan. The PS5 physical disc will be released in 2027.
In terms of the story, players will take on the role of a swordsman whose heart has suffered a grievous wound. With only sixty-six days of life remaining, he flees amid flashing blades and bloodshed, and shatters a shocking conspiracy that looms over the entire martial arts world. In a martial arts world fallen into disorder and the decline of the Dharma, he proves his way through his own body and seeks his heart with his life.