BAFTA 2013 Video Game Nominations Announced
With the red carpet only recently rolled up following the British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA has announced the nominees for the British Academy Games Awards.
PSN-exclusive Journey leads the way with no less than eight nominations, including one for Best Game. The Walking Dead shuffles closely behind with seven noms, Far Cry 3 has six and arty farty PC and Mac title Dear Esther (which is brilliant, btw) has five.
Halo 4, Borderlands 2, Assassin's Creed 3 and The Room (iOS), meanwhile, each have four nominations. You can read the whole, very long, list below.
The awards themselves take place on Tuesday, 5th March at the London Hilton on Park Lane, with comedian Dara O'Briain taking on hosting duties. Dara O’Brian, unless you didn’t know, is a proper gamer who even does stand-up on the subject. So bless him for that.
UK viewers can watch the awards on the Challenge television channel (Sky 125, Freeview 46, Virgin 139) on Monday, 11th March at 10pm.
Action
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Far Cry 3
Halo 4
Hitman: Absolution
Mass Effect 3
Artistic Achievement
Borderlands 2
Dear Esther
Far Cry 3
Halo 4
Journey
The Room
Audio Achievement
Assassin's Creed 3
Beat Sneak Bandit
Dear Esther
Far Cry 3
Halo 4
Journey
Best Game
Dishonored
Far Cry 3
FIFA 13
Journey
Mass Effect 3
The Walking Dead
British Game
Dear Esther
Forza Horizon
Lego Lord of the Rings
Need for Speed Most Wanted
The Room
Super Hexagon
Debut Game
Deadlight
Dear Esther
Forza Horizon
Proteus
The Room
The Unfinished Swan
Game Design
Borderlands 2
Dishonored
Far Cry 3
Journey
The Walking Dead
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Family
Clay Jam
Just Dance 4
Lego Batman 2
Lego Lord of the Rings
Minecraft Xbox 360
Skylanders Giants
Game Innovation
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Fez
Journey
Kinect Sesame Street TV
The Unfinished Swan
Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Mobile & Handheld
Incoboto
LittleBigPlanet Vita
New Star Soccer
The Room
Super Monsters Ate My Condo
The Walking Dead
Online Browser
Amateur Surgeon Hospital
Dick and Dom's Hoopla!
Merlin: The Game
Runescape
The Settlers Online
SongPop
Online Multiplayer
Assassin's Creed 3
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Halo 4
Journey
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Original Music
Assassin's Creed 3
Diablo 3
Journey
Thomas Was Alone
The Unfinished Swan
The Walking Dead
Performer
Adrian Hough (Haytham - Assassin's Creed 3)
Danny Wallace (The Narrator - Thomas Was Alone)
Dave Fennoy (Lee Everett - The Walking Dead)
Melissa Hutchinson (Clementine - The Walking Dead)
Nigel Carrington (The Narrator - Dear Esther)
Nolan North (Nathan Drake - Uncharted: Golden Abyss)
Sports/Fitness
FIFA 13
F1 2012
Forza Horizon
New Star Soccer
Nike+ Kinect Training
Trials Evolution
Story
Dishonored
Far Cry 3
Journey
Mass Effect 3
Thomas Was Alone
The Walking Dead
Strategy
Dark Souls: Prepare To Die
Diablo 3
Football Manager 2013
Great Big War Game
Toral War Shogun 2: Fall of Samurai
XCOM: Enemy Unkown
BAFTA Ones to Watch
Pixel Story
Project Thanatos
Starcrossed
Yes, you read it right, Black Ops 2 is up for a Game Innovation award!
Soooo many games I haven't played. :'(
Dishonored Takes Home Best Game Award at 2013 BAFTAs
Arkane Studios’ Dishonored picked up the Best Game award at last night’s BAFTA’s in a ceremony dominated by digital releases.
Of the 18 gongs up for grabs, boxed retail games netted just just four awards. And although it should be noted that some of the gongs - like Best Mobile & Handheld - obviously preclude disc-based releases, it was nevertheless a statement of intent for the academy.
By far the most celebrated winner on the night was Journey, thatgamecompany’s beautiful PSN-exclusive. It picked up no less than a quarter of the total awards, including Original Music, Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Audio Achievement, and Online Multiplayer. Another PSN-exclusive, The Unfinished Swan, won Debut Game and Innovation.
Meanwhile, XCOM: Enemy Unknown won Best Strategy, Far Cry 3 won Best Action and Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes won Best Family game.
Full Winners below:
Debut Game - The Unfinished Swan
Original Music - Journey
Story - The Walking Dead
Sports/Fitness - New Star Soccer
Game Innovation - The Unfinished Swan
Artistic Achievement - Journey
Online (Browser) - SongPop
BAFTA Ones To Watch Award - Starcrossed
Game Design - Journey
Strategy - XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Family - Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Audio Achievement - Journey
Mobile & Handheld - The Room
Performer - Danny Wallace (The Narrator)--Thomas Was Alone
Online (Multiplayer) - Journey
British Game - The Room
Action - Far Cry 3
Best Game - Dishonored
I'm glad Dishonored won best game, I thought it was fantastic game with a style all of his own.