BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced

Subject: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:08 am

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

So what we thinking guys?? Whats your predictions?

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:39 am

Well this is what i think;

ACTION - Boderlands 2

ARTISTIC - Halo

BEST GAME - ME3

GAME DESIGN - TWD

FAMILY - either Skylanders Giants or Minecraft

MOBILE - TWD

ONLINE MULTI-PLAYER - BL2

STORY - ME3 or TWD.

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:38 am

ACTION - Borderlands 2

ARTISTIC - Borderlands 2

BEST GAME - Borderlands 2

GAME DESIGN - Dishonored

FAMILY - Skylanders Giants

MOBILE - TWD

ONLINE MULTI-PLAYER - BL2

STORY - TWD

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 6:44 am

Agree with all yours apart from the online multiplayer, that will go to Black Ops 2, it is one of if not the biggest online franchise.

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:29 am

Yeah I did write that first ( black ops for multi player) but thought you never know Very Happy

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:36 am

Would be nice for bl2 to win it but doubtful :-( lol

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:42 am

Let's just all agree here, BL2 should win them all.... Wink

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:43 am

Yeah even the categories they arn't up for!!

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:55 pm

DaddyDaveedo wrote:: Yeah even the categories they arn't up for!!

Of Course!!!!

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:32 pm

Multiplayer for me is all about co-op, and you can't play the regular campain in co-op on Blops 2. So that's why I didn't go for it. Smile

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:37 pm

For me multiplayer and co-op are completely different things that's why I don't think borderlands would win it, which is a shame.

Subject: Re: BAFTA 2013 Game Nominations Announced Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:39 pm

Be worth watching especially as Dara O' Brian is hosting. Love him! Very Happy

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