BAFTA has today announced the nominations for its Game Awards today, and unsurprisingly Uncharted 4 leads with eight nominations in total though three of those are in the Best Performer category. Following Naughty Dog in nominations are Playdead’s Inside with seven nominations, Campo Santo’s Firewatch which has six nominations across the categories. There’s a breadth of games that appear in the nominations, ranging from the triple AAA titles to smaller games. Games such as Doom, Dishonored 2, Virginia, and Inside are all on the list.
The full set of nominations is below and broken down into categories.
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTABZÛ Development Team – Giant Squid/505 GamesDISHONORED 2 Development Team – Arkane Studios/Bethesda SoftworksINSIDE Development Team – Playdead/PlaydeadTHE LAST GUARDIAN Development Team – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeUNCHARTED 4 Development Team – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeUNRAVEL Development Team – Coldwood Interactive/Electronic Arts
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENTBATTLEFIELD 1 Development Team – DICE/Electronic ArtsDOOM Development Team – id Software/Bethesda SoftworksINSIDE Martin Stig Andersen – Playdead/PlaydeadTHE LAST GUARDIAN Development Team – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeREZ INFINITE Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Takako Ishida, Noboru Mutoh – Enhance Games, Monstars Inc., Resonair/Enhance GamesUNCHARTED 4 Development Team – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europs
BEST GAMEFIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Camp Santo Productions, Panic Inc.INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/PlaydeadOVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard EntertainmentSTARDEW VALLEY Eric Barone – ConcernedApe/ChucklefishTITANFALL 2 Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic ArtsUNCHARTED 4 Development Team – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
BRITISH GAMEBATMAN: ARKHAM VR Development Team – Rocksteady Studios/WB GamesFORZA HORIZON 3 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft StudiosNO MAN’S SKY Development Team – Hello Games/Hello Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeOVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital LtdPLANET COASTER Development Team – Frontier Developments/Frontier DevelopmentsVIRGINIA Development Team – Variable State/505 Games
DEBUT GAMEFIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.OVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital inc.OXENFREE Development Team – Night School Studio/Night School StudioTHAT DRAGON, CANCER Development Team – Numinous Games/Numinous GamesTHE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc.VIRGINIA Development Team – Variable State/505 Games
EVOLVING GAMEDESTINY: RISE OF IRON Development Team – Bungie/ActivisionELITE DANGEROUS: HORIZONS Development Team – Frontier Developments/Frontier DevelopmentsEVE ONLINE Development Team – CCP Games/CCP GamesFINAL FANTASY XIV: ONLINE Development Team – Square Enix/Square EnixHITMAN Development Team – IO Interactive/Square EnixROCKET LEAGUE Dave Hagewood, Jeremy Dunham, Corey David – Psyonix/Psyonix
FAMILYLEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Mike Taylor, Jamie Eden, James Norton – TT Games/WB GamesOVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital LtdTHE PLAYROOM VR Development Team – SIE Japan Studio, Team ASOBI!/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropePOKÉMON GO Development Team – Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.RATCHET & CLANK Development Team – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeTOCA HAIR SALON 3 Development Team – Toca Boca/Toca Boca
GAME DESIGNBATTLEFIELD 1 Development Team – DICE/Electronic ArtsDISHONORED 2 Development Team – Arkane Studios/Bethesda SoftworksINSIDE Development Team – Playdead/PlaydeadOVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard EntertainmentTITANFALL 2 Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic ArtsTHE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla,Inc./Thekla, Inc.
GAME INNOVATIONBATMAN: ARKHAM VR Development Team – Rocksteady Studios/WB GamesFIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.,POKÉMON GO Development Team – Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.THAT DRAGON, CANCER Development Team – Numinous Games/Numinous GamesUNSEEN DIPLOMACY Development Team – Triangular Pixels/ Triangular PixelsTHE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc.
MOBILETHE BANNER SAGA 2 Development Team – Stoic/Versus EvilDAWN OF TITANS Development Team – Natural Motion/ZyngaDEUS EX GO Development Team – Square Enix Montreal/Square EnixPOKÉMON GO Development Team – Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.POKÉMON SUN AND POKÉMON MOON Development Team – Game Freak/The Pokémon Company InternationalREIGNS Development Team – Nerial/Devolver Digital
MULTIPLAYERBATTLEFIELD 1 Development Team – DICE/Electronic ArtsFORZA HORIZON 3 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft StudiosOVERCOOKED Development Team – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital LtdOVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard EntertainmentTITANFALL 2 Development Team – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic ArtsTOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION Development Team – Ubisoft Massive/Ubisoft
MUSICABZÛ Austin Wintory – Giant Squid/505 GamesDOOM Mick Gordon, Chris Hite, Chad Mossholder – id Software/Bethesda SoftworksINSIDE Martin Stig Andersen, SØS Gunver Ryberg – Playdead/PlaydeadTHE LAST GUARDIAN Takeshi Furukawa – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeUNCHARTED 4 Henry Jackman, Jonathan Mayer, Scott Hanau – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeVIRGINIA Lyndon Holland – Variable State/505 Games
NARRATIVEDISHONORED 2 Development Team – Arkane Studios/Bethesda SoftworksFIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.INSIDE Arnt Jensen – Playdead/PlaydeadMAFIA III Development Team – Hangar 13/2KOXENFREE Development Team – Night School Studio/Night School StudioUNCHARTED 4 Neil Druckmann, Josh Scherr – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe
ORIGINAL PROPERTYFIREWATCH Development Team – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.INSIDE Development Team – Playdead/PlaydeadTHE LAST GUARDIAN Development Team – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony Interactive Entertainment EuropeOVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard EntertainmentUNRAVEL Development Team – Coldwood Interactive/Electronic ArtsTHE WITNESS Development Team – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc.
PERFORMERALEX HERNANDEZ as Lincoln Clay in Mafia IIICISSY JONES as Delilah in FirewatchEMILY ROSE as Elena Fisher in Uncharted 4NAVID NEGAHBAN as ‘Hajj Agha’ in 1979 Revolution: Black FridayNOLAN NORTH as Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4TROY BAKER as Sam Drake in Uncharted 4
BAFTA ONES TO WATCH AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITALAMONG THE STONES Lukasz Gomula, Alberto Taiuti, James Wood, Roberton Macken, Kevin McKenna, Rory Sweeney – Bluedoor GamesPENTAGRAB Andrew Fullarton, Thomas Slade, Nick Kondylis, Cari Watterton, Dale Smith – LudicoREBOUND Kieran Gallagher, Isaac Pringle, Mark Tempini, Andrew Graham, Alexander MacDiarmid, Vlady Veselinov, Craig Russell, Alex Donaldson – Hexterion
AMD ESPORTS AUDIENCE AWARDCLASH ROYALE Supercell/SupercellCOUNTER STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE Hidden Path Entertainment/ValveDOTA 2 Valve/ValveLEAGUE OF LEGENDS Riot Games/Riot GamesOVERWATCH Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard EntertainmentSTREET FIGHTER V Capcom, Dimps/Capcom
The awards ceremony will be taking place on April 6th and will be hosted by Danny Wallace, and people will be able to watch the ceremony on Twitch.
Source: Press Release
tactical20
Someones got a STONKING hard on for Firewatch, lol!
Also, says something when No Man’s Sky gets nominated for best British game!
ron_mcphatty
They have! It was good but not full viagra good, it’s numerous noms make me feel a bit cynical about the awards.
On the other hand, No Mans Sky was actually good! I was lucky enough not to come across any bugs at all, to enjoy it and appreciate the scope, so I got a hell of a lot for my £40.
Also, it is a British game, so surely it can win an award for being a British game? I’m not sure why the category titles are so brief and ambiguous, they should all start with ‘Best’ or at least be subtitled with an explaination about what the award is about. Original Property sounds like an award Kevin McCloud would give out.
The Lone Steven
To be fair erm…..
Darn it, there were no nominations that were of the Sim City genre or whatever that genre is called. I was going to make a joke about it being about the best building mechanics in a game and then it being revealed as a useless piece of tosh that is very fancy looking but in reality, no-one would want to use it on account of how crap it is to live in.
bunimomike
So happy to Inside in there for so many categories. :D
bunimomike
*see
JR.
And the winner for Best Game is… Uncharted 4. OMG, no sorry. It’s Firewatch. Firewatch is the Best Game.
Audience:
WTF is Firewatch and Uncharted 4? *Drinks champagne*
The Lone Steven
No DARK SOULS III!? I…. REALLY!?
Really? As in, Dark Souls III got sod all for this? What? If UC4 can get nominated again(Swear they were nominated last year)
Also, most of the preformers are from Uncharted 4. Really should be a rule for one performer per game. I’m sure Nolan North wouldn’t mind if he wasn’t nominated on account of him being everywhere.
Tony Cawley
Just goes to show that the 12 months taken into consideration for these awards weren’t particularly great. Sure there’s some decent games up there, but nothing special really.
I’m expecting these awards next year to be very different, there have been so many top releases in the past few weeks/months.