British Academy Game Awards Nominees Announced

Next month the on 5 March the British Academy Game Awards will be taking place once again and today the full list of nominees were revealed. The nominees throw up no huge surprises and I think this is probably the last set of awards that will include games from last year’s line-up.

I think you’ll agree that looking through the list, PC games are quite well represented this year.

Worthy choices?  You decide…

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 III
• Beat Sneak Bandit
• Dear Esther
• Far Cry 3
• Halo 4
• Journey

Best Game

• Dishonoured
• Far Cry 3
• FIFA 13
• Journey
• Mass Effect 3
• The Walking Dead

British Game

• Dear Esther
• Forza Horizon
• LEGO: The 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: DC Super Heroes
• LEGO the Lord of the Rings
• Minecraft: XBOX 360 Edition
• Skylanders Giants

Game Innovation

• Call of Duty: Black Ops II
• Fez
• JourneyKinect Sesame Street TV
• The Unfinished Swan
• Wonderbook: Books 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
• RunescapeThe Settlers Online
• SongPop

Online-Multiplayer

• Assassin’s Creed III
• Borderlands 2
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II
• Halo 4
• Journey
• Need For Speed Most Wanted

Original Music

• Assassin’s Creed III
• Diablo III
• Journey
• Thomas Was Alone
• The Unfinished Swan
• The Walking Dead

Performer

• Adrian Hough (Haytham) – Assassin’s Creed III
• 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

• Dishonoured
• Far Cry 3
• Journey
• Mass Effect 3
• Thomas was Alone
• The Walking Dead

Strategy

• Dark Souls: Prepare To Die
• Diablo III
• Football Manager 2013
• Great Big War Game
• Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai
• XCOM: Enemy Unknown

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital

• Pixel Story
• Project Thanatos
• Starcrossed