Abbie Bethell
Staff Writer
Mock The Week host and general funny-man Dara O’Briain, hosted this year’s BAFTA Video Game Awards, held at London Hilton, Park Lane. With 18 awards handed out, here is the list of winners:
Action
· Far Cry 3
(WINNER)
· Borderlands 2
· Halo 4
· Mass Effect 3
· Hitman: Absolution
· Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Family
· LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
(WINNER)
· Just Dance 4
· Clay Jam
· LEGO The Lord of The Rings
· Skylanders Giants
· Minecraft: Xbox 360 Version
Story
· The Walking Dead (
WINNER )
· Far Cry 3
· Journey
· Mass Effect 3
· Thomas was Alone
· Development Team
· Dishonored
Strategy
· XCOM: Enemy Unknown (
WINNER
)
· Diablo III
· Football Manager 2013
· Great Big War Game
· Dark Souls: Prepare To Die
· Total War Shogun 2: Fall of The Samurai
Sports/Fitness
· New Star Soccer (
WINNER
)
· FIFA 13
· F1 2012
· Forza Horizon
· Nike+ Kinect Training
· Trials Evolution
Best Game
· Dishonored
(WINNER)
· Far Cry 3
· FIFA 13
· Journey
· The Walking Dead
· Mass Effect 3
British Game
· The Room (
WINNER
)
· Super Hexagon
· Forza Horizon
· LEGO: The Lord of The Rings
· Need for Speed: Most Wanted
· Dear Esther
Debut Game
· The Unfinished Swan (
WINNER
)
· The Room
· Forza Horizon
· Proteus
· Deadlight
· Dear Esther
Game Design
· Journey (
WINNER
)
· Far Cry 3
· Borderlands 2
· The Walking Dead
· XCOM: Enemy Unknown
· Dishonored
Artistic Achievement
· Journey (
WINNER
)
· The Room
· Far Cry 3
· Halo 4
· Borderlands 2
· Dear Esther
Audio Achievement
· Journey (
WINNER
)
· Halo 4
· Far Cry 3
· Dear Esther
· Assassin’s Creed III
· Beat Sneak Bandit
Game Innovation
· The Unfinished Swan (
WINNER
)
· Call of Duty: Black Ops II
· Fez
· Journey
· Kinect Sesame Street TV
· Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Mobile & Handheld
· The Walking Dead ( WINNER
)
· Incoboto
· LittleBigPlanet
· The Room
· New Star Soccer
· Super Monsters Ate My Condo
Online (Browser)
· SongPop (
WINNER
)
· Runescape
· Merlin: The Game
· Dick and Dom’s HOOPLA!
· Amateur Surgeon Hospital
· The Settlers Online
Online (Multiplayer)
· Journey (
WINNER
)
· Need for Speed: Most Wanted
· Halo 4
· Borderlands 2
· Call of Duty: Black Ops II
· Assassin’s Creed III
Original Music
· Journey (
WINNER
)
· Diablo III
· Assassin’s Creed III
· Thomas Was Alone
· The Walking Dead
· The Unfinished Swan
Performer
· Danny Wallace (The Narrator) – Thomas Was Alone (
WINNER )
· Adrian Hough (Haytham) – Assassin’s Creed III
· Dave Fennoy (Lee Everett) – The Walking Dead
· Melissa Hutchison (Clementine) – The Walking Dead
· Nigel Carrington (The Narrator) – Dear Esther
· Nolan North (Nathan Drake) – Uncharted: Golden Abyss
BAFTA Ones to Watch
· Starcrossed ( WINNER
)
· Pixel Story
· Project Thanatos
The big winner of the night was single-player adventure game, Journey, winning 5 out of the 7 awards it was nominated for! With this being said, Dishonored scooped the ‘Best Game’ award. With The Walking Dead and The Walking Dead also taking two awards home!
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