Alien: Isolation features heavily in the nominees for this year's BAFTA Games Awards. Here's the full list...
NewsIn March, BAFTA turns its gaze on the videogames industry for its annual Games Awards. Among the nominees, some of the biggest games of last year feature heavily - including Far Cry 4 and Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor - but what's most interesting about the list is its sheer variety.
Big-budget games like Alien: Isolation dominates with six nominations - and deservedly so, in the case of its sound and game design - but it's joined by a range of less hyped titles, including Lumino City, Valiant Hearts and Monument Valley. It's particularly pleasing to see the beautifully-wrought platformer Never Alone get some deserved attention.
The BAFTA Games Awards ceremony will take place on the 11th March with Rufus Hound doing the introductions. While we wouldn't be surprised if some of the big hitters in the list below walk away with most of the awards, that a small iPad game like The Sailor's Dream can sit in a category alongside the likes of Advanced Warfare or Mario Kart 8 can only be a good thing; if only movie awards gave as much equal attention to tiny indie productions as well as major releases.
Artistic Achievement
ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY
FAR CRY 4
HOHOKUM
LUMINO CITY
MONUMENT VALLEY
VALIANT HEARTS
Audio Achievement
ALIEN: ISOLATION
THE BANNER SAGA
CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE
DISNEY FANTASIA: MUSIC EVOLVED
MARIO KART 8
THE SAILOR’S DREAM
Best Game
ALIEN: ISOLATION
DESTINY
DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION
MARIO KART 8
MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR
MONUMENT VALLEY
British Game
80 DAYS
ALIEN: ISOLATION Development Team
FORZA HORIZON 2 Development Team
GEOMETRY WARS 3: DIMENSIONS
LUMINO CITY
MONUMENT VALLEY
Debut Game
THE BANNER SAGA
COUNTERSPY
HITMAN GO
NEVER ALONE
SHOVEL KNIGHT
THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER
Family
THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME
LITTLEBIGPLANET 3
MINECRAFT: CONSOLE EDITIONS
MARIO KART 8
SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM
TWELVE A DOZEN
Game Design
ALIEN: ISOLATION
DESTINY
FAR CRY 4
HEARTHSTONE: HEROES OF WARCRAFT
MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR
THREES
Game Innovation
80 DAYS
ALIEN: ISOLATION
LUMINO CITY
MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR
TITANFALL
THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER
Mobile & Handheld
80 DAYS
HEARTHSTONE: HEROES OF WARCRAFT
HITMAN GO
THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON 2
Multiplayer
CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE
HEARTHSTONE: HEROES OF WARCRAFT
DESTINY
MARIO KART 8
MINECRAFT: CONSOLE EDITIONS
TITANFALL
Music
ALIEN: ISOLATION
THE BANNER SAGA
DISNEY FANTASIA: MUSIC EVOLVED
FAR CRY 4
MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR
THE SAILOR’S DREAM
Original Property
KALIMBA
MONUMENT VALLEY
SUNSET OVERDRIVE
TITANFALL
VALIANT HEARTS
THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER
Performer
ADAM HARRINGTON Bigby Wolf in The Wolf Among Us
ASHLEY JOHNSON Ellie in The Last of Us: Left Behind
KEVIN SPACEY Jonathan Irons in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
LOGAN CUNNINGHAM Transistor in Transistor
MELISSA HUTCHISON Clementine in The Walking Dead: Season 2
TROY BAKER Pagan Min in Far Cry 4
Persistent Game
DESTINY
EVE ONLINE – PHOEBE
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WARLORDS OF DRAENOR
WORLD OF TANKS
Sport
FIFA 15
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2015
MADDEN NFL 15
TRIALS FUSION
Story
80 DAYS
BROKEN AGE
FAR CRY 4
THE LAST OF US: LEFT BEHIND
NEVER ALONE (KISIMA INGITCHUNA)
THE WOLF AMONG US
BAFTA Ones to Watch Award
CHAMBARA
SAGITTARIUS
DON’T WALK: RUN
