The 11th Annual British Academy Game Awards were held last night, if you hadn't noticed.
As far as we can tell, the event - hosted by Digitiser reader Rufus Hound - went off without a hitch. Nobody done a fight, or made themselves cry, or fell over, or offended some idiots.
Destiny won Best Game - despite losing out in all the other categories it was nominated in - and Monument Valley quite rightly shuffled off with the creepy golden face for Best British Game.
It can now be revealed that Digitiser 2000's own Mr Biffo was - inexplicably - a judge for this year's gaming BAFTAs, a fact he's had to keep quiet since last year (it has been a bit like trying to keep a live eel hidden in a pencil case, during a maths lesson). You can read his shambolic ramblings on that matter later today.
First, though, here's the rundown of last night's winners (and, by default, losers).
As far as we can tell, the event - hosted by Digitiser reader Rufus Hound - went off without a hitch. Nobody done a fight, or made themselves cry, or fell over, or offended some idiots.
Destiny won Best Game - despite losing out in all the other categories it was nominated in - and Monument Valley quite rightly shuffled off with the creepy golden face for Best British Game.
It can now be revealed that Digitiser 2000's own Mr Biffo was - inexplicably - a judge for this year's gaming BAFTAs, a fact he's had to keep quiet since last year (it has been a bit like trying to keep a live eel hidden in a pencil case, during a maths lesson). You can read his shambolic ramblings on that matter later today.
First, though, here's the rundown of last night's winners (and, by default, losers).
BEST GAME
Destiny (Nominees: Monument Valley, Mario Kart 8, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Alien: Isolation)
BEST BRITISH GAME
Monument Valley (Nominees: 80 Days, Alien: Isolation, Forza Horizon 2, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions, Lumino City)
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Lumino City (Nominees: Assassin’s Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, Monument Valley, Valiant Hearts, Hohokum)
GAME INNOVATION
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (Nominees: 80 Days, Alien Isolation, Lumino City, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Titanfall)
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
Alien: Isolation (Nominees: The Sailor's Dream, Mario Kart 8, Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, The Banner Saga)
MUSIC
Far Cry 4 (Nominees: Alien: Isolation, The Banner Saga, Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved, The Sailor’s Dream, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor)
MOBILE & HANDHELD
Monument Valley (Nominees: 80 Days, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Hitman GO, Threes, The Walking Dead: Season 2)
BAFTA ONES TO WATCH
Chambara (Nominees: Sagittarius, Don't Walk: RUN!)
MULTIPLAYER
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Nominees: Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Destiny, Mario Kart 8, Minecraft: Console Editions, Titanfall)
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
Valiant Hearts (Nominees: Kalimba, Monument Valley, Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter)
DEBUT GAME
Never Alone (Nominees: Kisima Ingitchuna) (The Banner Saga, CounterSpy, Hitman GO, Shovel Knight, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter)
PERFORMER
Ashley Johnson - The Last of Us: Left Behind (Ellie) (Nominees: Adam Harrington - The Wolf Among Us (Bigby Wolf), Kevin Spacey - Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Jonathan Irons), Logan Cunningham - Transistor (Transistor), Melissa Hutchison - The Walking Dead: Season 2 (Clementine), Troy Baker - Far Cry 4 (Pagan Min))
BEST FAMILY GAME
Minecraft: Console Editions (Nominees: The LEGO Movie Videogame, LittleBigPlanet 3, Mario Kart 8, Skylanders Trap Team, Twelve A Dozen)
PERSISTENT GAME
League of Legends (Nominees: Destiny, Eve Online – Phoebe, Runescape, World Of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, World of Tanks (PC edition))
GAME DESIGN
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Nominees: Alien: Isolation, Destiny, Far Cry 4, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Threes)
BEST SPORTS GAME
OlliOlli (Nominees: FIFA 15, Football Manager 2015, Forza Horizon 2, Madden NFL 15, Trials Fusion)
STORY
The Last of Us: Left Behind (Nominees: 80 Days, Broken Age, Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), The Wolf Among Us, Far Cry 4)
BAFTA FELLOWSHIP
David Braben
Destiny (Nominees: Monument Valley, Mario Kart 8, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Alien: Isolation)
BEST BRITISH GAME
Monument Valley (Nominees: 80 Days, Alien: Isolation, Forza Horizon 2, Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions, Lumino City)
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
Lumino City (Nominees: Assassin’s Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, Monument Valley, Valiant Hearts, Hohokum)
GAME INNOVATION
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter (Nominees: 80 Days, Alien Isolation, Lumino City, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Titanfall)
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
Alien: Isolation (Nominees: The Sailor's Dream, Mario Kart 8, Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, The Banner Saga)
MUSIC
Far Cry 4 (Nominees: Alien: Isolation, The Banner Saga, Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved, The Sailor’s Dream, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor)
MOBILE & HANDHELD
Monument Valley (Nominees: 80 Days, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Hitman GO, Threes, The Walking Dead: Season 2)
BAFTA ONES TO WATCH
Chambara (Nominees: Sagittarius, Don't Walk: RUN!)
MULTIPLAYER
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Nominees: Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Destiny, Mario Kart 8, Minecraft: Console Editions, Titanfall)
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
Valiant Hearts (Nominees: Kalimba, Monument Valley, Sunset Overdrive, Titanfall, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter)
DEBUT GAME
Never Alone (Nominees: Kisima Ingitchuna) (The Banner Saga, CounterSpy, Hitman GO, Shovel Knight, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter)
PERFORMER
Ashley Johnson - The Last of Us: Left Behind (Ellie) (Nominees: Adam Harrington - The Wolf Among Us (Bigby Wolf), Kevin Spacey - Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Jonathan Irons), Logan Cunningham - Transistor (Transistor), Melissa Hutchison - The Walking Dead: Season 2 (Clementine), Troy Baker - Far Cry 4 (Pagan Min))
BEST FAMILY GAME
Minecraft: Console Editions (Nominees: The LEGO Movie Videogame, LittleBigPlanet 3, Mario Kart 8, Skylanders Trap Team, Twelve A Dozen)
PERSISTENT GAME
League of Legends (Nominees: Destiny, Eve Online – Phoebe, Runescape, World Of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, World of Tanks (PC edition))
GAME DESIGN
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Nominees: Alien: Isolation, Destiny, Far Cry 4, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, Threes)
BEST SPORTS GAME
OlliOlli (Nominees: FIFA 15, Football Manager 2015, Forza Horizon 2, Madden NFL 15, Trials Fusion)
STORY
The Last of Us: Left Behind (Nominees: 80 Days, Broken Age, Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), The Wolf Among Us, Far Cry 4)
BAFTA FELLOWSHIP
David Braben
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