BAFTA GAME AWARDS - Nominees Announced

Barely has the ointment dried on the heavily-slapped backs of the British film industry, than BAFTA has announced another raft of award nominees. This time, it's the games industry that risks having its shoulder blades battered raw by the meaty and insincere congratulations of its peers.

Striding lewdly ahead of the pack with an impressive six nominations is Alien: Isolation, with Far Cry 4 and the sublime Monument Valley close behind with five nominations a piece. 80 Days, Destiny, Mario Kart 8, and Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor all receive four nominations.

Digitiser 2000 will be hosting a unique look at the BAFTA Game Awards following the ceremony on March 12th, which is due to be hosted by apparent Biffovision fan Rufus Hound. If you wish to get drunk and pretend you're part of the fun, you'll be able to keep up with the "action" live on Twitch.tv 

Until then, here's the full list of happy nominees.

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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 GAME
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 AND HANDHELD GAME
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 - The Wolf  Among Us
ASHLEY JOHNSON Ellie - The Last of Us: Left Behind
KEVIN SPACEY  Jonathan Irons - Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
LOGAN CUNNINGHAM Transistor - Transistor
MELISSA HUTCHISON  Clementine - The Walking Dead: Season 2
TROY BAKER Pagan Min - Far Cry 4

PERSISTENT GAME
DESTINY
EVE ONLINE – PHOEBE
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WARLORDS OF DRAENOR
WORLD OF TANKS

SPORT GAME
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

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