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Nominations

Action

- Assassin’s Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- inFAMOUS
- Left 4 Dead 2
-Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


Artistic Achievement

- Assassin’s Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Flower
- Streetfighter IV
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


Best Game

- Assassin’s Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- FIFA 10
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


Family & Social

- The Beatles: Rock Band
- Buzz! Quiz World
- EyePet
- Development Team
- Guitar Hero 5
- New Super Mario Bros Wii
- Wii Sports Resort


Gameplay

- Assassin’s Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- New Super Mario Bros Wii
- PixelJunk Shooter
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


Handheld

- Gran Turismo
- LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
- LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
- Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
- Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
- Scribblenauts


Multiplayer

- Battlefield 1943
- The Beatles: Rock Band
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Halo 3 ODST
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


Original Score

- Assassin’s Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
- PixelJunk Shooter
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


Sports

- Colin McRae: DiRT 2
- FIFA 10
- Football Manager 2010
- Forza 3
- Wii Fit Plus
- Wii Sports Resort


Story

- Assassin’s Creed II
- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars: The Director’s Cut
- Brutal Legend
- Dragon Age: Origins
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


Strategy

- Command and Conquer 3: Uprising
- Empire: Total War
- FIFA Manager 10
- Football Manager 2010
- Halo Wars
- Plants vs Zombies


Use of Audio

- Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- DJ Hero
- Flower
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


Use of Online

- Battlefield 1943
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- FIFA 10
- LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
- Singstar TakeThat
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves


BAFTA Ones To Watch Award

- Colour Coded
- Quick as Thieves
- Shrunk!


GAME Award of 2009

- Assassin’s Creed II (Ubisoft Entertainment/Ubisoft Montreal)
- Batman Arkham Asylum (Eidos/Rocksteady Studios)
- The Beatles: Rockband (Electronic Arts/MTV Games/Apple Corp/Harmonix Music Systems)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (Activision/Infinity Ward)
- FIFA 10 (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
- GTA China Town Wars (Rockstar Games/Rockstar Leeds/Rockstar North)
- Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks (Nintendo/Nintendo)
- Street Fighter IV (Capcom/Capcom)
- Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (Sony Computer Entertainment/Naughty Dog & SCE Foster City Studio)
- Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo/Nintendo)​

Fellowship

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto will receive the Academy Fellowship at the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards on Friday 19 March.

SHIGERU MIYAMOTO, the creative force behind some of the world's most popular and enduring video games, will receive the Fellowship at this year’s GAME British Academy Video Games Awards.

General Manager of Nintendo Entertainment, Analysis & Development, Miyamoto is celebrated globally as the “Steven Spielberg” of the gaming world and is often referred to as “the father of modern video games.” His design credits read like a who’s who of classic gaming and include: Mario Bros, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, Nintendogs and Wii Music.

On being invited to receive the Fellowship, Miyamoto said “I am very grateful to be able to receive such an honourable award from the British Academy. Our video games cannot be created by one person; since Donkey Kong until the most recent New Super Mario Bros. Wii, I have been working closely with a number of friends for three decades in order to develop fun and enjoyable games. I would like to receive this honourable award on behalf of all of these dependable colleagues.”

David Parfitt, Chairman of the Academy said “The Fellowship is the highest accolade the Academy can bestow on an individual for their creative work and we are honoured to have Miyamoto with us to accept his award. With previous honourees including Hitchcock, Kubrick and Pinter, it is only fitting that Miyamoto be recognized alongside these other pioneers for his groundbreaking work. He helped to develop an entire creative industry and is still a major force in its continuing success.”​

 

[Slightly Live]

Shocked at ODST not being nominated for best score.

Didn't realise there was a stream of this, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Dead Prince]

in before Uncharted 2 charting in every category.

 

[Hot Coldman]

...nope, still can't take them seriously after nominating FIFA 10 as best game ¬_¬

 

[elohel]

should get a club card

 

[Empty]

Assassins Creed 2 in story? i loved that game, but what the fuck? then modern warfare 2 for "artistic achievement", jesus fuck.

Nice to see Dara O'Brian repping the games industry again though.

 

[Danielsan]

Another round of the Uncharted 2 awards?

 

[alba]

Let's do this, Uncharted 2!

 

[Gowans]

bah was gona post that Miyamoto Thumbs Up image from the arrivals gallery but it's trapped in flash.

 

[Dead Prince]

Assassins Creed 2 in story? i loved that game, but what the fuck? then modern warfare 2 for "artistic achievement", jesus fuck.

Nice to see Dara O'Brian repping the games industry again though.

MW2 was nominated in some art category for GDC awards as well :Lol.

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...l-game-developers-choice-awards-82054972.html

 

[wRATH2x]

They grow up so fast! ;_)

I always thought it would be funny if they made a videogame award show called the shiggy's :lol

 

[Mad_Ban]

Will this be purely awards? No sneaky trailers?

 

[DMczaf]

Is the Jersey Shore cast there yet?

 

[Hot Coldman]

Err... guys?

 

[Nemo]

Err... guys?

Eh, give me a date

 

[jett]

wooo uncharted

 

[Gowans]

5 mins to go.


Gona hook my laptop upto the tele to watch on the big screen and read this thread on my iPhone.

 

[shintoki]

Sweet, Uncharted 2 will get even more awards now. Making it factually the greatest game of all time.

 

[Dead Prince]

Please note: The ceremony may contain flashing images from the start and occasional bad language.
Game footage may contain images of violence not suitable for viewers under the age of 18.

:lol.


It started!!!

 

[Gowans]

It's started!!!!!

 

[Perfect Blue]

Well, this is going to be interesting.

 

[Goldrusher]

LOL

PS3 clock joke.

 

[Dead Prince]

lol @ ps3 10 year joke :lol.

 

[Gowans]

:lol

 

[Dead Prince]

brits have a lot of energy.

 

[Mad_Ban]

<3 Dara.

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

This must be the UK's Adam Sandler.

 

[brotkasten]

That's so great. 'One button for crouch, that's all I ask!' :lol

 

[Dead Prince]

shh. Action. uncharted 2 takes it. just watch :lol.

 

[Hot Coldman]

This must be the UK's Adam Sandler.

Just... fuck you.

 

[Dead Prince]

Modern warfare 2 is an action game? WTF

EDIT: Uncharted 2 wins Action awards.

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

Just... fuck you.

I didn't mean it as an insult. I was just playing. Sorry

 

[Danielsan]

Uncharted, surprise!

 

[Gowans]

Well 1/1 so far then

 

[gofreak]

WELL I'M SHOCKED.

WHO DO I COMPLAIN TO?

 

[darkwing]

go go Uncharted 2!!!

 

[Hot Coldman]

I didn't mean it as an insult. I was just playing. Sorry

You should think before making Adam Sandler comparisons

 

[Goldrusher]

Very entertaining so far.

 

[Mad_Ban]

Urgh. Some of these presenters are annoying as fuck and I have no idea who they are. :lol

 

[Dead Prince]

gonads! lots of fun to be had!

its amazing how many titles sony had in 2009 :lol.

Buzz will win. that or SMG.

EDIT: fuck you Grace Chen. Wii Sports Resort Takes it.

 

[Gowans]

WSR can't argue with that from what's on the list

 

[Danielsan]

Very posh awards show.

Also another awards show that fails at the "use of online category" by not including Demon's Souls.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

My bet for Uncharted 2 is 5/8!

 

[Hot Coldman]

Very posh awards show.

Also another awards show that fails at the "use of online category" by not including Demon's Souls.

You moron, it's not even out over here :lol

 

[Dead Prince]

i hope Uncharted 2 doesn't win in this online category :lol.

 

[Die Squirrel Die]

Very posh awards show.

Also another awards show that fails at the "use of online category" by not including Demon's Souls.

Being a British awards show I'd imagine that DS would have to have been released here to qualify.

 

[SolidsnackooFoxhound]

:lol :lol :lol Who would of thought.

 

[Danielsan]

Being a British awards show I'd imagine that DS would have to have been released here to qualify.

It's called importing.

Woops. :lol

 

[Hot Coldman]

Did everyone just boo at Take That? :lol

 

[Gowans]

Didn't expect that, mrs called it tho