British Academy Games Awards Winners Announced
Destiny wins Best Game
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has announced the winners of yesterdays British Academy Games Awards, which celebrated the very best in games of the past year. The ceremony was hosted by Rufus Hound at Tobacco Dock, London E1, where presenters included Rob Beckett, Alex Brooker, Linford Christie OBE, Dynamo, Ian Livingstone CBE, Tim Schafer, Chet Faliszek.
Destiny – the online first-person shooter in which players work together to protect the last safe city on Earth from aliens – won Best Game. This is the fourth win for US games studio Bungie, whose previous wins have all been for games in the popular Halo series.
Monument Valley, the puzzle adventure game, took home two BAFTAs: British Gameand Mobile &; Handheld. Daniel Gray, a BAFTA Breakthrough Brit, collected his first BAFTA for his work on the game.
The Last of Us: Left Behind, an additional chapter to the BAFTA-winning The Last of Us, won for Story and Performer, making it the second consecutive year in whichAshley Johnson has won a BAFTA for her role as Ellie.
Lumino City, a puzzle adventure game handmade in card and paper, won in theArtistic Achievement category, while Alien: Isolation, the first-person survival horror game, collected the BAFTA for Audio Achievement. Far Cry 4 collected the award forMusic, the second win for the series after Far Cry 3 won for Action in 2013.
Skateboarding game OlliOlli fought off strong competition to win the BAFTA for Sport, while League of Legends, a leading title in the burgeoning field of eSports, picked up the award for Persistent Game.
Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna), an atmospheric platformer that explores the vibrant world of Alaska Native cultures, won Debut Game. Minecraft: Console Editionscollected the award for Family.
Game Design was awarded to Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, a dynamic action game set within Tolkien’s universe. The BAFTA for Game Innovation was presented to The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, the story-driven detective mystery.
Valiant Hearts, an animated story inspired by letters sent during the first world war, won the BAFTA for Original Property. Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, an intricately designed card-battling game, collected the award for Multiplayer.
Showcasing the best in young games development and design talent, Chambara, a game created by a team of student developers from the US, won the BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to be Digital.
The Fellowship was presented to David Braben OBE for his outstanding and exceptional creative contribution to the games industry.
The ceremony was streamed live online at Twitch.tv. BAFTA’s website, www.bafta.org, features red carpet highlights, photography and winners’ interviews, as well as dedicated coverage on its social networks including Facebook (/BAFTA), Twitter (@BAFTAGames / #BAFTAGames), and Tumblr.
BAFTA has a year-round programme of events and initiatives that support the games industry. It includes developer talks, games showcases, debates, scholarships and networking, as well as the flagship Games Lecture by an inspirational practitioner. BAFTA Young Game Designers (YGD) gives young people and educators unique insights into the games industry and access to the creative minds behind some of their favourite games.
Registration for the British Academy Games Awards in 2016 is now open:
About BAFTA
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is an independent charity that supports, develops and promotes the art forms of the moving image by identifying and rewarding excellence, inspiring practitioners and benefiting the public. In addition to its awards ceremonies, BAFTA has a year-round, international programme of learning events and initiatives that offers unique access to some of the world’s most inspiring talent through workshops, masterclasses, scholarships, lectures and mentoring schemes, connecting with audiences of all ages and backgrounds across the UK, Los Angeles and New York. BAFTA relies on income from membership subscriptions, individual donations, trusts, foundations and corporate partnerships to support its ongoing outreach work. To access the best creative minds in film, TV and games production, visit www.bafta.org/guru . For more information, visitwww.bafta.org .
NOMINATIONS &; WINNERS (PRESENTED IN 2015)
FELLOWSHIP
DAVID BRABEN OBE
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
ASSASSIN’S CREED UNITY Mohamed Gambouz, Patrick Limoges, Jean-Sebastien Guay – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
FAR CRY 4 Jean-Alexis Doyon, David Wilkinson, Scott Mitchell– Ubisoft/Ubisoft
HOHOKUM Development Team - Honeyslug/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
*LUMINO CITY Development Team – State of Play Games/State of Play Games
MONUMENT VALLEY Development Team – ustwo Games/ustwo Studio
VALIANT HEARTS Paul Tumelaire, Ghislain Avrillon, Laurent Labouille – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
*ALIEN: ISOLATION Development Team - Creative Assembly/SEGA
THE BANNER SAGA Austin Wintory, Michael Theiler, Peret Von Sturmer – Stoic/Versus Evil
CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision
DISNEY FANTASIA: MUSIC EVOLVED Development Team - Disney Interactive Studios and Harmonix Music Systems/Disney Interactive Studios
MARIO KART 8 Development Team – Nintendo/Nintendo
THE SAILOR’S DREAM Development Team – Simogo/Simogo
BEST GAME
ALIEN: ISOLATION Development Team - Creative Assembly/SEGA
*DESTINY Development Team – Bungie/Activision
DRAGON AGE: INQUISITION Development Team – BioWare/Electronic Arts
MARIO KART 8 Development Team – Nintendo/Nintendo
MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR Development Team - Monolith Productions/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
MONUMENT VALLEY Development Team – ustwo Games/ustwo Studio
BRITISH GAME
80 DAYS Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold, Meg Jayanth – Inkle/Inkle, Profile Books
ALIEN: ISOLATION Development Team - Creative Assembly/SEGA
FORZA HORIZON 2 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
GEOMETRY WARS 3: DIMENSIONS Development Team – Lucid Games/Sierra
LUMINO CITY Development Team – State of Play Games/State of Play Games
*MONUMENT VALLEY Development Team – ustwo Games/ustwo Studio
DEBUT GAME
THE BANNER SAGA John Watson, Alex Thomas, Arnie Jorgensen – Stoic/Versus Evil
COUNTERSPY Development Team – Dynamighty/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
HITMAN GO Daniel Lutz – Square Enix Montréal/Square Enix
*NEVER ALONE (KISIMA INGITCHUNA) Development Team – Upper One Games/E-Line Media
SHOVEL KNIGHT Development Team – Yacht Club Games/Yacht Club Games
THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER Adrian Chmielarz, Andrzej Poznanski, Michal Kosieradzki – The Astronauts/The Astronauts, Nordic Games
FAMILY
THE LEGO MOVIE VIDEOGAME Jon Burton, Mike Taylor, Phill Ring – TT Games/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
LITTLEBIGPLANET 3 Pete Smith, Paul Porter, Darius Sadeghian - Sumo Digital and XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
MARIO KART 8 Development Team – Nintendo/Nintendo
*MINECRAFT: CONSOLE EDITIONS Development Team – Mojang/4J Studios/Microsoft Studios
SKYLANDERS TRAP TEAM Development Team - Toys for Bob, Vicarious Visions/Activision
TWELVE A DOZEN Development Team – Bossa Studios/Bossa Studios
GAME DESIGN
ALIEN: ISOLATION Development Team - Creative Assembly/SEGA
DESTINY Development Team – Bungie/Activision
FAR CRY 4 Patrik Methe, Hugo Desmeules, Andrea Zanini – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
HEARTHSTONE: HEROES OF WARCRAFT Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
*MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR Development Team - Monolith Productions/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
THREES Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend, Jimmy Hinson – Sirvo/Sirvo
GAME INNOVATION
80 DAYS Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold – Inkle/Inkle, Profile Books
ALIEN: ISOLATION Development Team - Creative Assembly/SEGA
LUMINO CITY Development Team – State of Play Games/State of Play Games
MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR Development Team - Monolith Productions/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
TITANFALL Steve Fukuda, Richard Baker, Vince Zampella – Respawn/Electronic Arts
*THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER Development Team – The Astronauts/The Astronauts, Nordic Games
MOBILE &; HANDHELD
80 DAYS Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold, Meg Jayanth – Inkle/Inkle, Profile Books
HEARTHSTONE: HEROES OF WARCRAFT Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
HITMAN GO Daniel Lutz – Square Enix Montréal/Square Enix
*MONUMENT VALLEY Development Team – ustwo Games/ustwo Studio
THREES Asher Vollmer, Greg Wohlwend, Jimmy Hinson – Sirvo/Sirvo
THE WALKING DEAD: SEASON 2 Development Team – Telltale Games/Telltale Games
MULTIPLAYER
CALL OF DUTY: ADVANCED WARFARE Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision
DESTINY Development Team – Bungie/Activision
*HEARTHSTONE: HEROES OF WARCRAFT Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
MARIO KART 8 Development Team – Nintendo/Nintendo
MINECRAFT: CONSOLE EDITIONS Development Team – Mojang/4J Studios/Microsoft Studios
TITANFALL Steve Fukuda, Richard Baker, Vince Zampella – Respawn/Electronic Arts
MUSIC
ALIEN: ISOLATION Development Team - Creative Assembly/SEGA
THE BANNER SAGA Austin Wintory – Stoic/Versus Evil
DISNEY FANTASIA: MUSIC EVOLVED Development Team - Disney Interactive Studios and Harmonix Music Systems/Disney Interactive Studios
*FAR CRY 4 Cliff Martinez, Tony Gronick, Jerome Angelot – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
MIDDLE-EARTH: SHADOW OF MORDOR Garry Schyman, Nathan Griggs - Monolith Productions/Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
THE SAILOR’S DREAM Development Team – Simogo/Simogo
ORIGINAL PROPERTY
KALIMBA Development Team – Press Play/Microsoft Studios
MONUMENT VALLEY Development Team – Ustwo Games/Ustwo Studio
SUNSET OVERDRIVE Development Team – Insomniac/Microsoft Studios
TITANFALL Steve Fukuda, Richard Baker, Vince Zampella – Respawn/Electronic Arts
*VALIANT HEARTS Yoan Fanise, Paul Tumelaire, Simon Choquet – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
THE VANISHING OF ETHAN CARTER Adrian Chmielarz, Andrzei Poznanski, Michel Kosieradzki – The Astronauts/The Astronauts, Nordic Games
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 Development Team – Bungie/Activision
EVE ONLINE – PHOEBE Development Team - CCP Games/CCP Games
*LEAGUE OF LEGENDS Development Team – Riot Games/Riot Games
RUNESCAPE Development Team – Jagex/Jagex
WORLD OF TANKS Development Team – Wargaming.net/Wargaming.net
WORLD OF WARCRAFT: WARLORDS OF DRAENOR Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
SPORT
FIFA 15 Development Team – EA Sports/Electronic Arts
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2015 Development Team – Sports Interactive/SEGA
FORZA HORIZON 2 Development Team – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
MADDEN NFL 15 Development Team – EA Sports/Electronic Arts
*OLLIOLLI John Ribbins, Simon Bennett, Tom Hegarty – Roll7/Roll7
TRIALS FUSION Kim Lahti, Antti Ilvessuo, Karri Kiviluoma – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
STORY
80 DAYS Joseph Humfrey, Jon Ingold, Meg Jayanth – Inkle/Inkle, Profile Books
BROKEN AGE Tim Schafer - Double Fine Productions/Double Fine Productions
FAR CRY 4 Mark Thompson, Lucien Soulban, Li Kuo – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
*THE LAST OF US: LEFT BEHIND Neil Druckmann – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
NEVER ALONE (KISIMA INGITCHUNA) Development Team – Upper One Games/E-Line Media
THE WOLF AMONG US Development Team – Telltale Games/Telltale Games
BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
CHAMBARA Kevin Wong, Catherine Fox, Alec Faulkner, Esteban Fajardo, Thomas Hoffmann – Overly Kinetic
SAGITTARIUS Vivek Deshpande, Anand Navaneetha Raja, Ashik Sharief, Shashank Chavan, Karthireyan Dhandapani – Too Mainstream
DON’T WALK: RUN Niall Taylor, Joseph Grainger, Oliver Reynolds – Duffy, Sean Barron, Alan Taylor - Torque
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