Ieri sera sono stati consegnai i BAFTA (gli Oscar inglesi) ai migliori videogiochi. Gabe Newell ha inoltre ritirato il suo premio Academy Fellowship alla carriera, per il suo contributo all'industria videoludica:
Journey, il titolo di Thatgamecompany in esclusiva per PS3, ha vinto ben cinque premi, tra cui miglior game design, mentre Dishonored ha vinto il premio più prestigioso: miglior gioco. Premio per il miglior gioco britannico a The Room, Far Cry 3 è il miglior gioco d'azione, The Unfinished Swan e The Walking Dead, invece, hanno vinto due premi ciascuno.
Ecco le categorie con i vincitori:
Action
Far Cry 3
Dan Hay, Patrick Plourde, Patrik Methé
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Artistic Achievement
Journey
Development Team
That Game Company/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Audio Achievement
Journey
Steve Johnson, Austin Wintory, Keith Leary
That Game Company/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Best Game
Dishonored
Development Team
Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
British Game
The Room
Development Team
Fireproof Games/Fireproof Games
Debut Game
The Unfinished Swan
Ian Dallas, Nathan Gary
Giant Sparrow/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Family
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Jon Burton, Jonathan Smith, John Hodskinson
TT Games/Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment
Game Design
Journey
Development Team
That Game Company/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Game Innovation
The Unfinished Swan
Ian Dallas, Nathan Gary
Giant Sparrow/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Mobile & Handheld
The Walking Dead
Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner, Kevin Boyle
Telltale Games/Telltale
Online - Browser
SongPop
Olivier Michon, Thibaut Crenn, Daouna Jeong
FreshPlanet/FreshPlanet
Online-Multiplayer
Journey
Development Team
That Game Company/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Original Music
Journey
Austin Wintory, Keith Leary, Mony Mudd
That Game Company/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Performer
Danny Wallace (The Narrator) - Thomas Was Alone
Sports/Fitness
New Star Soccer
Simon Read
New Star Games/New Star Games
Story
The Walking Dead
Development Team
Telltale Games/Telltale
Strategy
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Development Team
Firaxis/2K Games
BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
Starcrossed
Kimi Sulopuisto, Vili Viitaniemi, Minttu Meriläinen, Petri Liuska, Andrew MacLean