The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has once again teamed up with UK retail chain GAME to bring us its nominations for the best games of 2010. The winners in the various categories will be announced on March 19 at the BAFTA annual game awards ceremony held in London.
There are a total of 15 award categories, and a whopping 40 games have been nominated across the board. The nominations are unsurprisingly dominated by the likes of Uncharted 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2.
Incidentally, the 2010 awards honour games released in 2009.
Nominations
Best Action game
Assassin’s Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Modern Warfare 2, inFamous, Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2.
Artistic Achievement
Assassin’s Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Modern Warfare 2, Flower, Street Fighter IV, Uncharted 2.
Best Game
Assassin’s Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Modern Warfare 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2, Fifa 10.
Family and Social
The Beatles: Rock Band, Buzz! Quiz World, EyePet, Guitar Hero 5, New Super Mario Bros Wii,
Wii Sports Resort.
Best Gameplay
Assassin’s Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros Wii, Uncharted 2, PixelJunk Shooter.
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, Battlefield 1943, Modern Warfare 2, HALO 3 ODST, Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2.
Original Score
Assassin’s Creed II, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Modern Warfare 2, Harry Potter and the Half blood Prince, PixelJunk Shooter, Uncharted 2.
Sports
Dirt 2, Fifa 10, Football Manager 2010, Forza 3, Wii Fit Plus, Wii Sports Resort.
Story
Assassin’s Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Broken Sword – Shadow of the Templars: the Directors’ Cut, Brutal Legend, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.
Strategy
Command & Conquer 3: Uprising, Empire: Total War, FIFA Manager, Football Manager 2010, Halo Wars, Plants vs Zombies.
Use of Audio
Batman: Arkham Asylum, Modern Warfare 2, DJ Hero, Flower, Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2.
Use of Online
Battlefield 1943, Modern Warfare 2, Fifa 10, Little Big Planet (PSP), Singstar: TakeThat, Uncharted 2.
Game Awards (Open to public vote)
Assassin’s Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, The Beatles: Rockband, Modern Warfare 2, FiFA 10, GTA China Town Wars, Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks, Street Fighter IV.
I highlighted my predictions although these are not necessarily my choices. Make your own predictions in the forums.
For the first time, the event will be streamed live at bafta.org.
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