BAVGA Nominations – Full Listings Inside
She bangs the gongs at the British Academy Video Games Awards
It’s the Games BAFTA’s next month – proof positive that Britain’s cultural establishment is finally taking notice of the artistic merit of gaming – with the full list of BAFTA nominees just in.
SPOnG will be there on the night next month with all the other games industry luminaries and liggers, slurping up the free fizz and praying that Cake Mania doesn’t win any awards - that would clearly make a mockery of the whole event!
“The event will also be broadcast on Channel 4 and on T4 and we will be announcing more details on the host for the event and more in the coming weeks”, BAFTA/BAVGA event organiser Kelly Smith informed SPOnG earlier today.
Tell us in the forum what you think of the committee’s decisions. Here are the nominations in full:
ACTION AND ADVENTURE
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Rod Fergusson, Michael Capps, Cliff Bleszinski
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
God of War 2 (PS2)
Cory Barlog, Michael Cheng, Eric Williams
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Orange Box (PC)
Development Team
Valve/Electronic Arts
Ratchet and Clank:Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Development Team
SCE Foster City Studio & Insomniac/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
BioShock (Xbox 360)
Development Team
2K Boston/2K Australia/2K Games
Heavenly Sword (PS3)
Development Team
Ninja Theory/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover(Capcom)/Capcom
Ratchet and Clank:Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Development Team
SCE Foster City Studio & Insomniac/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Skate (PS3)
Development Team
EA Black Box/Electronic Arts
Viva Piñata (Xbox 360)
Ryan Stevenson, Ed Bryan
Rare/Microsoft Game Studios
BEST GAME
Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Development Team
2K Boston/2K Australia/2K Games
Crysis (PC)
Development Team
Crytek/Electronic Arts
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Rod Fergusson, Michael Capps, Cliff Bleszinski
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Development Team
Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Eidos/Eidos
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
CASUAL
Big Brain Academy (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Cake Mania (DS)
Development Team
Digital Embryo/Sandlot Games/Majesco
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Development Team
Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane
More Brain Training (DS)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
SingStar (PS3)
Development Team
SCE London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
GAMEPLAY
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Cliff Bleszinski, Ray Davis, Lee Perry
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
SEGA Rally (PS3)
Development Team
SEGA Racing Studio/SEGA
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Warhawk (PS3)
Dylan Jobe, Bruce Woodard, Brian Upton
Incognito/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
INNOVATION
Fl0w (PSN)
Jenova Chen, Nicholas Clark, Austin Wintory
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover(Capcom)/Capcom
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
The Eye of Judgement (PS3)
Kazuhito Miyaki, Yuseke Watanabe
SCE Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Trauma Center:Second Opinion (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
MULTIPLAYER
Battlefield 2142 (PC)
Development Team
EA Dice/Electronic Arts
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Development Team
Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
World in Conflict (PC)
Development Team
Massive Entertainment/Sierra Entertainment/Vivendi Games
World of Warcraft:The Burning Crusade (PC)
Development Team
Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
ORIGINAL SCORE
Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Nobuo Uematsu
Final Fantasy XII Project Team/Square Enix
God of War 2 (PS2)
Clint Bajakian, Jonathan Mayer, Chuck Doud
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Lair (PS3)
John Debney, Ryan Hamlyn, Clint Bajakian
SCE Foster City Studio & Factor 5/Sony Computer Entertainment America
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover (Capcom)/Capcom
The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Viva Piñata (Xbox 360)
Grant Kirkhope
Rare/Microsoft Game Studio
SPORTS
Football Manager 2008 (PC)
Development Team
Sports Interactive/SEGA
Colin McRae: DiRT (Xbox 360)
Gavin Raeburn, Matt Horsman, Alex Grimbley
Codemasters/Codemasters
FIFA 08 (PS3)
Development Team
EA Chicago/Electronic Arts
MotorStorm (PS3)
Mick Hocking, Martin Kenwright, Pete Smith
SCE External Development Studio & Evolution/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Virtua Tennis 3 (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Sumo Digital/SEGA
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
STRATEGY AND SIMULATION
Command & Conquer:Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Electronic Arts LA/Electronic Arts
Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Turn 10/Microsoft Game Studios
Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms (PC)
Development Team
The Creative Assembly/SEGA
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Ubisoft Studios (Montreal)/Ubisoft Entertainment
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
World in Conflict (PC)
Development Team
Massive Entertainment/Sierra Entertainment
STORY AND CHARACTER
Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Development Team
Final Fantasy XII Project Team/Square Enix
God of War 2 (PS2)
Cory Barlog, David Jaffe
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Heavenly Sword (PS3)
Development Team
Ninja Theory/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover (Capcom)/Capcom
The Darkness (Xbox 360)
Denby Grace, Lars Johansson, Jerk Gustafsson
Starbreeze Studios/ 2K
The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360)
Scot Amos, Jonathan Knight, Greg Rizer
EA/Electronic Arts
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/ Microsoft Game Studios
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studio
God of War 2 (PS2)
Tim Moss, Christer Ericson
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
MotorStorm (PS3)
Scott Kirkland, Martin Kenwright, Pete Smith
SCE External Development Studio/Evolution/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover(Capcom)/Capcom
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3)
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
USE OF AUDIO
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
Elite Beat Agents (DS)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
God of War 2 (PS2)
Dave Murrant, Philip Kovats, Chuck Russom
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Development Team
Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane
Skate (PS3)
Development Team
EA Black Box/Electronic Arts
BAFTA ONE'S TO WATCH AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITAL
Ragnarawk
Voodoo Boogy (Malcom Brown, Robert Clarke, Peter Carr, Lynne Robertson,
Finlay Sutton)
[i]
ClimbActic[/i]
Carebox (Jack Potter, Alan Campbell, Benjamin Rollinson, Zarek Cohen, Duncan Harrison)
Bear Go Home
Phoenix Seed (Fengming Bao, Xi Deng, Yi Li, Guangyao Wang, Christopher Isaacs)
THE PC WORLD GAMERS AWARD
(The only award to be voted for by the public)
Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS)
Nintendo/Nintendo
FIFA 07 (PS2)
EA Canada/Electronic Arts
Football Manager 2007 (PC)
Sports Interactive/SEGA
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Epic Games/Microsoft
Grand Theft Auto:Vice City Stories (PSP)
Rockstar Leeds/Take Two
Resistance:Fall of Man (PS3)
Insomniac/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Wii Play (Wii)
Nintendo/Nintendo
SPOnG will be there on the night next month with all the other games industry luminaries and liggers, slurping up the free fizz and praying that Cake Mania doesn’t win any awards - that would clearly make a mockery of the whole event!
“The event will also be broadcast on Channel 4 and on T4 and we will be announcing more details on the host for the event and more in the coming weeks”, BAFTA/BAVGA event organiser Kelly Smith informed SPOnG earlier today.
Tell us in the forum what you think of the committee’s decisions. Here are the nominations in full:
ACTION AND ADVENTURE
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Rod Fergusson, Michael Capps, Cliff Bleszinski
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
God of War 2 (PS2)
Cory Barlog, Michael Cheng, Eric Williams
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Orange Box (PC)
Development Team
Valve/Electronic Arts
Ratchet and Clank:Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Development Team
SCE Foster City Studio & Insomniac/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
BioShock (Xbox 360)
Development Team
2K Boston/2K Australia/2K Games
Heavenly Sword (PS3)
Development Team
Ninja Theory/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover(Capcom)/Capcom
Ratchet and Clank:Tools of Destruction (PS3)
Development Team
SCE Foster City Studio & Insomniac/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Skate (PS3)
Development Team
EA Black Box/Electronic Arts
Viva Piñata (Xbox 360)
Ryan Stevenson, Ed Bryan
Rare/Microsoft Game Studios
BEST GAME
Bioshock (Xbox 360)
Development Team
2K Boston/2K Australia/2K Games
Crysis (PC)
Development Team
Crytek/Electronic Arts
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Rod Fergusson, Michael Capps, Cliff Bleszinski
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Development Team
Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Eidos/Eidos
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
CASUAL
Big Brain Academy (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Cake Mania (DS)
Development Team
Digital Embryo/Sandlot Games/Majesco
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Development Team
Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane
More Brain Training (DS)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
SingStar (PS3)
Development Team
SCE London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
GAMEPLAY
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Cliff Bleszinski, Ray Davis, Lee Perry
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
SEGA Rally (PS3)
Development Team
SEGA Racing Studio/SEGA
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Warhawk (PS3)
Dylan Jobe, Bruce Woodard, Brian Upton
Incognito/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
INNOVATION
Fl0w (PSN)
Jenova Chen, Nicholas Clark, Austin Wintory
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover(Capcom)/Capcom
Super Paper Mario (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
The Eye of Judgement (PS3)
Kazuhito Miyaki, Yuseke Watanabe
SCE Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Trauma Center:Second Opinion (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
MULTIPLAYER
Battlefield 2142 (PC)
Development Team
EA Dice/Electronic Arts
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Development Team
Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
World in Conflict (PC)
Development Team
Massive Entertainment/Sierra Entertainment/Vivendi Games
World of Warcraft:The Burning Crusade (PC)
Development Team
Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
ORIGINAL SCORE
Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Hitoshi Sakimoto, Nobuo Uematsu
Final Fantasy XII Project Team/Square Enix
God of War 2 (PS2)
Clint Bajakian, Jonathan Mayer, Chuck Doud
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Lair (PS3)
John Debney, Ryan Hamlyn, Clint Bajakian
SCE Foster City Studio & Factor 5/Sony Computer Entertainment America
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover (Capcom)/Capcom
The Legend of Zelda:Twilight Princess (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Viva Piñata (Xbox 360)
Grant Kirkhope
Rare/Microsoft Game Studio
SPORTS
Football Manager 2008 (PC)
Development Team
Sports Interactive/SEGA
Colin McRae: DiRT (Xbox 360)
Gavin Raeburn, Matt Horsman, Alex Grimbley
Codemasters/Codemasters
FIFA 08 (PS3)
Development Team
EA Chicago/Electronic Arts
MotorStorm (PS3)
Mick Hocking, Martin Kenwright, Pete Smith
SCE External Development Studio & Evolution/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Virtua Tennis 3 (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Sumo Digital/SEGA
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
STRATEGY AND SIMULATION
Command & Conquer:Tiberium Wars (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Electronic Arts LA/Electronic Arts
Forza Motorsport 2 (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Turn 10/Microsoft Game Studios
Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms (PC)
Development Team
The Creative Assembly/SEGA
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Ubisoft Studios (Montreal)/Ubisoft Entertainment
Wii Sports (Wii)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
World in Conflict (PC)
Development Team
Massive Entertainment/Sierra Entertainment
STORY AND CHARACTER
Final Fantasy XII (PS2)
Development Team
Final Fantasy XII Project Team/Square Enix
God of War 2 (PS2)
Cory Barlog, David Jaffe
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Heavenly Sword (PS3)
Development Team
Ninja Theory/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover (Capcom)/Capcom
The Darkness (Xbox 360)
Denby Grace, Lars Johansson, Jerk Gustafsson
Starbreeze Studios/ 2K
The Simpsons Game (Xbox 360)
Scot Amos, Jonathan Knight, Greg Rizer
EA/Electronic Arts
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/ Microsoft Game Studios
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studio
God of War 2 (PS2)
Tim Moss, Christer Ericson
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
MotorStorm (PS3)
Scott Kirkland, Martin Kenwright, Pete Smith
SCE External Development Studio/Evolution/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Okami (PS2)
Atsushi Inaba
Clover(Capcom)/Capcom
Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3)
Development Team
Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
USE OF AUDIO
Crackdown (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Realtime Worlds/Microsoft Game Studios
Elite Beat Agents (DS)
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Development Team
Epic Games/Microsoft Game Studios
God of War 2 (PS2)
Dave Murrant, Philip Kovats, Chuck Russom
SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Guitar Hero II (PS2)
Development Team
Harmonix/Activision/Red Octane
Skate (PS3)
Development Team
EA Black Box/Electronic Arts
BAFTA ONE'S TO WATCH AWARD IN ASSOCIATION WITH DARE TO BE DIGITAL
Ragnarawk
Voodoo Boogy (Malcom Brown, Robert Clarke, Peter Carr, Lynne Robertson,
Finlay Sutton)
[i]
ClimbActic[/i]
Carebox (Jack Potter, Alan Campbell, Benjamin Rollinson, Zarek Cohen, Duncan Harrison)
Bear Go Home
Phoenix Seed (Fengming Bao, Xi Deng, Yi Li, Guangyao Wang, Christopher Isaacs)
THE PC WORLD GAMERS AWARD
(The only award to be voted for by the public)
Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS)
Nintendo/Nintendo
FIFA 07 (PS2)
EA Canada/Electronic Arts
Football Manager 2007 (PC)
Sports Interactive/SEGA
Gears of War (Xbox 360)
Epic Games/Microsoft
Grand Theft Auto:Vice City Stories (PSP)
Rockstar Leeds/Take Two
Resistance:Fall of Man (PS3)
Insomniac/Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Wii Play (Wii)
Nintendo/Nintendo
Games:
Cake Mania
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Comments
Demoki 25 Sep 2007 11:35
1/5
How can any games award show be taken seriously when games that arent even released yet are nominated..... When was the last time an oscar has been given to an unreleased film?
This shows that Games are still way behind on being treated with a bit of intelligence.
This shows that Games are still way behind on being treated with a bit of intelligence.
zoydwheeler 25 Sep 2007 12:20
2/5
I suspect it is because most of the panel are journalists that have played through preview builds of pre-release games.
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deleted 25 Sep 2007 12:33
3/5
What does it say when not a single PSP game is on there?
Demoki 26 Sep 2007 07:42
4/5
zoydwheeler wrote:
I suspect it is because most of the panel are journalists that have played through preview builds of pre-release games.
how many times you seen a preview hyped up and then it get a bad score. Dont give them excuses, it shouldnt be done.
lol and they guy about why not a single psp game is on that list. What single game is worth putting in a list? i sold mine this year, big waste of balls.
config 26 Sep 2007 10:35
5/5
haritori wrote:
What does it say when not a single PSP game is on there?
Not a damn thing, given that "Grand Theft Auto:Vice City Stories (PSP)" is listed.
Duh!