Call of Duty 4 grote favoriet voor BAFTA's

Morthill
Onlangs werden de belangrijkste Britse filmprijzen, de BAFTA's, uitgereikt. Over een maandje zal diezelfde academie ook prijzen uitreiken voor de beste games. Inmiddels is de lijst met nominaties bekend en Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare blijkt de grote favoriet. De game heeft acht nominaties waaronder die voor beste game. Grand Theft Auto IV kreeg één nominatie minder, Fable 2 kreeg er zes en Fallout 3 en Assassin's Creed moeten het doen met vijf nominaties. Wie er uiteindelijk met de prijzen vandoor gaan wordt 10 maart bekend gemaakt.

Action & Adventure

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Infinity War/Activision
Dead Space - Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
Fable II - Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
Prince of Persia - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
Tomb Raider: Underworld - Crystial Dynamics/Eidos

Artistic Achievement

Assassin’s Creed - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Infinity Ward/Activision
Dead Space - Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
Gears of War 2 - Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studios
LittleBigPlanet - Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Kojima Productions/Konami Digital Entertainment

Best Game:

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Infinity Ward/Activision
Fable II - Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studio
Fallout 3 - Bethesda Game Studio/Bethesda Softworks Europe
Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
Rock Band - Harmonix Music Systems/MTV Games
Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo/Nintendo

Casual

Boom Blox - Electronic Arts LA/Electronic Arts
Buzz! Quiz TV - Relentless Software & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer
Entertainment
Guitar Hero: World Tour - Neversoft/Activision
LittleBigPlanet - Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
SingStar Vol. 2 - SCE London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
Wii Fit - Nintendo/Nintendo

Gameplay

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Infinity Ward/Activision
Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
Left 4 Dead - Valve/Valve
Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo/Nintendo
Rock Band - Harmonix Music System/MTV Games
Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo/Nintendo

Handheld

Geometry Wars: Galaxies - Doublesix/Sierra
God of War: Chains of the Olympus - Ready at Dawn & SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass - Nintendo/Nintendo
Patapon - Pyramid & SCE Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
Professor Layton and the Curious Village - Nintendo/Nintendo
Soul Bubbles - Mekensleep/Eidos

Multiplayer

Buzz! Quiz TV - Relentless Software& SCE XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Infinity Ward/Activision
Gears of War 2 - Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studios
Left 4 Dead - Valve/Valve
Mario Kart Wii - Nintendo/Nintendo
Rock Band - Harmonix Music System/MTV Games

Original Score

Assassin’s Creed - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
Dead Space - Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
Fable II - Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
Fallout 3 - Bethesda Game Studio/Bethesda Softworks Europe
LittleBigPlanet - Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - Kojima Productions/Konami Digital Entertainment

Sports

FIFA 09 - EA Canada/Electronic Arts
Football Manager 2009 - Sports Interactive/SEGA
Motorstorm Pacific Rift - Evolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment
Pure - Black Rock Studios/Disney Interactive Studios
Race Driver: GRID - Codemasters Studios/Codemasters
Wii Fit - Nintendo/Nintendo

Strategy

Advance Wars: Dark Conflict - Nintendo/Nintendo
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 - EA Los Angeles/Electronic Arts
Ninjatown - Venan in conjunction with Casmere Productions &
Shawinamals/Southpeak Games
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution - Firaxis Games/2K Games
SOCOM: US Navy Seals Tactical Strike - Slant Six Games & SCE Foster City Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise - Rare/THQ

Story and Character

Assassin’s Creed - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Infinity Ward/Activision
Fable II - Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
Fallout 3 - Bethesda Game Studio/Bethesda Softworks Europe
Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
Mass Effect - Bioware/Electronic Arts

Technical Achievement

Assassin’s Creed - Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
Fable II - Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
Fallout 3 - Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks Europe
Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
LittleBigPlanet - Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Europe
Spore - Electronic Arts Montreal/Electronic Arts

Use of Audio

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - Infinity Ward/Activision
Dead Space - Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
Gears of War 2 - Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studios
Grand Theft Auto IV - Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
LittleBigPlanet - Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
Super Mario Galaxy - Nintendo/Nintendo

BAFTA ones to watch Award

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Boro-Toro - DarkMatter Designs
Origamee - Blue Skies
VegeMe - Ctrl_D

Game Award of 2008

Op deze prijs kan gestemd worden door het publiek.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Fallout 3
Gears of War 2
Grand Theft Auto IV
Guitar Hero World Tour
Left 4 Dead
LittleBigPlanet
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Wii Fit
World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King