La nona edizione dei British Academy Video Games Awards, premiazione istituita dalla British Academy of Film and Television Arts, si è tenuta il 5 marzo 2013 all'Hotel Hilton di Londra ed è stata condotta da Dara Ó Briain. Da questa edizione venne introdotta la categoria "Miglior gioco britannico". Journey è risultato essere il gioco più vincente della serata, ottenendo 5 riconoscimenti su 8 candidature.
Vincitori e candidati
Miglior gioco d'azione Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Borderlands 2 – Gearbox Software/2K Games Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Treyarch/Activision Halo 4 – 343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios Hitman: Absolution – IO Interactive/Square Enix Mass Effect 3 – BioWare/Electronic Arts
Miglior gioco portatile o mobile The Walking Dead – Telltale Games Incoboto – Dene Carter LittleBigPlanet (Vita) – Double Eleven e Tarsier Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment New Star Soccer – New Star Games The Room – Fireproof Games Super Monsters Ate My Condo – Adult Swim/PikPok
Miglior direzione artistica Journey – Matt Nava, Aaron Jessie, thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Borderlands 2 – Jeramy Cooke, Gearbox Software/2K Games Dear Esther – Robert Briscoe, The Chinese Room Far Cry 3 – Jean-Alexis Doyon, Vincent Jean, Genseki Tanaka, Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Halo 4 – Scott Warner, Kenneth Scott, 343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios The Room – Robert Dodd, Mark Hamilton, Fireproof Games
Miglior gioco innovativo The Unfinished Swan – Giant Sparrow e Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Treyarch/Activision Fez – Polytron Corporation/Trapdoor Journey – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Kinect Sesame Street TV – Microsoft Studios e Soho Productions/Microsoft Studios Il libro degli incantesimi – London Studio
Miglior sonoro Journey – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Beat Sneak Bandit – Simogo Dear Esther – The Chinese Room Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Halo 4 – 343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios
Miglior gioco online SongPop – FreshPlanet Amateur Surgeon Hospital – Mediatonic Dick and Dom’s HOOPLA! – Team Cooper Merlin: The Game – Bobbs Studios Runescape – Jagex The Settlers Online – Blue Byte/Ubisoft
BAFTA Ones To Watch Award Starcrossed – Kajak Games Pixel Story – Lamplight Studios Project Thanatos – Raptor Games
Miglior multiplayer online Journey – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin’s Creed III – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Borderlands 2 – Gearbox Software/2K Games Call of Duty: Black Ops II – Treyarch/Activision Halo 4 – 343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios Need For Speed Most Wanted – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts
Gioco dell'anno Dishonored – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft FIFA 13 – EA Canada/Electronic Arts Journey – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Mass Effect 3 – BioWare/Electronic Arts The Walking Dead – Telltale Games
Miglior colonna sonora originale Journey – Austin Wintory, thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Assassin’s Creed III – Lorne Balfe, Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Diablo III – Russell Brower, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Blizzard Entertainment Thomas Was Alone – David Housden, Mike Bithell The Unfinished Swan – Joel Corelitz, Giant Sparrow e Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment The Walking Dead – Jared Emerson-Johnson, Telltale Games
Miglior gioco britannico The Room – Fireproof Games Dear Esther – The Chinese Room Forza Horizon – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios LEGO Il Signore degli Anelli – Traveller's Tales/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Need for Speed Most Wanted – Criterion Games/Electronic Arts Super Hexagon – Terry Cavanagh
Miglior performance Danny Wallace (Narratore) - Thomas Was Alone Adrian Hough (Haytham) - Assassin’s Creed III Dave Fennoy (Lee Everett) - The Walking Dead Melissa Hutchison (Clementine) - The Walking Dead Nigel Carrington (Narratore) - Dear Esther Nolan North (Nathan Drake) - Uncharted: L'abisso d'oro
Miglior gioco di debutto The Unfinished Swan – Giant Sparrow e Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment Deadlight – Tequila Works/Microsoft Studios Dear Esther – The Chinese Room Forza Horizon – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios Proteus – Ed Key, David Kanaga The Room – Fireproof Games
Miglior gioco di sport o fitness New Star Soccer – New Star Games FIFA 13 – EA Canada/Electronic Arts F1 2012 – Codemasters Forza Horizon – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios Nike+ Kinect Training – Sumo Digital/Microsoft Studios Trials Evolution – RedLynx e Ubisoft Shanghai/Microsoft Studios
Miglior gioco per famiglie LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes – Clay Jam – Fat Pebble/Zynga Just Dance 4 – Ubisoft LEGO Il Signore degli Anelli – Traveller's Tales/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition – Mojang/Microsoft Studios Skylanders Giants – Toys for Bob/Activision e Vivendi Games
Miglior storia The Walking Dead – Sean Vanaman, Mark Darin, Gary Whitta, Telltale Games Dishonored – Harvey Smith, Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks Far Cry 3 – Jeffrey Yohalem, Lucien Soulban, Li Kuo, Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Journey – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Mass Effect 3 – Mac Walters, BioWare/Electronic Arts Thomas was Alone – Mike Bithell
Miglior gioco di strategia XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Firaxis Games/2K Games Dark Souls: Prepare To Die – FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment Diablo III – Blizzard Entertainment Football Manager 2013 – Sports Interactive/Sega Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai – The Creative Assembly/Sega Great Big War Game – Rubicon Developments
Miglior design Journey – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment Borderlands 2 – Gearbox Software/2K Games Dishonored – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks Far Cry 3 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft The Walking Dead – Telltale Games XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Firaxis Games/2K Games
Fellowship Gabe Newell
Collegamenti esterni
Categoria:British Academy Video Games Awards