The Winners for the 2014 BAFTA Game Awards Announced
Yesterday, the BAFTA Game Awards were presented, and the winners were honored. Similar to its movie counterpart, these awards are for the best video games.
According to IGN, The Last of Us was the big winner at the awards, picking up five of the coveted gongs. Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic epic won Action & Adventure, Audio Achievement, Best Story, Best Actress (Ashley Johnson), and the prestigious Best Game Award.
Grand Theft Auto V and Tearaway won three awards each. Other winners of the night include Gone Home, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, BioShock Infinite, FIFA 14, and Papers, Please.
All the categories, with winners in bold, are listed below.
Action & Adventure
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
- BADLAND
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Last of Us – WINNER
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
- Tomb Raider
Artistic Achievement
- Beyond: Two Souls
- BioShock Infinite
- DEVICE 6
- The Last of Us
- Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
- Tearaway – WINNER
Audio Achievement
- Battlefield 4
- BioShock Infinite
- DEVICE 6
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Last of Us – WINNER
- Tomb Raider
Best Game
- Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Last of Us – WINNER
- Papers, Please
- Super Mario 3D World
- Tearaway
British Game
- DmC Devil May Cry
- Grand Theft Auto V – WINNER
- Gunpoint
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
- The Room Two
- Tearaway
Debut Game
- BADLAND
- Castles in the Sky
- Gone Home – WINNER
- Gunpoint
- Remember Me
- The Stanley Parable
Family
- Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- Rayman Legends
- Skylanders Swap Force
- Super Mario 3D World
- Tearaway – WINNER
Game Design
- Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
- Grand Theft Auto V – WINNER
- The Last of Us
- Papers, Please
- Tearaway
- Tomb Raider
Game Innovation
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons – WINNER
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Papers, Please
- The Stanley Parable
- Tearaway
- Year Walk
Mobile & Handheld
- BADLAND
- DEVICE 6
- Plants vs. Zombies 2
- Ridiculous Fishing
- The Room Two
- Tearaway – WINNER
Multiplayer
- Battlefield 4
- DOTA 2
- Grand Theft Auto V – WINNER
- The Last of Us
- Super Mario 3D World
- World of Tanks
Music
- Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
- Beyond: Two Souls
- BioShock Infinite – WINNER
- The Last of Us
- Super Mario 3D World
- Tearaway
Performer
- Ashley Johnson (Ellie) – The Last of Us – WINNER
- Courtnee Draper (Elizabeth) – BioShock Infinite
- Ellen Page (Jodie) – Beyond: Two Souls
- Kevan Brighting (The Narrator) – The Stanley Parable
- Steven Ogg (Trevor Phillips) – Grand Theft Auto V
- Troy Baker (Joel) – The Last of Us
Sport
- F1 2013
- FIFA 14 – WINNER
- Football Manager 2014
- Forza Motorsport 5
- GRID 2
- NBA 2K14
Story
- Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
- Gone Home
- Grand Theft Auto V
- The Last of Us – WINNER
- Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
- The Stanley Parable
Strategy & Simulation
- Civilization V: Brave New World
- Democracy 3
- Forza Motorsport 5
- Papers, Please – WINNER
- Surgeon Simulator 2013
- XCOM: Enemy Within