The 2024 BAFTA Games Awards have come and gone however didn’t depart with out one other spherical of wins for Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3. The Dungeons and Dragons RPG rolled away from the present with 5 wins (together with Greatest Sport) whereas different highlights noticed stable wins for tasks like Alan Wake 2, Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel, and Viewfinder.
Larian’s night time on the BAFTAs noticed studio head Swen Vincke and the remainder of the staff taking dwelling awards for Greatest Sport, Music, Performer in a Supporting Function, and Narrative. It additionally gained the general public vote for EE Gamers’ Alternative award, giving the studio that grand whole of effective wins.
The whole of 18 classes noticed awards unfold out among the many nominees. Alan Wake 2 developer Treatment Leisure nabbed awards for Inventive Achievement and Audio Achievement, whereas Nintendo managed to seize the Household and Multiplayer Awards for Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel. Viewfinder was one other shock standout, taking dwelling awards for New Mental Property and British Sport. Different highlights noticed Venba win for Debut Sport, Tchia win for Sport Past Leisure, and Dave the Diver win for Sport Design.
The BAFTA Games Awards additionally took the time to honor this yr’s Particular Award recipient: the UK-based gaming charity, SpecialEffect. Since getting off the bottom in 2007, the group has utilized expertise to permit and improve entry to video video games for disabled gamers. As SpecialEffect explains on its website, “No matter we do, we’re dedicated to creating life higher for the those who want us, for so long as potential.”
SpecialEffect CEO and founder Dr. Mick Donegan MBE accepted the award on the group’s behalf. He shared a couple of ideas concerning the recognition in a pre-ceremony interview.
“We’re totally delighted,” he stated. “We’re delighted as a result of, effectively, it’s nice that the charity is acknowledged, however what we’ve achieved has been in partnership with the individuals who’ve helped us, who’ve funded us, the folks we’ve labored with who’ve helped, and the business that has collaborated with us to make their video games extra accessible. It’s only a beautiful endorsement for accessibility all collectively and the trouble that everyone’s made.”
BAFTA Particular Award winners span throughout video games, movie, and tv. Previous recipients embrace Amy Hennig, Epic Games, Nolan North, Brenda Romero, Idris Elba, Spike Lee, The Jim Henson Firm, Ridley Scott, and lots of extra.
You’ll be able to check out each winner and nominee from the 2024 Bafta Games Awards under. As awards season winds down, don’t overlook to take a look at IGN’s record of one of the best video games of 2023.
ANIMATION
- ALAN WAKE 2 Improvement Group – Treatment Leisure Plc./Epic Games
- HI-FI RUSH Improvement Group – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks – WINNER
- HOGWARTS LEGACY Improvement Group – Avalanche Software program/Warner Bros. Games
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Improvement Group – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Leisure
- STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Nathan Dunlap, David Nam, Thomas Cannell – Respawn Leisure/Digital Arts
- SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
- ALAN WAKE 2 Improvement Group – Treatment Leisure Plc./Epic Games – WINNER
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Improvement Group – Larian Studio/Larian Studio
- COCOON Improvement Group – Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
- DIABLO IV Improvement Group – Blizzard Leisure/Blizzard Leisure
- FINAL FANTASY XVI Hiroshi Minagawa, Kazuya Takahashi, Naoki Kurihara – SQUARE ENIX – Inventive Enterprise Unit III/SQUARE ENIX
- HI-FI RUSH Improvement Group – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT
- ALAN WAKE 2 Improvement Group – Treatment Leisure Plc./Epic Games – WINNER
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III Matt Grimm, Eric Wedemeyer, Robbie Elias – Sledgehammer
- Games/Activision
- HI-FI RUSH Improvement Group – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Improvement Group – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Leisure
- STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Improvement Group – Respawn Leisure/Digital Arts
BEST GAME
- ALAN WAKE 2 Improvement Group – Treatment Leisure Plc./Epic Games
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Improvement Group – Larian Studio/Larian Studio – WINNER
- DAVE THE DIVER Improvement Group – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Improvement Group – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Leisure
- SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
BRITISH GAME
- CASSETTE BEASTS Improvement Group – Bytten Studio/Uncooked Fury
- DEAD ISLAND 2 Improvement Group – Dambuster Studios/PLAION
- DISNEY ILLUSION ISLAND Improvement Group – Dlala Studios/Disney
- FOOTBALL MANAGER 2024 Improvement Group – Sports activities Interactive/SEGA Europe
- VIEWFINDER Improvement Group – Unhappy Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing – WINNER
- WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR: REALMS OF RUIN Improvement Group – Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
DEBUT GAME
- COCOON Improvement Group – Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
- DAVE THE DIVER Improvement Group – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
- DREDGE Improvement Group – Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
- STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL Improvement Group – Summerfall Studios/Humble Games
- VENBA Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan – Visai Games/Visai Games – WINNER
- VIEWFINDER Improvement Group – Unhappy Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
EVOLVING GAME
- CYBERPUNK 2077 Improvement Group – CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED – WINNER
- FINAL FANTASY XIV ONLINE Improvement Group – Inventive Enterprise Unit III/Sq. Enix
- FORTNITE Improvement Group – Epic Games/Epic Games
- FORZA HORIZON 5 Improvement Group – Playground Games/Xbox Sport Studios
- GENSHIN IMPACT Improvement Group – HoYoverse/HoYoverse
- NO MAN’S SKY Improvement Group – Hiya Games/Hiya Games
FAMILY
- COCOON Improvement Group – Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
- DAVE THE DIVER Improvement Group – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
- DISNEY ILLUSION ISLAND Improvement Group – Dlala Studios/Disney
- HI-FI RUSH Improvement Group – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
- HOGWARTS LEGACY Improvement Group – Avalanche Software program/Warner Bros. Games
- SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo – WINNER
GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT
- CHANTS OF SENNAAR Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus Leisure
- GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH Improvement Group – KO_OP/KO_OP
- TCHIA Phil Crifo, Marilou Lopez-Aguilera, Thoanë Thomadra – Awaceb/Kepler Interactive – WINNER
- TERRA NIL Improvement Group – Free Lives/Devolver Digital
- THIRSTY SUITORS Improvement Group – Outerloop Games/Annapurna Interactive
- VENBA Abhijeeth Swaminathan, Sam Elkana, Shahrin Khan – Visai Games/Visai Games
GAME DESIGN
- COCOON Improvement Group – Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive
- DAVE THE DIVER Improvement Group – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET – WINNER
- DREDGE Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorn – Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Improvement Group – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Leisure
- VIEWFINDER Improvement Group – Unhappy Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing
MULTIPLAYER
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Improvement Group – Larian Studio/Larian Studio
- CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE III Improvement Group – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
- DIABLO IV Improvement Group – Blizzard Leisure/Blizzard Leisure
- FORZA MOTORSPORT Improvement Group – Flip 10 Studios/Xbox Sport Studios
- PARTY ANIMALS Improvement Group – Recreate Games/Supply Expertise
- SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo – WINNER
MUSIC
- ALAN WAKE 2 Improvement Group – Treatment Leisure Plc./Epic Games
- ASSASSIN’S CREED MIRAGE Improvement Group – Ubisoft/Ubisoft
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Borislav Slavov – Larian Studio/Larian Studio – WINNER
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 John Paesano, Scott Hanau, Keith Leary – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Leisure
- STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Gordy Haab, Stephen Barton – Respawn Leisure/Digital Arts
NARRATIVE
- ALAN WAKE 2 Improvement Group – Treatment Leisure Plc./Epic Games
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Improvement Group – Larian Studio/Larian Studio – WINNER
- DREDGE Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie, Nadia Thorne – Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
- FINAL FANTASY XVI Kazutoyo Maehiro, Michael-Christopher Koji Fox – SQUARE ENIX – Inventive Enterprise Unit III/SQUARE ENIX
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- STAR WARS JEDI: SURVIVOR Stig Asmussen, Aaron Contreras, Dori Arazi – Respawn Leisure/Digital Arts
NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
- CHANTS OF SENNAAR Julien Moya, Thomas Panuel – Rundisc/Focus Leisure
- DAVE THE DIVER Improvement Group – MINTROCKET/MINTROCKET
- DREDGE Improvement Group – Black Salt Games/Team17 Digital
- HI-FI RUSH Improvement Group – Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks
- JUSANT Improvement Group – DON’T NOD/DON’T NOD
- VIEWFINDER Improvement Group – Unhappy Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing – WINNER
PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE
- AMELIA TYLER as Narrator in Baldur’s Gate 3
- CAMERON MONAGHAN as Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- NADJI JETER as Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 – WINNER
- NEIL NEWBON as Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3
- SAMANTHA BÉART as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3
- YURI LOWENTHAL as Peter Parker in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
- ANDREW WINCOTT as Raphael in Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
- DEBRA WILSON as Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- RALPH INESON as Cidolfus “Cid” Telamon in Last Fantasy XVI
- SAM LAKE as Alex Casey in Alan Wake 2
- TONY TODD as Venom in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- TRACY WILES as Jaheira in Baldur’s Gate 3
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
- ALAN WAKE 2 Improvement Group – Treatment Leisure Plc./Epic Games
- FINAL FANTASY XVI Ryota Suzuki, Yasuhiro Yanamoto, Kei Honda – SQUARE ENIX – Inventive Enterprise Unit III/SQUARE ENIX
- HORIZON CALL OF THE MOUNTAIN Improvement Group – Guerrilla and Firesprite/Sony Interactive Leisure
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Improvement Group – Nintendo EPD/Nintendo – WINNER
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Improvement Group – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Leisure
- STARFIELD Improvement Group – Bethesda Sport Studios/Bethesda Softworks
EE PLAYERS’ CHOICE
- BALDUR’S GATE 3 Larian Studio/Larian Studio – WINNER
- CYBERPUNK 2077 CD PROJEKT RED/CD PROJEKT RED
- FORTNITE Epic Games/Epic Games
- THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
- LETHAL COMPANY Zeekerss/Zeekerss
- MARVEL’S SPIDER-MAN 2 Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Leisure
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