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Uncharted 4 picks up Best Game at the BAFTA Games Awards.

Naughty Dog’s PlayStation 4 exclusive was nominated in four categories but had to settle for one award on the night, luckily it was the big one. Uncharted 4 saw off competition from Titanfall 2 and Stardew Valley, among others, to win the Best Game award.

Elsewhere, Playdead’s Inside added to its GDC haul with four awards, winning the BAFTAs for Artistic Achievement, Game Design, Narrative and Original Property.

British indie smash Overcooked delighted the audience by picking up the awards in the British Game and Family categories, and Thumbsticks favourite Firewatch won Best Debut, as well as the Performer award for Cissy Jones’ stunning performance as Delilah.

Brenda Romero was presented with the Special Award in recognition of her creative contribution to the video games industry, advocacy for the creative process, and commitment in supporting young talent. Romero will have to clear some space on the mantelpiece as she’ll also be receiving the 2017 Industry Legend Award at the Develop Industry Excellence Awards in July.

Other winners on the night included That Dragon, Cancer for Game Innovation, and Overwatch, for Multiplayer.

And the BAFTA goes to…

Special Award

  • Brenda Romero

Artistic Achievement

  • ABZÛ – Giant Squid/505 Games
  • DISHONORED 2 – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
  • INSIDE – Playdead/Playdead
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony
  • UNCHARTED 4 – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony
  • UNRAVEL – Coldwood Interactive/Electronic Arts

Audio Achievement

  • BATTLEFIELD 1 – DICE/Electronic Arts
  • DOOM – id Software/Bethesda Softworks
  • INSIDE Martin Stig Andersen – Playdead/Playdead
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony
  • REZ INFINITE Tetsuya Mizuguchi, Takako Ishida, Noboru Mutoh – Enhance Games, Monstars Inc., Resonair/Enhance Games
  • UNCHARTED 4 – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony

Best Game

  • FIREWATCH – Campo Santo Productions/Camp Santo Productions, Panic Inc.
  • INSIDE – Playdead/Playdead
  • OVERWATCH – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • STARDEW VALLEY – ConcernedApe/Chucklefish
  • TITANFALL 2 – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
  • UNCHARTED 4 – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony

British Game

  • BATMAN: ARKHAM VR – Rocksteady Studios/WB Games
  • FORZA HORIZON 3 – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
  • NO MAN’S SKY – Hello Games/Hello Games, Sony
  • OVERCOOKED – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd
  • PLANET COASTER – Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
  • VIRGINIA – Variable State/505 Games

Debut Game

  • FIREWATCH – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.
  • OVERCOOKED – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital inc.
  • OXENFREE – Night School Studio/Night School Studio
  • THAT DRAGON, CANCER – Numinous Games/Numinous Games
  • THE WITNESS – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc.
  • VIRGINIA – Variable State/505 Games

Evolving Game

  • DESTINY: RISE OF IRON – Bungie/Activision
  • ELITE DANGEROUS: HORIZONS – Frontier Developments/Frontier Developments
  • EVE ONLINE – CCP Games/CCP Games
  • FINAL FANTASY XIV: ONLINE – Square Enix/Square Enix
  • HITMAN – IO Interactive/Square Enix
  • ROCKET LEAGUE – Psyonix/Psyonix

Family

  • LEGO STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS – TT Games/WB Games
  • OVERCOOKED – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd
  • THE PLAYROOM VR – SIE Japan Studio, Team ASOBI!/Sony
  • POKÉMON GO – Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.
  • RATCHET & CLANK – Insomniac Games/Sony
  • TOCA HAIR SALON 3 – Toca Boca/Toca Boca

Game Design

  • BATTLEFIELD 1 – DICE/Electronic Arts
  • DISHONORED 2 – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
  • INSIDE – Playdead/Playdead
  • OVERWATCH – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • TITANFALL 2 – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
  • THE WITNESS – Thekla,Inc./Thekla, Inc.

Game Innovation

  • BATMAN: ARKHAM VR – Rocksteady Studios/WB Games
  • FIREWATCH – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.,
  • POKÉMON GO – Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.
  • THAT DRAGON, CANCER – Numinous Games/Numinous Games
  • UNSEEN DIPLOMACY – Triangular Pixels/ Triangular Pixels
  • THE WITNESS – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc.

Mobile

  • THE BANNER SAGA 2 – Stoic/Versus Evil
  • DAWN OF TITANS – Natural Motion/Zynga
  • DEUS EX GO – Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix
  • POKÉMON GO – Niantic Inc./Niantic Inc.
  • POKÉMON SUN AND MOON – Game Freak/The Pokémon Company International
  • REIGNS Development Team – Nerial/Devolver Digital

Multiplayer

  • BATTLEFIELD 1 – DICE/Electronic Arts
  • FORZA HORIZON 3 – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
  • OVERCOOKED – Ghost Town Games/Team17 Digital Ltd
  • OVERWATCH – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • TITANFALL 2  – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
  • TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION – Ubisoft Massive/Ubisoft

Music

  • ABZÛ – Austin Wintory/Giant Squid/505 Games
  • DOOM –Mick Gordon, Chris Hite, Chad Mossholder/id Software/Bethesda Softworks
  • INSIDE – Martin Stig Andersen, SØS Gunver Ryberg/Playdead/Playdead
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN – Takeshi Furukawa/SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony
  • UNCHARTED 4 – Henry Jackman, Jonathan Mayer, Scott Hanau/Naughty Dog LLC/Sony
  • VIRGINIA – Lyndon Holland/Variable State/505 Games

Narrative

  • DISHONORED 2 – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
  • FIREWATCH  – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.
  • INSIDE – Playdead/Playdead
  • MAFIA III – Hangar 13/2K
  • OXENFREE – Night School Studio/Night School Studio
  • UNCHARTED 4 – Naughty Dog LLC/Sony

Original Property

  • FIREWATCH – Campo Santo Productions/Campo Santo Productions, Panic Inc.
  • INSIDE – Playdead/Playdead
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN – SIE Japan Studio, genDesign/Sony
  • OVERWATCH  – Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • UNRAVEL – Coldwood Interactive/Electronic Arts
  • THE WITNESS – Thekla, Inc./Thekla, Inc.

Performer

  • ALEX HERNANDEZ as Lincoln Clay in Mafia III
  • CISSY JONES as Delilah in Firewatch
  • EMILY ROSE as Elena Fisher in Uncharted 4
  • NAVID NEGAHBAN as ‘Hajj Agha’ in 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
  • NOLAN NORTH as Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4
  • TROY BAKER as Sam Drake in Uncharted 4

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award ( with Dare To Be Digital)

  • AMONG THE STONES – Bluedoor Games
  • PENTAGRAB –  Ludico
  • REBOUND – Hexterion

AMD Esports Audience Award

  • CLASH ROYALE – Supercell/Supercell
  • COUNTER-STRIKE: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE – Hidden Path Entertainment/Valve
  • DOTA 2 – Valve/Valve
  • LEAGUE OF LEGENDS –Riot Games/Riot Games
  • OVERWATCH Blizzard – Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • STREET FIGHTER V – Capcom, Dimps/Capcom
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