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Pocket-lint Podcast #35
The team talk BAFTA Game Awards from a pub in London 19 March 2011 17:42 GMT TweetIn only the second Pocket-lint Podcast to be recorded while the team are in the same place, Rik, Dan, Stu and Chris natter about the BAFTA Game Awards 2011 (BAVGA), chew the cud over mobile phone screen technologies, look forward to tradeshow CTIA,...
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Heavy Rain wins 3 BAFTAs, but loses out to Mass Effect 2 for Best Game
Who won what? 17 March 2011 9:43 GMT TweetHeavy Rain has walked away with three gongs at this year’s British Academy Video Games Awards (the BAFTAs for gaming).
The game, which is more an interactive movie rather than your typical first person shooter, won awards for Story, Original...
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Batman: Arkham Asylum wins Best Game at BAFTA 2010 awards
But Uncharted wins most gongs 20 March 2010 9:19 GMT TweetBatman: Arkham Asylum has won best game at the Bafta 2010 awards.
The awards, which are voted by members of the game industry, in a similar way to how the movie BAFTAs are decided, gives an indication of the best games of the previous year.
The...
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BAFTA crowns Super Mario Galaxy Best Game
Winners announced at games award ceremony in London 10 March 2009 23:25 GMT TweetSuper Mario Galaxy has beaten tough competition to become the shock winner of the BAFTA video game awards' Best Game award at a star-studded awards dinner in London.
The 3D platform title for the Nintendo Wii beat Call of Duty 4, GTA IV,... -
Bafta's top award goes to Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion left out in the cold 6 October 2006 11:15 GMT TweetThe new BAFTA awards for videogames were held last night in London and recognised Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter as Game of the Year as well as for Technical Achievement.
It beat out Black, Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training and Lego... -
BAFTA throws spotlight on games with new awards
Loco Roco and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter both garner eight nominations 12 September 2006 18:30 GMT TweetThe British Academy of Film and Television has extended their awards this year to recognise outstanding performance in games in the new British Academy Video Games Awards.
According to a statement, “The awards ceremony will reward the individuals... -
Half Life 2 wins 6 BAFTAs, Hitman gains best music
1 March 2005 23:19 GMT TweetHalf-Life 2 was the major standout winner at the 2nd annual BAFTAs for Interactive Entertainment, taking best game, online game (where with Counter-Strike, it technically had two hits at the same award), action adventure, art direction and animation and...
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God of Games Peter Molyneux receives OBE
31 December 2004 16:22 GMT TweetHe's been coding since 1987 so he isn't an overnight success. Peter Molyneux's name conjures up memories of many classics such as Populous, Syndicate, Magic Carpet, Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper, the like-or-hate Black and White and the recently released...