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6th British Academy Games Awards
Date19 March 2010
LocationLondon Hilton
Hosted byDara Ó Briain[1]
Best GameBatman: Arkham Asylum
Most awardsUncharted 2: Among Thieves (4)
Most nominationsUncharted 2: Among Thieves (10)[2]
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The 6th British Academy Video Game Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as GAME British Academy Video Games Awards) awarded by British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA),[3] was an award ceremony honouring achievement in the field of video games in 2009. Candidate games must have been released in the United Kingdom between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2009.[4] The ceremony took place in the London Hilton on 19 March 2010.[3]

Categories

Both publishers and developers were eligible to enter their games in fifteen categories, fourteen of which were awarded by a panel of judges. The categories are: Gameplay, Casual, Sports, Story and Character, Strategy, Best use of Audio, New Talent, Multiplayer, Best Technical Achievement, Original Score, Handheld, People's Choice (the only award voted for by the public),[5] Artistic Achievement, Best Action and Adventure and Best Game.[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown first in bold.

Action
Sports
Artistic Achievement
  • Flower – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
    • Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • Street Fighter IV – Dimps and Capcom/Capcom
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Story
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    • Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • FIFA 10 – EA Canada/EA Sports
    • Left 4 Dead 2 – Valve/Valve
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves– Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Strategy
Family & Social
Use of Audio
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • DJ Hero – FreeStyleGames and Exient Entertainment/Activision
    • Flower – thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
    • Left 4 Dead 2 – Valve/Valve
Gameplay
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum – Rocksteady Studios/Eidos Interactive and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    • Assassin's Creed II – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • New Super Mario Bros Wii – Nintendo EAD/Nintendo
    • PixelJunk Shooter – Q-Games and Double Eleven/Q-Games
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
Use of Online
Handheld
BAFTA One's to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital)
  • Shrunk! – The Butterflyers
    • Colour Coded
    • Quick as Thieves
Multiplayer
  • Left 4 Dead 2 – Valve/Valve
    • Battlefield 1943 – EA DICE/Electronic Arts
    • The Beatles: Rock Band – Harmonix/MTV Games
    • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Infinity Ward/Activision
    • Halo 3 ODST – Bungie/Microsoft Game Studios
    • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
GAME Award of 2009
Original Score

Academy Fellowship

Games with multiple nominations and wins

References

  1. ^ "Dara O'Briain to host the 2010 Games Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2010-01-26. Archived from the original on 29 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  2. ^ a b "Video Games Awards Nominations". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2010-02-16. Archived from the original on 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  3. ^ a b "GAME British Academy Video Games Awards". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  4. ^ "Video Games Eligibility & Judging". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2009-01-01. Archived from the original on 2009-03-16. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
  5. ^ "GAME Award 2009". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 2010-02-10. Archived from the original on 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2010-02-22.
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