British Academy Games Award for Game Design
| British Academy Video Games Award for Game Design | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best game design that captivates and engages the player |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | BAFTA |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Currently held by | Bloodborne |
| Official website |
www |
The British Academy Video Games Award for Game Design is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor of "the best game design that captivates and engages the player", including recognition of elements such as game mechanics, use of controls, level and world structure, and pacing.[1] The award was first given at the 8th British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony, held in 2012, with the Valve Corporation title Portal 2 winning the award.[2]
Since its inception, the award has been given to five games. As developers, Ubisoft Montreal have received three nominations and Media Molecule have received two; the most nominated publishers are Sony Computer Entertainment with five, followed by Ubisoft with four and 2K Games, Bethesda Softworks, Rockstar Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment with two each. Bloodborne is the most recent winner of the award.[3]
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.
| Indicates the winner |
Multiple nominations
Developers
The following developers received two or more Game Design nominations:
| Nominations | Developer |
|---|---|
| 3 | Ubisoft Montreal |
| 2 | Media Molecule |
Publishers
The following publishers received two or more Game Design nominations:
| Nominations | Publisher |
|---|---|
| 5 | Sony Computer Entertainment |
| 4 | Ubisoft |
| 2 | 2K Games |
| Bethesda Softworks | |
| Rockstar Games | |
| Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
References
- ↑ "British Academy Games Awards Rules and Guidelines 2015" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- 1 2 "Games in 2012". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- 1 2 Nunneley, Stephany (7 April 2016). "Fallout 4 wins Best Game at 2016 BAFTA Game Awards". VG247. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "Games in 2013". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2014". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ↑ "Games in 2015". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 15 March 2015.