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British Academy Games Awards nominees revealed

Alien: Isolation scores six nominations

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has named this year's nominees for the British Academy Games Awards, singling out Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation for an impressive six possible awards.

The full list of nominees and categories is below. Far Cry 4 And Monument Valley are both nominated in five categories each, while 80 Days, Destiny, Mario Kart 8 and Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor are all in the running for four each.

Best Game

  • Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor
  • Dragon Age: Inquisition
  • Alien: Isolation
  • Monument Valley
  • Mario Kart 8
  • Destiny

British Game

  • Lumino City
  • Forza Horizon 2
  • Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions
  • Alien: Isolation
  • Monument Valley
  • 80 Days

Artistic Achievement

  • Far Cry 4
  • Valiant Hearts
  • Lumino City
  • Monument Valley
  • Assassin's Creed Unity
  • Hohokum

Audio Achievement

  • Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved
  • Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • The Sailor's Dream
  • Mario Kart 8
  • The Banner Saga
  • Alien: Isolation

Debut Game

  • The Banner Saga
  • Counterspy
  • Hitman Go
  • The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter
  • Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
  • Shovel Knight

Family

  • LittleBigPlanet 3
  • The Lego Movie Videogame
  • Minecraft: Console Editions
  • Skylanders Trap Team
  • Mario Kart 8
  • Twelve A Dozen

Game Design

  • Alien: Isolation
  • Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor
  • Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft
  • Far Cry 4
  • Threes
  • Destiny

Game Innovation

  • Lumino City
  • 80 Days
  • Alien: Isolation
  • Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor
  • The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter
  • Titanfall

Mobile & Handheld

  • 80 Days
  • Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft
  • The Walking Dead: Season 2
  • Threes
  • Hitman Go
  • Monument Valley

Multiplayer

  • Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft
  • Minecraft: Console Editions
  • Titanfall
  • Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • Mario Kart 8
  • Destiny

Music

  • Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved
  • The Banner Saga
  • Alien: Isolation
  • Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor
  • The Sailor's Dream
  • Far Cry 4

Original Property

  • Titanfall
  • Valiant Hearts
  • Sunset Overdrive
  • Monument Valley
  • Kalimba
  • The Vanishing Of Ethan Carter

Performer

  • Kevin Spacey - Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
  • Melissa Hutchison - The Walking Dead: Season 2
  • Ashley Johnson - The Last of Us: Left Behind
  • Adam Harrington - The Wolf Among Us
  • Troy Baker - Far Cry 4
  • Logan Cunningham - Transistor

Persistent Game

  • Eve Online - Phoebe
  • Destiny
  • World Of Warcraft: Warlords Of Draenor
  • World Of Tanks
  • League Of Legends
  • Runescape

Sport

  • OlliOlli
  • Forza Horizon 2
  • Football Manager 2015
  • Madden NFL 15
  • FIFA 15
  • Trials Fusion

Story

  • 80 Days
  • Broken Age
  • The Last Of Us: Left Behind
  • Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)
  • The Wolf Among Us
BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
  • Sagittarius
  • Don't Walk: RUN!
  • Chambara

The British Academy Games Awards will be hosted by comedian Rufus Hound March 12 in London, and will be broadcast on Twitch.

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