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20 years of the BAFTA Games Awards

We speak to the organiser behind the prestigious awards about how they have evolved over time and the role they have played in bringing the best games to a wider audience

April 11, 2024 James Batchelor

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BAFTA Breakthrough 2023 cohort unveiled

42 creatives from the fields of film, gaming, and television to receive career guidance and networking opportunities

Nov. 29, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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BAFTA announces 2023 Young Game Designers competition winners

The cohort included returning finalists, and all the winners will be featured in the Science Museum of London

June 22, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Why BAFTA is changing the way its games awards work

Tara Saunders tells us more about expanding the voting for Best Game and British Game to over 1,000 members

June 1, 2023 James Batchelor

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God of War Ragnarok cleans up at BAFTA Games Awards

But Vampire Survivors is the surprise winner of Best Game

March 31, 2023 James Batchelor

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Shuhei Yoshida to receive BAFTA Fellowship

BAFTA to recognise the SIE veteran's work "as a champion of independent developers"

March 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

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God of War Ragnarok picks up 14 nominations for BAFTA Games Awards 2023

Stray receives eight nominations and while FromSoftware's Elden Ring snags seven nominations

March 3, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

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BAFTA Breakthrough 2022 participants unveiled

33 creatives from the fields of film, gaming, and television to receive professional development and networking opportunities

Nov. 11, 2022 Jeffrey Rousseau

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BAFTA announces 2022 Young Game Designers competition winners

Winners will be featured in the Museum of Science and Industry's Power Up exhibition in Manchester

June 30, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Returnal wins best game at BAFTA 2022

It Takes Two, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Unpacking each won two awards

April 8, 2022 Marie Dealessandri

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Returnal picks up eight nominations for BAFTA Games Awards 2022

Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart receives seven nominations, Forza Horizon 5 and Psychonauts 2 get six each

March 3, 2022 Danielle Partis

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BAFTA names new head of games

UKIE's Luke Hebblethwaite takes new role as organisation ramps up games efforts

Dec. 16, 2021 James Batchelor

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BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 participants revealed

36 Creatives from the fields of film, gaming, and television to receive professional development and networking opportunities

Dec. 9, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau

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BAFTA announces winners of 2021 Young Game Designers competition

Award recipients will also be able to further develop their games via workshops and mentorship

July 9, 2021 Jeffrey Rousseau

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Hades wins Best Game at BAFTA Games Awards 2021

Supergiant's hit took home five awards, while Animal Crossing, The Last of Us Part II, and Sackboy each won two

March 26, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

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Games included in the GSA BAFTA Student Awards for the first time

Awards for Games and Immersive to be presented at the online ceremony in July this year

Feb. 26, 2021 Matthew Handrahan

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BAFTA announces 2020 Breakthrough participants

Eight games professionals across US, UK honored as creative rising stars

Nov. 16, 2020 Rebekah Valentine

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BAFTA Games Awards entrants to be tested on BFI Diversity Standards

New process will be piloted for 2021 event, alongside new guidelines for preventing bullying and harassment in the workplace

July 9, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

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BAFTA Breakthrough opens applications for UK and the US

Initiative was previously UK-only, applications for India and China to open later in the year

May 27, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

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BAFTA Games Awards go digital due to pandemic concerns

Ceremony will still take place April 2, but organizers have changed to an online broadcast event without a live audience

March 12, 2020 Brendan Sinclair

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Control and Death Stranding nominated for 11 BAFTAs each

Hideo Kojima to receive Fellowship as Death Stranding ties for most nominations in BAFTA Game Award history

March 3, 2020 Ivy Taylor

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Hideo Kojima to receive BAFTA Fellowship

BAFTA's highest honour will be given to Metal Gear Solid's creator at the Games Awards on April 2, 2020

Feb. 27, 2020 Matthew Handrahan

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Entries open for BAFTA Young Game Designers

Tenth annual competition for young designers up to the age of 18 is now open

Sept. 30, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

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BAFTA tweaks games categories as 2020 nominations open

Mobile award retired, performer category expanded, new technical achievement replaces game innovation

Sept. 10, 2019 James Batchelor

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BAFTA reveals 2019 Young Game Designers winners

Young game designers offer up raft of socially conscious games exploring mental health, climate change, and transgender rights

July 1, 2019 Ivy Taylor