| British Academy Video Games Award for Best Game |
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| Awarded for |
The best game of the year, across all genres and platforms |
| Country |
United Kingdom |
| Presented by |
BAFTA |
| First awarded |
2004 |
| Currently held by |
Destiny |
| Official website |
www.bafta.org/games |
The British Academy Video Games Award for Best Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor of "the best game of the year, across all genres and platforms".[1] The 1st British Academy Video Games Awards ceremony was held in 2004, with Infinity Ward and Activision's game Call of Duty receiving the award.[2] The award was originally known as Game of the Year – The Year's Best Game for the 2004 ceremony.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 11 games. As developers, Valve Corporation have received the most awards in this category, with two wins; as publishers, both Activision and Valve have received the most awards in this category, with two wins each. Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis & Development division were nominated on six occasions, more than any other developer; and Electronic Arts are the most nominated publisher, with 11 nominations. Destiny, developed by Bungie and published by Activision, is the most recent winner of the Best Game 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.
Table key
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Indicates the winner |
| Year |
Game |
Developer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Ref. |
2002/03
(1st) |
Call of Duty |
Infinity Ward |
Activision |
[2] |
2003/04
(2nd) |
Half-Life 2 |
Valve Corporation |
Valve Corporation |
[4] |
| FIFA Football 2005 |
EA Canada |
Electronic Arts |
| Football Manager 2005 |
Sports Interactive |
Sega |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas |
Rockstar North |
Rockstar Games |
| Halo 2 |
Bungie |
Microsoft Game Studios |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 4 |
Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo |
Konami |
2005/06
(3rd) |
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter |
Ubisoft Paris, Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft Shanghai, Darkworks, Grin |
Ubisoft |
[5] |
| Black |
Criterion Games |
Electronic Arts |
| Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? |
Nintendo SPD |
Nintendo |
| Guitar Hero |
Harmonix |
RedOctane |
| Hitman: Blood Money |
IO Interactive |
Eidos Interactive |
| Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy |
Traveller's Tales |
LucasArts |
2006/07
(4th) |
BioShock |
2K Boston, 2K Australia |
2K Games |
[6] |
| Crysis |
Crytek Frankfurt |
Electronic Arts |
| Gears of War |
Epic Games |
Microsoft Game Studios |
| Guitar Hero II |
Harmonix |
Activision |
| Kane & Lynch: Dead Men |
IO Interactive |
Eidos Interactive |
| Wii Sports |
Nintendo EAD |
Nintendo |
2007/08
(5th) |
Super Mario Galaxy |
Nintendo EAD Tokyo |
Nintendo |
[7] |
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare |
Infinity Ward |
Activision |
| Fallout 3 |
Bethesda Game Studios |
Bethesda Softworks |
| Fable II |
Lionhead Studios |
Microsoft Game Studios |
| Grand Theft Auto IV |
Rockstar North |
Rockstar Games |
| Rock Band |
Harmonix, Pi Studios |
MTV Games, Electronic Arts |
2009
(6th) |
Batman: Arkham Asylum |
Rocksteady Studios |
Eidos Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
[8] |
| Assassin's Creed II |
Ubisoft Montreal |
Ubisoft |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 |
Infinity Ward |
Activision |
| FIFA 10 |
EA Canada, HB Studios, Sumo Digital, Exient Entertainment |
Electronic Arts |
| Left 4 Dead 2 |
Valve Corporation |
Valve Corporation |
| Uncharted 2: Among Thieves |
Naughty Dog |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
2010
(7th) |
Mass Effect 2 |
BioWare |
Electronic Arts |
[9] |
| Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood |
Ubisoft Montreal |
Ubisoft |
| FIFA 11 |
EA Canada, HB Studios, Exient Entertainment |
Electronic Arts |
| Heavy Rain |
Quantic Dream |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Limbo |
Playdead |
Microsoft Studios |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 |
Nintendo EAD Tokyo |
Nintendo |
2011
(8th) |
Portal 2 |
Valve Corporation |
Valve Corporation |
[10] |
| Batman: Arkham City |
Rocksteady Studios |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| FIFA 12 |
EA Canada |
Electronic Arts |
| L.A. Noire |
Team Bondi |
Rockstar Games |
| The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim |
Bethesda Game Studios |
Bethesda Softworks |
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword |
Nintendo EAD |
Nintendo |
2012
(9th) |
Dishonored |
Arkane Studios |
Bethesda Softworks |
[11] |
| Far Cry 3 |
Ubisoft Montreal |
Ubisoft |
| FIFA 13 |
EA Canada |
Electronic Arts |
| Journey |
Thatgamecompany |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Mass Effect 3 |
BioWare, Straight Right |
Electronic Arts |
| The Walking Dead |
Telltale Games |
Telltale Games |
2013
(10th) |
The Last of Us |
Naughty Dog |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
[12] |
| Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag |
Ubisoft Montreal |
Ubisoft |
| Grand Theft Auto V |
Rockstar North |
Rockstar Games |
| Papers, Please |
3909 |
3909 |
| Super Mario 3D World |
Nintendo EAD Tokyo, 1-UP Studio |
Nintendo |
| Tearaway |
Media Molecule |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
2014
(11th) |
Destiny |
Bungie |
Activision |
[3] |
| Alien: Isolation |
The Creative Assembly |
Sega |
| Dragon Age: Inquisition |
BioWare |
Electronic Arts |
| Mario Kart 8 |
Nintendo EAD |
Nintendo |
| Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor |
Monolith Productions, Behaviour Interactive |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Monument Valley |
ustwo Games |
ustwo Studio |
2015
(12th) |
Fallout 4 |
Bethesda Game Studios |
Bethesda Softworks |
[13] |
| Everybody's Gone to the Rapture |
The Chinese Room, SCE Santa Monica Studio |
Sony Computer Entertainment |
| Life is Strange |
Dontnod Entertainment |
Square Enix |
| Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain |
Kojima Productions |
Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Rocket League |
Psyonix |
Psyonix |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
CD Projekt RED |
CD Projekt |
Multiple wins and nominations
Developers
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The following developers received two or more Best Game awards:
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The following developers received three or more Best Game nominations:
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Publishers
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The following publishers received two or more Best Game awards:
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The following publishers received four or more Best Game nominations:
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