Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Batman Arkham Asylum Wins BAFTA Award

Batman: Arkham Asylum got the Best Game of the Year award at BAFTA's Video Game Awards last Friday, March 19th, winning out over nominees Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, Left 4 Dead 2, FIFA 10 and the PS3 exclusive Uncharted 2: Among Thieves.

The big winner though was Uncharted 2, taking home four awards: Best Action Game, Best Original Score, Best Story, and Best Use of Audio. Other winners included Left 4 Dead 2 (Best Multiplayer Game), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (player-voted GAME Award) and FIFA Soccer 10 (Best Sports Game and Best Use of Online).

Below is the full list of winners.Best Action Game: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (Naughty Dog /Sony Computer Entertainment)Best Artistic Achievement: Flower (ThatGameCompany/Sony Computer Entertainment)Best Game: Batman Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios/Eidos)Best Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/Electronic Arts)Best Original Score: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (Naughty Dog /Sony Computer Entertainment)Best Sports Game: FIFA 10 (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)Best Use of Online: FIFA 10 (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)BAFTA Ones to Watch Award: Shrunk! (The Butterflyers)GAME Award: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/ Activision)Best Family & Social Game: Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo/Nintendo)Best Gameplay: Batman Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios/Eidos)Best Handheld: Little Big Planet (Sony Computer Entertainment)Best Story: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (Naughty Dog /Sony Computer Entertainment)Best Strategy: Empire Total War (Creative Assembly/Sega)Best Use of Audio: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (Naughty Dog /Sony Computer Entertainment)

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