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BAFTA 2013 video game nominations revealed

Journey, The Walking Dead, Far Cry 3 and Dear Esther highly praised.

The nominees for the British Academy Games Awards 2013 (BAFTA) have been revealed.

Surprisingly (to me at least), it's superb PSN game Journey that leads the line-up with eight nominations including Best Game.

The Walking Dead has seven nominations, Far Cry 3 six nominations and Dear Esther five nominations.

There are four games with four nominations: Halo 4, Borderlands 2, Assassin's Creed 3 and The Room.

The British Academy Games Awards take place on Tuesday, 5th March at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Comedian Dara O'Briain will host the event, which will be aired on the Challenge television channel (Sky 125, Freeview 46, Virgin 139) on Monday, 11th March at 10pm.

The BAFTA games awards will also be streamed live on Twitch.

But who will take home a coveted mask?

Action

  • Borderlands 2
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
  • Far Cry 3
  • Halo 4
  • Hitman: Absolution
  • Mass Effect 3

Artistic Achievement

  • Borderlands 2
  • Dear Esther
  • Far Cry 3
  • Halo 4
  • Journey
  • The Room

Audio Achievement

  • Assassin's Creed 3
  • Beat Sneak Bandit
  • Dear Esther
  • Far Cry 3
  • Halo 4
  • Journey

Best Game

  • Dishonored
  • Far Cry 3
  • FIFA 13
  • Journey
  • Mass Effect 3
  • The Walking Dead

British Game

  • Dear Esther
  • Forza Horizon
  • Lego Lord of the Rings
  • Need for Speed Most Wanted
  • The Room
  • Super Hexagon

Debut Game

  • Deadlight
  • Dear Esther
  • Forza Horizon
  • Proteus
  • The Room
  • The Unfinished Swan

Game Design

  • Borderlands 2
  • Dishonored
  • Far Cry 3
  • Journey
  • The Walking Dead
  • XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Family

  • Clay Jam
  • Just Dance 4
  • Lego Batman 2
  • Lego Lord of the Rings
  • Minecraft Xbox 360
  • Skylanders Giants

Game Innovation

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
  • Fez
  • Journey
  • Kinect Sesame Street TV
  • The Unfinished Swan
  • Wonderbook: Book of Spells

Mobile & Handheld

  • Incoboto
  • LittleBigPlanet Vita
  • New Star Soccer
  • The Room
  • Super Monsters Ate My Condo
  • The Walking Dead

Online Browser

  • Amateur Surgeon Hospital
  • Dick and Dom's Hoopla!
  • Merlin: The Game
  • Runescape
  • The Settlers Online
  • SongPop

Online Multiplayer

  • Assassin's Creed 3
  • Borderlands 2
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
  • Halo 4
  • Journey
  • Need for Speed Most Wanted

Original Music

  • Assassin's Creed 3
  • Diablo 3
  • Journey
  • Thomas Was Alone
  • The Unfinished Swan
  • The Walking Dead

Performer

  • Adrian Hough (Haytham - Assassin's Creed 3)
  • Danny Wallace (The Narrator - Thomas Was Alone)
  • Dave Fennoy (Lee Everett - The Walking Dead)
  • Melissa Hutchinson (Clementine - The Walking Dead)
  • Nigel Carrington (The Narrator - Dear Esther)
  • Nolan North (Nathan Drake - Uncharted: Golden Abyss)

Sports/Fitness

  • FIFA 13
  • F1 2012
  • Forza Horizon
  • New Star Soccer
  • Nike+ Kinect Training
  • Trials Evolution

Story

  • Dishonored
  • Far Cry 3
  • Journey
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Thomas Was Alone
  • The Walking Dead

Strategy

  • Dark Souls: Prepare To Die
  • Diablo 3
  • Football Manager 2013
  • Great Big War Game
  • Total War Shogun 2: Fall of Samurai
  • XCOM: Enemy Unkown

BAFTA Ones to Watch

  • Pixel Story
  • Project Thanatos
  • Starcrossed