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Videogame BAFTAs live online tonight

Streaming coverage in Uncharted territory.

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News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor
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The BAFTA Video Game Awards 2010 take place tonight and you're invited - to watch via a live webcast on the official website.

Dara O'Briain will be using his briain to make some funny jokes as host, and will be joined by Charlie Brooker, Alex Zane, Kevin Bishop, Jason Bradbury, Ralf Little and her out of Eastenders and maybe Google Image search, Michelle Ryan.

What will they wear, what will they wear.

The live stream starts at 8.45pm GMT, and will be held in real-life at the London Hilton hotel.

Who can stop Uncharted 2, winner of 10 AIAS Awards and a record five GDC Awards? Naughty Dog's brilliant action adventure game is up for nine BAFTAs.

The contenders are below.

Action

  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • inFAMOUS
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Artistic Achievement

  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Flower
  • Street Fighter IV
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Best Game

  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • FIFA 10
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Family & Social

  • The Beatles: Rock Band
  • Buzz! Quiz World
  • EyePet
  • Guitar Hero 5
  • New Super Mario Bros Wii
  • Wii Sports Resort

Gameplay

  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • New Super Mario Bros. Wii
  • PixelJunk Shooter
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Handheld

  • Gran Turismo
  • LittleBigPlanet PSP
  • LocoRoco Midnight Carnival
  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
  • Professor Layton and Pandora's Box
  • Scribblenauts

Multiplayer

  • Battlefield 1943
  • The Beatles: Rock Band
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Halo 3: ODST
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Original Score

  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
  • PixelJunk Shooter
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Sports

  • Colin McRae: DiRT 2
  • FIFA 10
  • Football Manager 2010
  • Forza 3
  • Wii Fit Plus
  • Wii Sports Resort

Story

  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Broken Sword Shadow of the Templars: The Director's Cut
  • Brutal Legend
  • Dragon Age: Origins
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Strategy

  • Command & Conquer 3: Uprising
  • Empire: Total War
  • FIFA Manager 10
  • Football Manager 2010
  • Halo Wars
  • Plants vs Zombies

Use of Audio

  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • DJ Hero
  • Flower
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Use of Online

  • Battlefield 1943
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • FIFA 10
  • LIttleBigPlanet PSP
  • SingStar Take That
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

BAFTA Ones To Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital

  • Colour Coded (Murray Sinclair, Faye Wright, Liam Wong, Sean Donnelly, Nnanna Kama - PixelPirates)
  • Quick as Thieves (William Wright, Michael Doig, Andrew Knight, Jamie MacKinnon, Lee Cresswell - Gentleman of Fortune)
  • Shrunk! - Vykintas Kazdailis, Andrew Macdonald, Michael Cummings, Jacek Wernikowski, Stuart Kemp - The Butterflyers)

GAME Award of 2009

  • Assassin's Creed II
  • Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • The Beatles: Rock Band
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
  • FIFA 10
  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
  • The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
  • Street Fighter IV
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
  • Wii Sports Resort

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