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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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mcmonkeyplc #1 2 years ago

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Excuse me why isn't ODST in the OST list?
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gav_and_the_gavster #2 2 years ago

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Hope Batman: AA gets some recognition.
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DodgyG #3 2 years ago

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Mon the Pixel Pirates!
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XRevolverX #4 2 years ago

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cos its crap
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GaryHoward #5 2 years ago

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@mcmonkeyplc - ODST is a good game, it just doesn't meet any of the categories above. I would have stuck it in the Original Score category if I had that kind of power - but I don't.
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GaryHoward #6 2 years ago

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@ gav_and_the_gavster - Of course, Batman: AA will get an award. They got one award at the GDC and they are certainly going to receive one at the BAFTAs although, Uncharted 2 is a tough competitor and could swipe the BAFTAs like they did at the GDC. The BAFTAs however are a bit different and British of course and as Batman AA's developer RockSteady is also British, they are definitely going to get an award tonight (that's how the BAFTAs operates).
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GaryHoward #7 2 years ago

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@ KingAntoine - The BAFTAs was organised and sorted out back in 2009 and that's why all the games up for an award are 2009 titles. Don't worry dude, Heavy Rain will be up for Original Score next year, I guarantee it.
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Richie72 #8 2 years ago

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Arma 2 should be recognised. That is the best game of 2009 in my opinion and wins hands down over Call of Duty in any category!
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gribb #9 2 years ago

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I'll be too busy having sex with fictional ladies...
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dllord #10 2 years ago

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I've just finished playing Uncharted 2 and its one of the best games i've ever played! Ever!
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gillri #11 2 years ago

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Arma 2 is great but better than UC2 ? no way
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Bigglesworth #12 2 years ago

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I thought I remembered reading that one of the lesser satellite channels was going to televise this?
Probably not.
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GaryHoward #13 2 years ago

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@dllord - Ditto.
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The_Inquisitor #14 2 years ago

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I would love to see Street Fighter IV come away with an award.
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Windypops #15 2 years ago

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Hmmm. Well at least they seem to have hired some people who've actually played a video game for once. I'd quite like to see Michelle Ryan's front bottom.
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Richie72 #16 2 years ago

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I've never played UC2 because I don't have a PS3 but I might get one if it wins at least 4 awards.
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WinterSnowblind #17 2 years ago

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Say what you will about ODST gameplay wise, but it easily has one of the best videogame soundtracks ever. The fact it's not there is a pretty huge omission.
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welshben23 #18 2 years ago

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Oh FFS! Most of the British gaming public are IDIOTIC, SILLY, INFANTILE DUMBASSES! CoD:MW2 just won the (GAME) game of 2009.

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GaryHoward #19 2 years ago

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I knew Batman would win one, I told you so.
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AHiFi #20 2 years ago

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Richie72 - Looks like you're buying a PS3 with UC2.
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Richie72 #21 2 years ago

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Looks like I am, now how am I gonna break the news to the missus?
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slimspudly #22 2 years ago

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batman arkham asylum GAME OF THE YEAR BABY

negative feedback for that ? why?

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GaryHoward #23 2 years ago

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@KingAntoine - Hell yes! A British game winning the best award at a British award show, it was inevitable.
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Haloboy #24 2 years ago

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Batman AA and Rocksteady deserved that award through and through. Good stuff.
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JohnnyFireBlade #25 2 years ago

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Miiyamoto. Legend. End of.
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GaryHoward #26 2 years ago

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I loved Miyamoto's heartwarming retrospect on videogames - makes me proud to be a gamer.
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DodgyG #27 2 years ago

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Pirates were robbed!
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AHiFi #28 2 years ago

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Gary - I have to agree. I think the broken English made it all the more wonderful. You don't need to be a wordsmith to paint a picture. Lovely.

Richie - FHUTA
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