2014 BAFTA Video Game Awards

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http://www.polygon.com/2014/3/12/5503058/the-last-of-us-leads-this-years-bafta-game-awards
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26549269

Full list of winners, with my annotations and picks.

Category					Winner

Best action and adventure			The Last of Us (Naughty Dog)
> Oh gosh yes.

Debut game					Gone Home (The Fallbright Company)
> Remember Me would have been a better choice.

British game					Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
> Gunpoint. DmC for runner up.

Best music					Bioshock Infinite (Irrational Games)
> The Last of Us, there should be no contesting that…

Best story					The Last of Us (Naughty Dog)
> Brothers.

Strategy and simulation				Papers, Please (Lucas Pope)
> YUP

Artistic achievement				Tearaway (Media Molecule)
> YUP ‐ Ni No Kuni is a close second

Audio achievement				The Last of Us (Naughty Dog)
> Battlefield 4. Surprised Killzone:SF didn’t get a nom, Madder is _awesome_

Sport						Fifa 14 (EA Sports)
> blargh. All sequels, little innovation, why bother with an award? (GRID 2 was reasonable I guess)

Family						Tearaway (Media Molecule)
> YUP

Game innovation					Brothers: A tale of Two Sons (Starbreeze Studios)
> The Stanley Parable.

Mobile and handheld				Tearaway (Media Molecule)
> Ridiculous Fishing.

One to watch					Size DOES Matter (Team DOS)
> eh 

Game design					Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
> YUP

Multiplayer					Grand Theft Auto 5 (Rockstar)
> The Last of US. LOL, BF4 shouldn’t have been nominated. GTA5 shouldn’t have won. MP metagame from TLoU tips my vote. Such goodness.

Best performer					Ashley Johnson as Ellie in The Last of Us (Naughty Dog)
> YUP Ashley was awesome! Kevan could have won this for The Stanley Parable too.

Best game					The Last of Us (Naughty Dog)
> YUP

Bafta Fellowship				Rockstar Games