

by Mark Barley
BAFTA 2013 game nominees announced
The British Academy Games Awards nominees have been announced with Thatgamecompany's Journey leading the way.
Here's the LONG list of nominees:
Action
- Borderlands 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- 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 III
- 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: DC Superheroes
- LEGO: Lord of the Rings
- Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
- Skylanders Giants
Game Innovation
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Fez
- Journey
- Kinect Seasame 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 III
- Borderlands 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Halo 4
- Journey
- Need For Speed: Most Wanted
Original Music
- Assassin's Creed III
- Diablo III
- Journey
- Thomas Was Alone
- The Unfinished Swan
- The Walking Dead
Performer
- Adrian Hough (Haytham) - Assassin's Creed III
- Danny Wallace (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 Edition
- Diablo III
- Football Manager 2013
- Great Big War Game
- Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai
- XCOM: Enemy Unknown