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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