The British Academy of Film and Television Arts — generally referred to as BAFTA — has introduced the nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards 2024.
The Best Game class is stacked, because it has been for all recreation awards ceremonies over the previous few months. Nintendo has each The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder competing for the highest prize alongside Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and Dave The Diver — the largest shock within the line-up.
Tears of the Kingdom boasts six nominations. Alongside being up for Best Game, it is also in rivalry for awards in Audio Achievement, Game Design, Music, Narrative, and Technical Achievement. Mario Wonder is up for 4, together with Family, Animation, and Multiplayer.
Other Switch video games up for awards embody COCOON, Dredge, Cassette Beasts, Disney Illusion Island, Venba, and Stray Gods. You can try the total record of nominations and awards on the BAFTA web site. Here, you can even vote for the EE Player’s Choice winner, the place Tears of the Kingdom can also be in rivalry.
40 video games have been nominated in over 17 totally different classes, with Baldur’s Gate 3 dominating proceedings as anticipated with 10 nominations — and it will doubtless be very tough to beat within the high class. However, BAFTA has been identified to go just a little off-piste with its awards, and final 12 months awarded Vampire Survivors the coveted Best Game trophy.
