In total there are 44 candidates who will compete to obtain one of the coveted BATFA awards (British Academy Games Awards ) in the world of video games. This 2016 is full of surprises since Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, It has become the game with the most nominations in all sections. Others like The Witcher 3, Metal Gear Solid V or Fallout 4 were among the favorites and obviously appear on the list of candidates. These are the candidates in the different sections.
Best Game
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Life is Strange
- Rocket League
- Fallout 4
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Design
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- Rocket League
- Grow Home
- Bloodborne
- Her Story
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Multiplayer
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Destiny: The Taken King
- World of Warships
- Rocket League
- Splatoon
Best Argument
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Life is Strange
- Until Dawn
- undertale
- Her Story
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Sports Game
- Forza Motorsport 6
- DiRT Rally
- Football Manager
- FIFA 16
- Rocket League
- PES 2016
Better Persistent World
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Final Fantasy XIV Online
- LEGO Dimensions
- Guitar Hero:Live
- Prison Architect
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Performance
- Oliver Dimsdale – Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (Stephen Appleton)
- Merle Dandridge – Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture (Kate Collins)
- Mark Hamill – Batman: Arkham Knight (The Joker)
- Ashly Burch – Life is Strange (Chloe Price)
- Masasa Moyo – Broken Age: Act 2 (Vella)
- Doug ___le – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Witcher)
Best IP
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Life is Strange
- Splatoon
- Her Story
- Until Dawn
Best music
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Halo V: Guardians
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Fallout 4
Best British Game
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Prison Architect
- Tearaway Unfolded
- Until Dawn
- Her Story
Best Debut Game
- Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
- Her Story
- Prune
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Mini Metro
- Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 3.0: Play Without Limits
- Guitar Hero:Live
- Super Mario Maker
- Rocket League
- FIFA 16
- LEGO Dimensions
AMD eSports Audience Award* (voting open to the public)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Hearthstone: Heroes Of Warcraft
- League of Legends
- dota 2
- Smite
- Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3
Artistic Achievement Award
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Sound Achievement Award
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Star Wars Battlefront
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Game for Mobile and Laptops
- Prune
- Fallout Shelter
- Lara Croft GO
- Alphabear
- Her Story
- The Room Three
Innovation Award
- Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture
- Her Story
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Life is Strange
- Until Dawn
- Splatoon
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