Sony PlayStation’s “The Last of Us Part II,” “Ghost of Tsushima,” “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales” and “Dreams” along with cross-platform title “Hades” have dominated this year’s nominees for the BAFTA Games Awards.
The ceremony, to be held on March 25th, celebrates the best creative and technical achievements in video games. “Last of Us Part II” took home a record number of nominations with 13 followed by ‘Tsushima’ with 10, “Hades” with 8 and ‘Miles Morales’ and “Dreams” with 7. Last year “Control” and “Death Stranding” dominated the nominee field with 11 each.
Four of those games (all but “Dreams”) will compete with the Nintendo Switch’s “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” and the PC Steam release “Half-Life: Alyx” for the top honor of ‘Best Game’ of the year. The one award open to the public, the EE Game of the Year, will see “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” “Call of Duty: Warzone,” “Ghost of Tsushima,” “Hades,” “The Last of Us Part II” and “Valorant” fighting it out.
Other nominees include “Airborne Kingdom,” “Astro’s Playroom,” “Before I Forget,” “Call of the Sea,” “Carrion,” “Cyberpunk 2077,” “Deep Rock Galactic,” “Demon’s Souls,” “Destiny 2: Beyond Light,” “Doom Eternal,” “Factorio,” “Fall Guys,” “Final Fantasy VII Remake,” “Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition,” “Microsoft Flight Simulator,” “No Man’s Sky,” “Ori and the Will of the Wisps,” “Sackboy: A Big Adventure,” “Sea of Thieves,” “Spiritfarer,” and “Tell Me Why”.
Source: BBC
