The Last of Us leads BAFTA Games Nominations

GTA V and Tearaway also score heavily

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The Last of Us leads BAFTA Games Nominations
BAFTA has announced the nominations for the British Academy Games Awards in 2014.
A total of 43 games have been recognised across 17 categories with PS3 exclusive, The Last of Us leading the way with ten nominations. GTA V is not far behind with a nomination in nine categories.

Media Molecule’s Vita hit Tearaway is nominated for eight awards whilst five games receive four nominations apiece. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag, BioShock Infinite, Super Mario 3D World and The Stanley.

BADLAND, Beyond: Two Souls, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, DEVICE 6 and Tomb Raider all receive three nominations each, while Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, Battlefield 4, Forza Motorsport 5, Gone Home, Gunpoint, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes and The Room 2 all have two nominations each.
Best Game Category will be hotly contested
The Last of Us leads BAFTA Games Nominations

Other nominated games include Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Castles in the Sky, Civilization V: Brave New World, Democracy 3, DMC Devil May Cry, DOTA 2, F1 2013, FIFA 14, Football Manager 2014, GRID 2, NBA 2K14, Plants vs Zombies 2, Rayman Legends, Remember Me, Ridiculous Fishing, Skylanders Swap Force, Surgeon Simulator 2013, XCOM: Enemy Within, World of Tanks and Year Walk.

The British Academy Games Awards take place on Wednesday 12 March at the Tobacco Dock, London, and will be hosted for the sixth consecutive year by comedian and gamer Dara O Briain.

The full list is below, let us know what your winners would be in the respective categories.

Action & Adventure

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Badland (Frogmind)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games / Warner Bros)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)

Artistic Achievement
Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dreams / SCEE)
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games / 2K Games)
Device 6 (Simogo)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Level 5 / Namco Bandai Games)
Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Audio Achievement
Battlefield 4 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games / 2K Games)
Device 6 (Simogo)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)

Best Game
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Papers, Please (Lucas Pope / 3909 LLC)
Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo / Nintendo)
Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

British Game
DmC Devil May Cry (Ninja Theory / Capcom)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
Gunpoint (Suspicious Developments)
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games / Warner Bros)
The Room Two (Fireproof Games)
Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Debut Game
Badland (Frogmind)
Castles in the Sky (The Tall Trees)
Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
Gunpoint (Suspicious Developments)
Remember Me (Dontnod Entertainment / Capcom)
The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)

Family
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo / Nintendo)
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games)
Rayman Legends (Ubisoft Montpellier / Ubisoft)
Skylanders Swap Force (Toys for Bob / Activision)
Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo / Nintendo)
Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Game Design
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Papers, Please (Lucas Pope / 3909 LLC)
Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)
Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix)

Game Innovation
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
Papers, Please (Lucas Pope / 3909 LLC)
The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)
Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)
Year Walk (Simogo)

Mobile & Handheld
Badland (Frogmind)
Device 6 (Simogo)
Plants vs Zombies 2 (PopCap Games / Electronic Arts)
Ridiculous Fishing (Vlambeer)
The Room Two (Fireproof Games)
Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Multiplayer
Battlefield 4 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
DOTA 2 (Valve / Valve)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
The Last Of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo / Nintendo)
World of Tanks (Wargaming.net)

Music
Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Beyond: Two Souls (Quantic Dreams / SCEE)
BioShock Infinite (Irrational Games / 2K Games)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Super Mario 3D World (Nintendo / Nintendo)
Tearaway (Media Molecule / SCEE)

Performer
Ashley Johnson (Ellie) - The Last of Us
Courtnee Draper (Elizabeth) - BioShock Infinite
Ellen Page (Jodie) - Beyond: Two Souls
Kevan Brighting (The Narrator) - The Stanley Parable
Steven Ogg (Trevor Phillips) - Grand Theft Auto V
Troy Baker (Joel) - The Last of Us

Sport
F1 2013 (Codemasters / Codemasters)
FIFA 14 (EA Canada / Electronic Arts)
Football Manager 2014 (Sports Interactive / SEGA)
Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 / Microsoft Studios)
GRID 2 (Codemasters / Codemasters)
NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts / 2K Games)

Story
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons (Starbreeze Studios / 505 Games)
Gone Home (The Fullbright Company)
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
The Last of Us (Naughty Dog / Sony Computer Entertainment)
Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (Level 5 / Namco Bandai Games)
The Stanley Parable (Galactic Cafe)

Strategy & Simulation
Civilization V: Brave New World (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
Democracy 3 (Positech Games)
Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 / Microsoft Studios)
Papers, Please (Lucas Pope / 3909 LLC)
Surgeon Simulator 2013 (Bossa Studios)
XCOM: Enemy Within (Firaxis Games / 2K Games)

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
Project Heera: Diamond Heist (Mazhlele)
Size DOES Matter (Team DOS)
The Unknown (iKnow)

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