A British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), acaba de anunciar a listagem dos finalistas de sua premiação, uma espécie de Oscar dos jogos eletrônicos. Este ano a premiação teve suas categorias reduzidas de 17 para 15. Confiram abaixo os finalistas:
Best game
- Bioshock (2K Boston/2K Australia)
- Crysis (Crytek)
- Gears of War (Epic Games)
- Guitar Hero II (Harmonix)
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (Eidos)
- Wii Sports (Nintendo)
Action and adventure
- Crackdown (Realtime Worlds)
- Gears of War (Epic Games)
- God of War 2 (SCE Santa Monica Studio)
- Orange Box (Valve)
- Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (SCE Foster City Studio & Insomniac)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo)
Artistic achievement
- Bioshock (2K Boston/2K Australia)
- Heavenly Sword (Ninja Theory)
- Okami (Clover(Capcom))
- Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (SCE Foster City Studio & Insomniac)
- Skate (EA Black Box)
- Viva Piñata (Rare)
Casual
- Big Brain Academy for Wii (Nintendo)
- Cake Mania (Digital Embryo)
- Guitar Hero II (Harmonix)
- More Brain Training (Nintendo)
- SingStar (SCE London Studio)
- Wii Sports (Nintendo)
Gameplay
- Crackdown (Realtime Worlds)
- Gears of War (Epic Games)
- Sega Rally (SEGA Racing Studio)
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo)
- Warhawk (Incognito)
- Wii Sports (Nintendo)
Innovation
- fl0w (SCE Santa Monica Studio/Thatgamecompany)
- Okami (Clover(Capcom))
- Super Paper Mario (Intelligent Systems)
-The Eye of Judgement (SCE Japan Studio)
- Trauma Center: Second Opinion (Atlus USA)
- Wii Sports (Nintendo)
Multiplayer
- Battlefield 2142 (EA Dice)
- Crackdown (Realtime Worlds)
- Guitar Hero II (Harmonix)
- Wii Sports (Nintendo)
- World in Conflict (Massive Entertainment)
- World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (Blizzard Entertainment)
Original score
- Final Fantasy XII (Final Fantasy XII Project Team)
- God of War 2 (SCE Santa Monica Studio)
- Lair (SCE Foster City Studio & Factor 5)
- Okami (Clover (Capcom))
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo)
- Viva Piñata (Rare)
Sports
- Football Manager 2008 (Sports Interactive)
- Colin McRae: DiRT (Codemasters)
- FIFA 08 (EA Chicago)
- MotorStorm (SCE External Development Studio & Evolution)
- Virtua Tennis 3 (Sumo Digital)
- Wii Sports (Nintendo)
Strategy and simulation
- Command & Conquer: Tiberium Wars (Electronic Arts LA)
- Forza Motorsport 2 (Turn 10) Medieval II: Total War Kingdoms (The Creative Assembly)
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (Ubisoft Studios (Montreal))
- Wii Sports (Nintendo)
- World in Conflict (Massive Entertainment)
Story and character
- Final Fantasy XII (Final Fantasy XII Project Team)
- God of War 2 (SCE Santa Monica Studio)
- Heavenly Sword (Ninja Theory)
- Okami Clover (Capcom))
- The Darkness (Starbreeze Studios)
- The Simpsons Game (EA)
Technical achievement
- Crackdown (Realtime Worlds)
- Gears of War Epic Games)
- God of War 2 (SCE Santa Monica Studio)
- MotorStorm (SCE External Development Studio/Evolution)
- Okami (Clover(Capcom))
- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune (Naughty Dog)
Use of audio
- Crackdown (Realtime Worlds)
- Elite Beat Agents (iNiS)
- Gears of War (Epic Games)
- God of War 2 (SCE Santa Monica Studio)
- Guitar Hero II (Harmonix)
- skate (EA Black Box)
BAFTA One's To Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital)
- Ragnarawk (Voodoo Boogy)
- ClimbActic (Carebox)
- Bear Go Home (Phoenix Seed)
The PC World Gamers Award (voted for by the public)
- Dr Kawashima's Brain Training (Nintendo)
- FIFA 07 (EA Canada)
- Football Manager 2007 (Sports Interactive)
- Gears of War (Epic Games)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (Rockstar Leeds)
- Resistance: Fall of Man (Insomniac)
- Wii Play (Nintendo)
