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BAFTA announce this year’s Games Special Award for gaming charity SpecialEffect

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Each year, BAFTA give an award given to those who have made outstanding contributions to games, film and television. For the 20th anniversary of BAFTA Games Awards, SpecialEffect, a charity that helps those living with physical disabilities by working with game developers to create accessible hardware and software, has been chosen. Dr Mick Donegan MBE, SpecialEffect founder and CEO, said “With a background in special education, I realised how much people
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BAFTA Game Awards- Phil Wang announced as this year’s host

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News coming from BAFTA Game Awards today that Phil Wang, known for his stand-up comedy and for starring in the Netflix special Phil Wang: Philly Philly Wang Wang, will be this year's host for the ceremony. The annual award show, which celebrates the best and brightest of the gaming world, is scheduled for Thursday 11th April and is being held at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank, London and will be live-streamed to audiences
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BAFTA asks gamers who is the most iconic character

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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the BAFTA Game Awards and to celebrate gamers are being asked to participate in deciding who is the most iconic gaming character of all time. Any gamer from around the world can get involved by visiting the BAFTA website and simply adding their chosen character to the simple form. The poll is open until March 18th 2024, so there is plenty of time
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BAFTA announce 60-game shortlist for 2023 awards

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BAFTA has announced their best games of 2023 (the ‘longlist’ for the 20th-anniversary awards in 2024)! The list contains 60 games that have been selected by over 1,200 BAFTA members and experienced games professionals. 257 games were entered for consideration by BAFTA members this year, with 60 games still running for at least one BAFTA nomination across the 17 competitive categories. BAFTA members will begin voting to decide the nominations in
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BAFTA Game Award Winners 2022

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Whilst Returnal, the sci-fi horror PS5 game from developer Housemarque was the big winner at the BAFTA Game Awards, there were also multiple awards in recognition for games with far smaller budgets. Unpacking, the laid-back puzzle game where you simply unpack possessions as you move house won both best Narrative and the EE Game of the Year awards. It Takes Two, the wonderful platformer, and my personal game of 2021,
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