BAFTA has revealed the nominations for the GAME British Academy Video Game Awards and most of them aren't terribly surprising, but it's not all the usual suspects. Forty-eight different games have been recognized and they cover most bases.
L.A. Noire and Arkham City are leading with eight nominations; just behind them with six are Uncharted 3 and LittleBigPlanet 2; Portal 2 and Skyrim have five; and nipping at their heels is Deus Ex: Human Revolution with four nominations. The rest have between one and three nominations such as Battlefield 3, Rift, From Dust, Skyward Sword, Bastion and Shogun 2, just to name a few.
Four new categories were included in this years awards: Debut Game, Online Browser, Online Multiplayer and Performer. Additionally, there's a public vote category for the Game of the Year 2011, with the short list already decided by a panel. You can go and vote now and you'll even be entered into a prize drawing. Unfortunately, the short list contains just what you'd expect and despite the inclusion of Minecraft, it's pretty lackluster. I couldn't give a toss about award ceremonies or what game gets what accolade, but it's still nice to see some of these games and devs getting recognition.
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2:30 PM on 02.16.2012 | 
I guess
Be sensible. Vote Portal 2.
Portal 2 was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too short.
Eitherway I don't really care, It's going to be the same shit all over again. I'm quite pessimist about these awards.
Exactly, or you know, Witcher 2,
but ok if it's easily consumable by the masses they'll vote hell and back on that thing.
But whatever
no Dark Souls or Catherine fucking sucks :(
Not this year though. Bastion will win something, and GOTY will go to Skyrim. Not that I want it to, that game is the equivalent of seeing a huge lake, jumping in for a swim and then realising the entire fucking thing only goes up to your knees, and it's really cold, and there isn't a reason for you being in the fucking place anyway.
Arkham City on the other hand...
I can appreciate that it's always nice to read about something you like when it's written by someone who is equally as invested in the subject. But my lack of interest in awards in no way negates my ability to write about what games are being nominated and that's all this article was about. If it wasn't for the last sentence you wouldn't even know how I felt about award shows, so I don't really see why your panties are in a bunch.