The nominations for the British Academy Games Awards in plain text.

ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT

CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.

GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive

HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY Development Team - Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

AUDIO ACHIEVEMENT

CALL OF DUTY: WORLD WAR II Development Team - Sledgehammer Games/Activision

DESTINY 2 Development Team – Bungie/Activision

HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT II Development Team – DICE/Electronic Arts

UNCHARTED: THE LOST LEGACY Development Team - Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

BEST GAME

ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft

HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

BRITISH GAME

HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games

REIGNS: HER MAJESTY Leigh Alexander, François Alliot, Arnaud De Bock - Nerial Ltd/ Devolver Digital

THE SEXY BRUTALE Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale - Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/ Tequila Works

SNIPER ELITE 4 Development Team – Rebellion/ Rebellion

TOTAL WAR: WARHAMMER II Development Team - Creative Assembly/ SEGA

DEBUT GAME

CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.

GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive

HOLLOW KNIGHT Development Team - Team Cherry/Team Cherry

NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/Finji

THE SEXY BRUTALE Charles Griffiths, James Griffiths, Tom Lansdale - Cavalier Game Studios and Tequila Works/Tequila Works

SLIME RANCHER Development Team - Monomi Park/Monomi Park

EVOLVING GAME

CLASH ROYALE Development Team – Supercell/ Supercell

FINAL FANTASY XV Hajime Tabata – Square Enix/ Square Enix

FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/ Epic Games

OVERWATCH Development Team – Blizzard Entertainment/ Blizzard Entertainment

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.

TOM CLANCY’S RAINBOW SIX SIEGE Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft

FAMILY

JUST DANCE 2018 Development Team - Ubisoft Paris/ Ubisoft

LEGO WORLDS Development Team - TT Games/ WB Games

MARIO + RABBIDS KINGDOM BATTLE Development Team – Ubisoft/ Ubisoft

MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games

SNIPPERCLIPS Development Team - SFB Games/ Nintendo

SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

GAME BEYOND ENTERTAINMENT

BURY ME, MY LOVE Development Team - The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius

HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

LAST DAY OF JUNE Massimo Guarini, Elia Randon, Andrew Thompson – Ovosonico/505 Games

LIFE IS STRANGE: BEFORE THE STORM Development Team - Deck Nine Games, Square Enix/Square Enix

NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji

SEA HERO QUEST VR Matthew Hyde, Max Scott-Slade, Hugo Scott-Slade – Glitchers/ Glitchers

GAME DESIGN

ASSASSIN’S CREED ORIGINS Development Team - Ubisoft Montreal/ Ubisoft

HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

NIER AUTOMATA Development Team - Platinum Games; Square Enix/ Square Enix

SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

GAME INNOVATION

GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive

HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Development Team - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

NIER AUTOMATA Development Team - Platinum Games; Square Enix/Square Enix

SNIPPERCLIPS Development Team - SFB Games/Nintendo

WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

MOBILE GAME

BURY ME, MY LOVE Development Team - The Pixel Hunt & Fig/ ARTE & Playdius

GOLF CLASH Paul Gouge, Alex Rigby, Gareth Jones – Playdemic/Playdemic

GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive

KAMI 2 Development Team - State of Play/State of Play

MONUMENT VALLEY 2 Development Team - ustwo games/ustwo games

STRANGER THINGS: THE GAME Development Team - BonusXP, Inc./BonusXP, Inc.

MULTIPLAYER

DIVINITY: ORIGINAL SIN 2 Development Team - Larian Studios/ Larian Studios Games

FORTNITE Development Team – Epic Games/ Epic Games

GANG BEASTS Development Team – Boneloaf/ Double Fine Productions

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.

SPLATOON 2 Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

STAR TREK BRIDGE CREW Development Team - Red Storm Entertainment/ Ubisoft

MUSIC

CUPHEAD Development Team - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.

GET EVEN Development Team – The Farm 51/ Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe

HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE David Garcia Diaz, Andy LaPlegua - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD Development Team - Nintendo EPD/Nintendo

WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Jeff Russo - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

NARRATIVE

HELLBLADE: SENUA’S SACRIFICE Tameem Antoniades - Ninja Theory Ltd/ Ninja Theory Ltd

HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji

TACOMA Steve Gaynor, Karla Zimonja – Fullbright/ Fullbright

WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS Jens Matthies, Tommy Tordsson Björk, Tom Keegan - Machine Games/ Bethesda

ORIGINAL PROPERTY

CUPHEAD Chad Moldenhauer, Jared Moldenhauer - StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc./StudioMDHR Entertainment Inc.

GOROGOA Development Team - Jason Roberts, Buried Signal/Annapurna Interactive

HORIZON ZERO DAWN Development Team – Guerrilla/Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe

NIGHT IN THE WOODS Scott Benson, Alec Holowka, Bethany Hockenberry – InfiniteFall/ Finji

PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS Development Team - PUBG Corp/ Bluehole, Inc.

WHAT REMAINS OF EDITH FINCH Development Team - Giant Sparrow/Annapurna Interactive

PERFORMER

ABUBAKAR SALIM as Bayek in Assassin’s Creed Origins

ASHLY BURCH as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn

CLAUDIA BLACK as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

LAURA BAILEY as Nadine Ross in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

MELINA JUERGENS as Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

VALERIE ROSE LOHMAN as Edith Finch in What Remains of Edith Finch

15 March 2018: Nominations are correct at the time of going to print. BAFTA reserves the right to make changes to the names listed at any time up until 12 April 2018.

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