Yes, the BAFTAs are upon us, which means bets are being made behind the scenes at GameBurst. Each host has picked which games they want to win and tonight we’ll find out whether or not the British Academy agrees with us.
The winner will be given bragging rights on Sunday’s show, the loser will no doubt be victim to some cunning audio mockery whipped up by Lewis. Place your bets now…
Action
Lewis: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA/DICE)
Gary: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA/DICE)
Neil: God of War III (Sony)
James: Halo: Reach (Microsoft/Bungie)
Artistic Achievement
Lewis: LIMBO (XBLA/Playdead Games)
Gary: LIMBO (XBLA/Playdead Games)
Neil: LIMBO (XBLA/Playdead Games)
James: LIMBO (XBLA/Playdead Games)
Best Game
Lewis: Heavy Rain (Sony/Quantic Dream)
Gary: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
Neil: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
James: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
Family
Lewis: Kinectimals (Microsoft/Frontier)
Gary: Kinectimals (Microsoft/Frontier)
Neil: Kinectimals (Microsoft/Frontier)
James: Kinect Adventures (Microsoft/Good Science Studio)
Gameplay
Lewis: Heavy Rain (Sony/Quantic Dream)
Gary: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft) – If they award it to Heavy Rain, I will send them turds in the post
Neil: Heavy Rain (Sony/Quantic Dream)
James: Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Nintendo)
Handheld
Lewis: Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo/Level 5 Games)
Gary: Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo/Level 5 Games)
Neil: Cut the Rope (Chillingo/Zeptolab)
James: Professor Layton and the Lost Future (Nintendo/Level 5 Games)
Multiplayer
Lewis: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
Gary: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA/DICE)
Neil: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (EA/DICE)
James: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
Original Music
Lewis: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
Gary: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
Neil: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
James: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
Social Network Game
Lewis: Zoo Mumba (Bigpoint) – accourding to my daughter
Gary: Bejeweled Blitz (Popcap)
Neil: Zuma Blitz (PopCap)
James: Bejeweled Blitz (Popcap)
Sports
Lewis: FIFA 11 (EA)
Gary: FIFA 11 (EA)
Neil: F1 2010 (Codemasters)
James: F1 2010 (Codemasters)
Story
Lewis: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
Gary: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare) – If either Alan Wake (Microsoft/Remedy) or Heavy Rain (Sony/Quantic Dream) win, I will send cat sick in the post.
Neil: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
James: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
Strategy
Lewis: Civilization V (2K Games/Firaxis)
Gary: Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty (Blizzard)
Neil: Civilization V (2K Games/Firaxis)
James: Civilization V (2K Games/Firaxis)
Technical Innovation
Lewis: Kinectimals (Microsoft/Frontier)
Gary: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (Ubisoft)
Neil: Heavy Rain (Sony/Quantic Dream)
James: Kinectimals (Microsoft/Frontier)
Use of Audio
Lewis: LIMBO (XBLA/Playdead)
Gary: DJ Hero 2 (Activision/Freestylegames) or LIMBO (XBLA/Playdead)
Neil: LIMBO (XBLA/Playdead)
James: Alan Wake (Microsoft/Remedy)
BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
Lewis: Twang (That Game Studio) – just because of the name
Gary: Pass
Neil: Mush (Angry Mango)
James: Sculpty (Team Tickle)
GAME Award of 2010
(The only award to be voted for by the public)
Lewis: Limbo (XBLA/Playdead Games) – the one I voted for
Gary: Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
Neil: Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar)
James: Mass Effect 2 (EA/BioWare)
