Technology'God of War' Wins Big at BAFTA Games Awards

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God of War continued its winning streak at the BAFTA Games Awards on Thursday in London. Sony Santa Monica’s mythical actioner landed the best game award, alongside four others gongs including best music, narrative, audio achievement and performer for Jeremy Dent.

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Rockstar's Western epic Red Dead Redemption 2, however, went home empty-handed.

Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker was on hand to present the best game award.

Nintendo’s Labo landed two wins, for best family and best game innovation.

‘PUBG’ Named Steam Awards Game of the Year 2018

The 2018 Steam Awards winners were announced Friday, with “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds” taking the Game of the Year award, Valve announced via the Steam website. The dominating PC games distribution store asked users to vote for top games ad devs nominated in various categories including Game of the Year, VR Game of the Year, Best Developer, Better With Friends, and more. Voting wrapped up last month, and now the results are in. It’s not too surprising that “PUBG” took home the top prize, considering it was in the top-selling games on Steam for 2018, alongside fellow nominees “Monster Hunter: World” and “Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

Action-adventure game God of War has won the sought-after Best Game prize at the 15th annual Bafta Games Awards . The game is rooted in ancient Media captionForza Horizon 4 won Best British Game . The first God of War game was released in 2005. This eighth instalment in the series

The winners of the 2019 British Academy Game Awards or BAFTA is short have been announced. Santa Monica‘s pride as a game developer has risen again as God of War has rounded out another trophy haul on the said game awards . This PS4 Exclusive action-adventure game has earned five

Microsoft Studios’ Forza Horizon 4 was named best British game, an award that sparked one of host Dara O’Briain’s many Brexit gags (he joked that the category allowed the celebration of “one of the only growth industries”).

Elsewhere on the night, there was some major love for smaller, indie titles. Return of the Obra Dinn won artistic achievement and game design, while into the breach was named best original property. In a win for Annapurna, Florence was named best mobile game, with Megan Ellison getting a shout out on the stage.

On the same day that Prince Harry accused it of being dangerously addictive, Fortnite claimed BAFTA’s evolving game award.

Sony Santa Monica's God of War — already a multiple winner having claimed the Game Awards, WGA Awards and D.I.C.E. Awards — went into the night boasting a significant lead, with 10 nominations. Further down, Rockstar's smash hit Red Dead Redemption 2 and indie games Return of the Obra Dinn and Florence each had six noms.