2011 Video Games Awards Ceremony (Part One)
Wednesday 16 March
Follow the ceremony in pictures featuring presenters and winners accepting their masks during the first half of the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards in 2011.
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Host: Dara Ó Briain
Dara returns to host the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards for the third year in a row. After a brief warm up, the ceremony begins: first up is the Action category. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Action presenters: Gemma Atkinson and Ben Collins
The Hollyoaks actress and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 voice artist teams up with Ben 'The Stig' Collins to present the first award of the evening. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Action winner: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood
The historical stealth action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal takes the prize for Action game.
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Family presenter: Barney Harwood
The newest Blue Peter cohort and CBBC man Barney Harwood steps up to present the Family award. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Family winner: Kinect Sports
The recent XBox title, developed by British Developers Rare, based in Leicestershire, wins the Family award. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Technical Innovation presenter: Robert Llewellyn
Llewellyn, who recently reprised his role as Kryten in classic comedy Red Dwarf, introduces the Technical Innovation award. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie
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Technical Innovation winner: Heavy Rain
Heavy Rain takes Technical innovation - its developer Quantic Dream supplies motion capture services to the film and video game industries. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Social Network Game presenters: Himesh Patel and Charlie G Hawkins
The EastEnders co-stars announce the winners of a new category, Social Network Game. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Social Network Game winner: My Empire
The city-building game is playable via Facebook and has a Greco-Roman theme - it takes the inaugural Social Network Game BAFTA. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Use of Audio presenters: Matt Allwright and Jon Hare
Watchdog’s Matt Allwright and games designer Jon Hare (Sensible Soccer) present the award for Use of Audio. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Use of Audio winner: Battlefield: Bad Company 2
Since its release, almost 6 million copies of Bad Company 2 have been sold worldwide. Its producers accept the award for Use of Audio. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Handheld presenter: Delon Armitage
The England rugby union star announces the Handheld award winner. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Handheld winner: Cut the Rope
Cut the Rope wins Handheld. Nine days after its release, the game had been purchased one million times. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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GAME award presenters: Michael Underwood and Martyn Gibbs
The Zone presenter and GAME Group UK’s managing director reveal who the public have voted as the best game of 2010. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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GAME award winner: Call of Duty: Black Ops
The latest instalment in the Call of Duty series wins the public vote. It earned $650 million in its first five days of sale - with $360 million on launch day alone. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Original Music presenter: Joris de Man
The award-winning games composer and sound designer announces the winner of Original Music. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Original Music winner: Heavy Rain
A visibly moved Normand Corbeil, the composer of Heavy Rain's haunting score, accepts the award for Original Soundtrack. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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Strategy presenter: Iain Lee
The comedian and MSN's games columnist presents the BAFTA for Strategy. (Pic: BAFTA/Brian Ritchie)
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