2011 Video Games Awards Winners
Wednesday 16 March
View photos from the press room of winners and presenters fresh from the podium after receiving their awards at the GAME British Academy Videos Games Awards in 2011.
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Action Winner: Assassin's Creed Brotherhood
Gaëlec Simard with team, plus presenters Gemma Atkinson and Ben ‘The Stig’ Collins, with their BAFTA for exhilarating action adventure Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Family Winner: Kinect Sports
Presenter Barney Harwood with the winners behind the spectacular collection of mini games that triumphed in the Family category. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Technical Innovation winner: Heavy Rain
David Cage, Guillaume de Fondaumiere and Scott Johnson, whose work on the dramatic noir-esque thriller was praised by the jury for its eye-catching visuals and clever, engaging technical design. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Use of Audio winner : Battlefield Bad Company
Presenters Matt Allwright and Jon Hare with winners Stefan Strandberg and colleague, whose dramatic, powerful work won the Use of Audio trophy. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Handheld winner: Cut the Rope
Presenter Delon Armitage with with Joe Wee, Andy Needham and Chris Byatte from publisher Chillingo, collecting the BAFTA on behalf of Efim Voinov, Semyon Voinov of Zeptolab whose work on the physics-based title for iOS was praised by the jury for its challenging and novel gameplay. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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GAME Award winner: Call of Duty: Black Ops
Over 110,000 members of the public cast their vote in this category, with the majority plumping for the latest in the biggest action series of all time. The winners are pictured with presenters Michael Underwood and GAME's Martyn Gibbs. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Original Music winner: Heavy Rain
Presenter Joris De Man, with composer Normand Corbeil who won for his expressive, impressive score that integrated beautifully with the sound design. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Strategy wInner: Civilization V
Presenter Iain Lee with the Strategy winners who helped create the fun and addictive turn-based Civilization V. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Artistic Achievement winner: God of War III
Jameela Jamil presented the award to GOW III, a game epic in concept, size and visceral thrills. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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BAFTA Ones to Watch Award: Twang!
Presenters Tyger Drew-Honey and Jonathan Smith with That Game Studio, aka Jocce Marklund, Annette Nielsen, Linus Nordgren, Marcus Heder, Thomas Finlay, who won for their multiplayer platform racing game, Twang! (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Gameplay winner: Super Mario Galaxy 2
Presenters Reece Ritchie and Andrew Oliver with the Gameplay winner. SMG2 was praised by the jury for its smooth and simple controls and excellent open structure. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Sports winner: F1 2010
Presenter Joe Calzaghe with the winning team behind the fully immersive, ultra-realistic F1 2010. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Multiplayer winner: Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Presenters Blue with the winning team behind the hugely popular social multiplayer. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Story winner: Heavy Rain
Presenter Danny Wallace and the winning team behind the dramatic thriller that asked “What would you do to save your son?” (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Best Game winner: Mass Effect 2
Jason Bradbury and the Mass Effect 2 winner. The RPG was commended for offering a beautiful, complete gaming experience. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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Fellowship Winner: Peter Molyneux OBE
The design legend behind Dungeon Keeper, Theme Park and the Fable series, with Sir Ben Kingsley who recently voiced a character in Fable III. (Pic: BAFTA/Steve Butler)
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