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Video Games Awards 2009

10 February 09

The full list of winners for the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards in 2009.

Click on each category below to watch clips of the nominated games

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Best Game http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Best-Game.flv||470||300

Winners: Super Mario Galaxy

SUPER MARIO GALAXY
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Development Team
Infinity Ward/Activision
FABLE II
Development Team
Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studio
FALLOUT 3
Todd Howard, Emil Pagliarulo, Gavin Carter
Bethesda Game Studio/Bethesda Softworks Europe
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
ROCK BAND
Alex Rigopulos, Eran Egozy, Mike Dornbrook
Harmonix Music Systems/MTV Games

Action & Adventure http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Action-Adventure.flv||470||300

Winners: Fable II

FABLE II
Development Team
Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Development Team
Infinity Ward/Activision
DEAD SPACE
Glen Schofield, Chuck Beaver, Bret Robbins
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
PRINCE OF PERSIA
Ben Mattes, Jean-Christophe Guyot
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
TOMB RAIDER: UNDERWORLD
Development Team
Crystal Dynamics/Eidos

Artistic Achievement http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Art-Achievement.flv||470||300

Winners: LittleBigPlanet

LITTLEBIGPLANET
Kareem Ettouney, Mark Healey, Leo Cubbin
Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe /
Sony Computer Entertainment

Watch the Making of LittleBigPlanet http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/LBP-Making-of.flv||470||300

ASSASSIN’S CREED
Jade Raymond, Patrice Desilets, Claude Langlais
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Development Team
Infinity Ward/Activision
DEAD SPACE
Ian Milham
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts
GEARS OF WAR 2
Development Team
Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studios
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
Yoji Shinkawa
Kojima Productions/Konami Digital Entertainment

Casual http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Casual.flv||470||300

Winners: Boom Blox

BOOM BLOX
Steven Spielberg, Louis Castle, Amir Rahimi
Electronic Arts LA/Electronic Arts

BUZZ! QUIZ TV
David Amor, Andrew Eades, Lee Clare
Relentless Software & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
GUITAR HERO: WORLD TOUR
Development Team
Neversoft/Activision
LITTLEBIGPLANET
Mark Healey, Dave Smith, Pete Smith
Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
SINGSTAR VOL. 2
Vera So, Gillian Connole, Kevin Mason
SCE London Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
WII FIT
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo

Gameplay http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Gameplay.flv||470||300

Winners: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Development Team
Infinity Ward/Activision

GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
LEFT 4 DEAD
Gabe Newell, Mike Booth, Chet Faliszek
Valve/Valve
MARIO KART WII
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
ROCK BAND
Alex Rigopulos, Dan Teasdale, Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom
Harmonix Music System/MTV Games
SUPER MARIO GALAXY
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo

Handheld http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Handheld.flv||470||300

Winners: Professor Layton and the Curious Village

PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE CURIOUS VILLAGE
Development Team
Level-5/Nintendo

GEOMETRY WARS: GALAXIES
Development Team
Doublesix/Sierra
GOD OF WAR: CHAINS OF THE OLYMPUS
Development Team
Ready at Dawn & SCE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer
Entertainment
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: PHANTOM HOURGLASS
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
PATAPON
Development Team
Pyramid & SCE Japan Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
SOUL BUBBLES
Olivier Lejade, Omar Cornut, Frederick Raynal
Mekensleep/Eidos

Multiplayer http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Multiplayer.flv||470||300

Winners: Left 4 Dead

LEFT 4 DEAD
Gabe Newell, Mike Booth, Chet Faliszek
Valve/Valve

BUZZ! QUIZ TV
David Amor, Andrew Eades, Lee Clare
Relentless Software& SCE XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Development Team
Infinity Ward/Activision
GEARS OF WAR 2
Development Team
Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studios
MARIO KART WII
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
ROCK BAND
Alex Rigopulos, Kasson Crooker
Harmonix Music System/MTV Games

Original Score http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Score.flv||470||300

Winners: Dead Space

DEAD SPACE
Development Team
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts

ASSASSIN’S CREED
Jade Raymond, Patrice Desilets, Claude Langlais
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
FABLE II
Russell Shaw
Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
FALLOUT 3
Inon Zur
Bethesda Game Studio/Bethesda Softworks Europe
LITTLEBIGPLANET
Mat Clark, Daniel Pemberton, Kenny Young
Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
METAL GEAR SOLID 4: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS
Harry Gregson-Williams
Kojima Productions/Konami Digital Entertainment

Sports http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Sports.flv||470||300

Winners: Race Driver: GRID

RACE DRIVER: GRID
Development Team
Codemasters Studios/Codemasters

FIFA 09
Andrew Wilson, David Rutter, Gary Paterson
EA Canada/Electronic Arts
FOOTBALL MANAGER 2009
Development Team
Sports Interactive/SEGA
MOTORSTORM PACIFIC RIFT
Development Team
Evolution Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment
PURE
Development Team
Black Rock Studios/Disney Interactive Studios
WII FIT
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo

Strategy http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Strategy.flv||470||300

Winners: Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution

SID MEIER’S CIVILIZATION REVOLUTION
Development Team
Firaxis Games/2K Games

ADVANCE WARS: DARK CONFLICT
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo
COMMAND AND CONQUER: RED ALERT 3
Development Team
EA Los Angeles/Electronic Arts
NINJATOWN
Brandon Curiel, Jeremy Pope, Shawn Smith
Venan in conjunction with Cashmere Productions & Shawnimals/Southpeak Games
SOCOM: US NAVY SEALS TACTICAL STRIKE
Development Team
Slant Six Games & SCE Foster City Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
VIVA PINATA: POCKET PARADISE
Gary Richards, Paul Machacek, Joe Humfrey
Rare/THQ

Story & Character http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Story-Character.flv||470||300

Winners: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Development Team
Infinity Ward/Activision

ASSASSIN’S CREED
Jade Raymond, Patrice Desilets, Claude Langlais
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
FABLE II
Development Team
Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
FALLOUT 3
Todd Howard, Emil Pagliarulo
Bethesda Game Studio/Bethesda Softworks Europe
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
MASS EFFECT
Casey Hudson, Drew Karpyshyn, Derek Watts
Bioware/Electronic Arts

Technical Achievement http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Tech-Achievement.flv||470||300

Winners: Spore

SPORE
Development Team
Electronic Arts Montreal/Electronic Arts

ASSASSIN’S CREED
Jade Raymond, Patrice Desilets, Claude Langlais
Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft Entertainment
FABLE II
Development Team
Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
FALLOUT 3
Todd Howard, Guy Carver
Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks Europe
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
LITTLEBIGPLANET
Alex Evans, Dave Smith, Leo Cubbin
Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Europe

Use of Audio http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Audio.flv||470||300

Winners: Dead Space

DEAD SPACE
Don Veca
Electronic Arts/Electronic Arts

CALL OF DUTY 4: MODERN WARFARE
Development Team
Infinity Ward/Activision
GEARS OF WAR 2
Development Team
Epic Games/Microsoft Games Studios
GRAND THEFT AUTO IV
Development Team
Rockstar North/Rockstar Games
LITTLEBIGPLANET
Kenneth Young, Mark Healey, Leo Cubbin
Media Molecule & XDev Studio Europe/Sony Computer Entertainment
SUPER MARIO GALAXY
Development Team
Nintendo/Nintendo

BAFTA Ones to Watch http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Ones-To-Watch.flv||470||300

in association with Dare to Be Digital

DaretobeDigital: Boro-Toro Screenshot 3

BORO-TORO
Adam Westwood, Graham Ranson, Yves Wheeler,
Matthew Booton, Owen Schwehr
(DarkMatter Designs)

ORIGAMEE
Richard Barlow, Alberto Fustinoni, Jonathon Holmes, Kevin Dunlop, Jade Law
(Blue Skies)
VEGEME
Guo Lin, Gao Ting, Zhang Jun, Laing Wei, Alexander Syminton (Ctrl_D)

GAME Award of 2009 http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Game-Award.flv||470||300

The only award to be voted for by the public

Winners: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

GAME Award nominee - Fallout 3

GAME Award nominee - Gears of War 2

GAME Award nominee - Grand Theft Auto IV

GAME Award nominee - Guitar Hero World Tour

Call of Duty 4
Modern Warfare

Fallout 3

Gears of
War 2

Grand Theft
Auto IV

Guitar Hero
World Tour

GAME Award nominee - Left 4 Dead

GAME Award nominee - LittleBigPlanet

GAME Award nominee - Professor Layton

GAME Award nominee - Wii Fit

GAME Award nominee - World of Warcraft Lich King

Left 4 Dead

LittleBigPlanet

Professor
Layton

Wii Fit

World of Warcraft
Lich King

Find out more...

Academy Fellowship http://web.bafta.tv/Video-Games-09/Clips-Fellowship.flv||470||300

Fellowship - Nolan Bushnell
BAFTA / James Kennedy NOLAN BUSHNELL

2009 Awards Features

Nolan Bushnell, collected the Academy;s highest achievement - the Fellowhip at the GAME British Academy Video Games Awards in 2009.

Nolan Bushnell, one of the founding fathers of the video games industry received the Fellowship at this year’s GAME...

Blue Peter Presenter Konnie Huq presented the Gameplay Award to Robert Bowling for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (BAFTA / James Kennedy).

Over 60,000 people voted for their favourite video game in the BAFTA Game Award 2008.

Boro-Toro is nominated for the BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital. The game from DarkMatter Designs is a side scrolling platform puzzle using an innovative control system using Wii technology.

The BAFTA Ones to Watch award in association with Dare to Be Digital.

2009 Awards Photo Highlights

This year's presenter comedian Dara O'Briain entertains the audience (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Dara O'Briain Adulthood writer, director and actor Noel Clarke presented the Gameplay Award to Amir Rahimi for Boom Box (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Casual - Boom Box Blue Peter Presenter Konnie Huq presented the Gameplay Award to Robert Bowling for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Gameplay - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Gavin Raeburn, Clive Moody and Ralph Fulton received the Sport Award for Race Driver: GRID from Olympic swimmer Mark Foster (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Sports - Race Driver: GRID Barry Caudill celebrates his win in the Strategy category for Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution. The mask was presented by Barbara Follett MP (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Strategy - Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution Alex Zane presented the Use of Audio Award to Jason Graves and co-creator of Dead Space Glen Schofield, on behalf of Don Veca. Jason Graves later picked up the Original Score BAFTA for the same game (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Use of Audio - Dead Space Robert Bowling celebrates his Gameplay Award for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Gameplay - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Television presenter and self-confessed casual gamer Konnie Huq is interviewed after presenting the Gameplay Award (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Konnie Huq CBBC presenter Michael Underwood and Populous creator Peter Molyneux presented the BAFTA Ones To Watch Award to Boro Toro creators Adam Westwood, Graham Ranson, Yves Wheeler, Matthew Booton and Owen Schwehr (BAFTA / James Kennedy). BAFTA Ones To Watch - Boro Toro TV presenter and children's author Jason Bradbury and Archer Maclean, legendary programmer and founder of Awesome Play Ltd, presented the Technical Achievement Award to Keith Ramsdale for Spore (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Technical Achievement - Spore Channel 4 and E4 presenter Alex Zane presented the Use of Audio Award (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Use of Audio - Dead Space James Honeywell received the BAFTA Award for Professor Layton and the Curious Village from Ralf Little, star of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and The Royle Family (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Handheld - Professor Layton and the Curious Village Hollyoaks and Holby City star Jeremy Edwards and CEO Lisa Morgan of The GAME Group presented the GAME Award of 2008 Award, the only award voted by public, for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare from (BAFTA / James Kennedy). GAME Award of 2008 - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Joerb Trouvain received the GAME Award of 2008 for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The Award was presented on stage by Jeremy Edwards and GAME Group CEO Lisa Morgan (BAFTA / James Kennedy). GAME Award of 2008 - Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Charlie Booker and Ian Livingstone presented the Artistic Achievement Award to Kareem Ettouney, Mark Healey and Leo Cubbin for LittleBigPlanet (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Artistic Achievement - LittleBigPlanet Peter Molyneax, Dene Carter and Louise Copley received the Action and Adventure Award for Fable II from Danny Wallace (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Action and Adventure - Fable II Scottish TV presenter Kirsty Gallacher presented the Best Game Award to Rob Lowe for Super Mario Galaxy (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Best Game - Super Mario Galaxy TV presenter and comedian Jonathan Ross introduces the illustrious career of Fellowship recipient, Nolan Bushnell (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Fellowship - Nolan Bushnell Founder of Atari and creator of Pong Nolan Bushnell received the Academy's highest honour - the Fellowship - to a standing ovation (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Fellowship - Nolan Bushnell TV presenter and comedian Jonathan Ross presented the Fellowship to one of the founding fathers of the video games, Nolan Bushnell (BAFTA / James Kennedy). Fellowship - Nolan Bushnell

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