The British Academy handed out awards to the best films and plays. In the second case, there was a big surprise. The rarest figurine is not a PlayStation exclusive God of War: Ragnarökbut not very popular either Elder Ring, which was beaten in many polls by the Nordic adventure Krata. This time, both titles have to bow to an unexpected juice; by a single developer.
Many already know. It’s about Vampire Survivors. This roguelike action charmed Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s gaming division, among others, and many players actually consider it the game of the year and enjoy surviving against hordes of monsters. A bonus is the prize for the best design.
Counting all the awards, BAFTA was dominated by God of War: Ragnarök, which has six awards (Best Animation, Best Sound, Best Music, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and EE Game of the Year, as voted by the public). Japanese studio FromSoftware takes home only two awards for Elden Ring, Best New Brand and Best Multiplayer.
- Best game: Vampire Survivors
- British game: Rollerdrome
- Best Debut: Tunic
- Family Game: Kirby And The Forgotten Land
- Best multiplayer: Elden Ring
- Evolution Game: Final Fantasy 14 Online
- Best Animation: God of War: Ragnarok
- Artistic Achievement: Tunic
- Audio Achievement: God of War: Ragnarok
- More Than Fun: Endling – Extinction Is Forever
- Game Design: Vampire Survivors
- Hudba: God of War: Ragnarok
- Narrative: Immortality
- New Brand: Elden Ring
- Starring: Christopher Judge (Papa Kratos in GOWR)
- Supporting Role: Laya Deleon Hayes (Angrboda in GOWR)
- Technical achievement: Horizon: Forbidden West
- EE Game of the Year (voted by the public): God of War: Ragnarok
All nominated games here.
Shuhei Yoshida was honored by the organizers for his lifetime contribution to the gaming industry. Yoshida received the same award at the end of last year from the international gaming conference in Bilbao, Spain, formerly known as the Fun & Serious Game Festival. Yoshida was one of the first members of Project PlayStation. In 2008, he became the president of SCE Worldwide Studios (now PlayStation Studios), a position he held until 2019. He was thus the head of PlayStation Studios during the Japanese company’s heyday. Today, Shuhei Yoshida heads PlayStation Indies, overseeing investment in games from indie developers and helping to bring them to PlayStation consoles.
