Fallout 4 wins “Best Game” at 2016 BAFTA Games Awards

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) held their annual Games Awards ceremony last night, and Bethesda’s Fallout 4 looted the trophy for “Best Game.” Surprisingly, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Fallout 4’s main rival throughout the 2015/2016 awards season, came away empty-handed.

The same doesn’t need to be said for Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, Her Story, and Rocket League, each of which won three awards last night.

Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture’s accolades all revolved around its excellent use of sound as the post-apocalyptic title won for “Audio Achievement,” “Music,” and “Best Performance” (which went to Merle Dandridge). Rocket League’s universal appeal informed its three award including “Family Game,” “Multiplayer,” and “Sport.” Finally, Her Story’s unique storytelling structure lead to wins in the “Best Debut,” “Game Innovation,” and “Mobile & Handheld” categories.

Other winners during last night’s ceremony include Ori and the Blind Forest, Batman: Arkham Knight, Bloodborne, Until Dawn, Prison Architect, and Life Is Strange.

Congratulations to all the winners, which you can find after the break.

Best Game

  • Fallout 4

Best British Game

  • Batman: Arkham Knight

Mobile & Handheld

  • Her Story

Original Property

  • Until Dawn

Debut Game

  • Her Story

Performer

  • Merle Dandridge (Kate Collins in Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture)

Artistic Achievement

  • Ori and the Blind Forest

Audio Achievement

  • Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture

Game Design

  • Bloodborne

Game Innovation

  • Her Story

Story

  • Life Is Strange

Multiplayer

  • Rocket League

Music

  • Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture

Family

  • Rocket League

Persistent Game

  • Prison Architect

Sport

  • Rocket League

BAFTA Ones to Watch Award (Public Voting)

  • Sundown (Mild Beast Games)

AMD eSports Audience Award (Public Voting)

  • Smite
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