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LONDON — Vidgame “Journey” from ThatGameCompany, founded by USC graduates, was the big winner at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ 9th Games Awards on Tuesday night.
The adventure game, published by Sony, went into the evening with the most nominations and converted five of its eight nods into wins at the ceremony held at London’s Hilton Park Lane.
“Journey” won for best online multiplayer, artistic achievement, audio achievement, design and original music.
But it missed out on the coveted best game prize, which went to stealth action adventure “Dishonored” from Gaul’s Arkane Studios, published by Bethesda Softworks.
Telltale Games’ “The Walking Dead,” based on the Robert Kirkman comic-book series that also inspired the AMC skein of the same name, received seven noms including best game, but only took home honors for story and best mobile-handheld game.
The inaugural best British award went to Fireproof Games’ puzzle adventure “The Room,” based on the cult 2003 film of the same name. Fireproof announced a sequel to the game on Feb. 19.
British journalist and scribe Danny Wallace was named best performer for his work on British puzzle game “Thomas was Alone.” Lead designer Mike Bithell announced last week that the game would be released in the spring on PlayStation3 and PlayStationVita following a strong reception on PC and Mac.
Giant Sparrow’s “The Unfinished Swan” nabbed best debut game and also picked up the prize for innovation.
As previously announced Gabe Newell, co-founder and managing director of development and online distrib company Valve was feted with a BAFTA Fellowship for his outstanding and exceptional creative contribution to the industry.
And the winners are:
Best Game
“Dishonored,” Development Team
Action Game
“Far Cry 3,” Dan Hay, Patrick Plourde, Patrik Methe
Innovation
“The Unfinished Swan,” Ian Dallas, Nathan Gary, Development Team
Online-Multiplayer
“Journey,” Development Team
Mobile and Handheld
“The Walking Dead,” Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner, Kevin Boyle
Artistic achievement
“Journey,” Development Team
Audio Achievement
“Journey,” Steve Johnson, Austin Wintory, Keith Leary
Online-Browser
“SongPop,” Olivier Michon, Thibaut Crenn, Daouna Jeong
Original Music
“Journey,” Austin Wintory, Keith Leary, Monty Mudd
British Game
“The Room,” Development Team
Best Performer
Danny Wallace (The Narrator), “Thomas Was Alone”
Debut Game
“The Unfinished Swan,” Ian Dallas, Nathan Gary
Sports, Fitness
“New Star Soccer,” Simon Read
Family
“Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes,” Jon Burton, Jonathan Smith, John Hodskinson
Best Story
“The Walking Dead,” Development Team
Strategy
“XCOM: Enemy Unknown,” Development Team
Design
“Journey,” Development Team
BAFTA Ones to Watch Award in association with Dare to Be Digital
“Starcrossed,” Kimi Sulopuisto, Vili Viitaniemi, Minttu Meriläinen, Petri Liuska, Andrew MacLean
