February 26, 2004
BAFTA Computer Game Award results
The BAFTA interactive festival came to an end last night with their Computer Game awards. No surprises, the big winner of the night (and a victory for open-ended sandbox gaming) was Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, although it was pipped to Best Game of the Year by Call of Duty.

Read full entry for complete winners list.

Winners:
Strategy: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising / Nintendo, Intelligent Systems
Racing: Project Gotham Racing 2 / Microsoft Games Studios, Bizarre Creations
Adventure: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker / Nintendo
Action: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Sports: FIFA 2004 / Electronic Arts, EA Sports
Childrens: Eyetoy: Play / Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, London Studio
Multiplayer: Battlefield 1942 / Electronic Arts, EA Games
Sound: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Music: Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets / Electronic Arts, EA Games
Animation or Intro: Soul Caliber II / Namco, Electronic Arts, Namco
Design: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Xbox: Star Wars; Knights of the Old Republic / Activision, Bioware
Mobile: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater / Nokia, Neversoft Entertainment, Ideaworks3D Ltd
PlayStation2: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Gamecube: Metroid Prime / Nintendo, Retro Studios, Nintendo
Game Boy Advance: Advance Wars 2: Black Hole Rising / Nintendo, Intelligent Systems
PC: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Technical achievement: Eyetoy: Play / Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, London Studio
Sunday Times Reader Award for games: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City / Rockstar Games, Rockstar North
Game on any platform - Best Game of the Year: Call Of Duty / Activision
BBC News has further info, with the BAFTA site containing full award nominees and winners.
Posted by Editor at February 26, 2004 10:18 AM | TrackBack

