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Eidos scores serveral nominations in British Academy Video Games Awards
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Date: September 12th, 2006
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Today the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) has release the nominations for this year's British Academy Video Games Awards in association with Nokia N-Gage and PC World, which will be the feature event of the newly-established London Games Festival.
This high-profile Awards ceremony will reward artistic, creative and technical innovation within all aspects of the video games industry. The winners will be announced at the ceremony in the historic Roundhouse on Thursday October 5th 2006, hosted by Vernon Kay.
Eidos has several nominees, for example Tomb Raider: Legend which scooped five nominations including one for
Lara Croft in the Character category. She was joined by Hitman’s Agent 47, and Rogue Trooper’s Rogue.
Also re-workings of old themes proved popular, with Reservoir Dogs receiving a nomination in the Soundtrack category.
Below you will find category's that Eidos has nomination in,
ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT
• Hitman: Blood Money (Eidos Interactive/Io Interactive)
CHARACTER
• Agent 47 in Hitman: Blood Money (Eidos Interactive/Io Interactive)
• Lara Croft in Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)
• Rogue in Rogue Trooper (Eidos/Interactive Rebellion)
SCREENPLAY
• Rogue Trooper (Eidos/Interactive Rebellion)
• Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)
ACTION & ADVENTURE sponsored by PC World
• Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT sponsored by Skillset
• Just Cause (Eidos Interactive/Avalanche Studios)
ORIGINAL SCORE
• Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)
SOUNDTRACK
• Reservoir Dogs (Eidos Interactive/Volatile Games)
AUDIO
• Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)
GAME sponsored by PC World
• Hitman: Blood Money (Eidos Interactive/Io Interactive)
You can view the complet list of nominations HERE
Paul Jackson, chairman of the BAFTA Games committee commented, "This year’s
the Academy to elevate games to an equal status alongside film and television has
by the industry, government and media, and the stage is firmly set for The British Academy
Games Awards to become the industry and consumers’ benchmark of excellence."
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