Kotaku: Bafta

How the Makers of Mass Effect Use Tolstoy to Prove Video Games Are Art

Evan Narcisse — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST

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Who's Honoring Miyamoto Now?

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

BAFTA! That's the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to the rest of you not on an acronym basis with the academy. And they're giving the creator of Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. fellowship props. More »

2009 BAFTA Video Game Award Nominees Are In

Mike Fahey — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST

The annual British Academy Video Game Awards has revealed this year's nominees, with Assassin's Creed II, Uncharted 2, Modern Warfare 2, and Arkham Asylum poised to win big, and the GAME Award of 2009 awaiting your votes. More »

BAFTA Video Game Awards Happening Now

Brian Crecente — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EDT

The GAME British Academy Video Games Awards are starting to be handed out in the UK. So far the official BAFTA Twitter has named a few winners. More »

Nolan Bushnell To Be Awarded BAFTA Fellowship

Mike Fahey — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:20:00 EST

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts will bestow their highest honor at this years GAME British Academy Video Games Awards to the gather of Atari and pioneer of Pong, Nolan Bushnell. More »

BAFTA Gallery

Mike Fahey — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:20:08 EDT

The 2007 British Academy Video Games Awards wrapped up yesterday, and while we've already brought you the list of winners and losers, we didn't bring you what is possibly the most important thing to come out of the gaming BAFTAs every year: pictures of people getting awards in England. Luckily for us they had some sort of staff photographer on hand who seems genuinely good at what he or she does, so the day is saved! At the top you'll see the legendary Will Wright getting his award from television producer Hilary Bevan Jones. More pictures of people I don't recognize follow! More »

Will Wright To Receive BAFTA Fellowship

Mike Fahey — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:40:11 EDT

For the first time in the history of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, the Fellowship - the Academy's highest accolade - will be bestowed upon a member of the video game industry. SimCity creator Will Wright is rightly receiving the honor at this year's British Academy Video Game Awards, taking place at London's Battersea Evolution on October 23rd.

Hilary Bevan Jones, Chairman of the Academy said "Will's immense, creative body of work and his continued contribution to the industry make him a most worthy recipient of the Fellowship and being such a pioneer, we are thrilled that he will be the first person to receive this honour".

Past winners of the Fellowship include Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, and Steven Spielberg. Congratulations Mr. Wright. Couldn't have happened to a more deserving bloke. More »

Will Wright at BAFTA

Brian Crecente — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 21:00:02 EDT

Will Wright's speeches always leave me feeling equally exhilarated and confused. He manages to both tear down the walls of my current box and stir me to new ways of thinking. More »