BAFTA GAME Audience Award Shortlist Revealed

GAME have announced the members of the shortlist for the only publicly-voted BAFTA GAME Award.

bafta game award 2011 The Award recognises the best game of the year, as chosen by GAME customers and the general public. Selected by a panel of esteemed representatives and media experts including The Gadget Show’s Jason Bradbury, Johnny Minkley (Eurogamer), Jonathon Pile (Shortlist), Neil Long (Official Nintendo Magazine) and John Hicks (Official Xbox Magazine), the final shortlist was a tough decision after a bumper year of huge releases in 2011. Last year’s BAFTA GAME Award saw over 110,000 votes being cast by GAME customers across the UK and this year’s shortlist is guaranteed to get fans and customers voting in their thousands once again.

The overall winner, as chosen by the public at www.BAFTAGAMEAWARD.com will then be presented at a star-studded ceremony on Friday 16 March.

Full shortlist:

Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
FIFA 12
L.A. Noire
Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
Minecraft
Portal 2
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception

The BAFTA Panel:

Guy Cocker - Gamespot
Jon Hicks – Official Xbox Magazine
Neil Long – Official Nintendo Magazine
Johnny Minkley - Eurogamer
Alex Simmons - IGN
Jonathan Pile - Shortlist
Tim Clark – Future Publishing
Tom Cassel – The Syndicate Project
Jason Bradbury – The Gadget Show
Michael Underwood – TV presenter and tech enthusiast