La ceremonia de los British Academy Video Games Awards tendrá lugar el próximo 5 de octubre, dentro del marco de la BAFTA (asociación británica de la academia de cine), elevando el estatus de los videojuegos este año por primera vez al de las películas y la televisión.
Las categorías de estos premios y sus nominados son:

Innovación
# Dr Kawashima's BRAIN TRAINING: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# Electroplankton (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# Guitar Hero (Red Octane/Harmonix Music)
# LocoRoco (SCEE/SCEJ)
# Shadow of the Colossus (SCEE/SCEI)
# We Love Katamari (Electronic Arts/Namco)

Mayor logro artístico
# Black (EA/Criterion Games)
# Hitman: Blood Money (Eidos Interactive/Io Interactive)
# LocoRoco (SCEE/SCEJ)
# Shadow of the Colossus (SCEE/SCEI)
# The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
# We Love Katamari (Electronic Arts/Namco)

Mejor personaje
# Agente 47 por Hitman: Blood Money (Eidos Interactive/Io Interactive)
# Han Solo por Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LucasArts/Traveller’s Tales)
# Lara Croft por Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)
# LocoRoco por LocoRoco (SCEE/SCEJ)
# Rogue por Rogue Trooper (Eidos Interactive/Rebellion)

Mejor juego de estrategia
# Age of Empires: The Age of Kings (Nintendo/Majesco)
# Football Manager 2006 (Sega Europa/Sports Interactive)
# Medieval II Total War (Sega Europa/The Creative Assembly)
# Rise and Fall: Civilizations at War (Midway/Stainless Steel)
# Sid Meier’s Civilization IV Warlords (2K Games/Firaxix Games)
# Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment)

Mejor juego ocasional y social
# Buzz!: The BIG Quiz (SCEE/Relentless Software)
# Dr Kawashima's BRAIN TRAINING: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# Electroplankton (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# Guitar Hero (Red Octane/Harmonix Music)
# LocoRoco (SCEE/SCEJ)
# SingStar Rocks! (SCEE/SCEE)

Mejor guión
# 24: The Game (SCEE/SCEE)
# Psychonauts (THQ/Double Fine Productions & Majesco Entertainment)
# Rogue Trooper (Eidos/Interactive Rebellion)
# The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games/ Bethesda Softworks)
# Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment)
# Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)

Mejor juego infantil
# Daxter (SCEE/Ready At Dawn)
# Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (VU Games/Vivendi Games)
# Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LucasArts/Traveller's Tales)
# LocoRoco (SCEE/SCEJ)
# New Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# We Love Katamari (Electronic Arts/Namco)

Mejor jugabilidad (patrocinado N-Gage)
# Guitar Hero (Red Octane/Harmonix Music)
# Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LucasArts/Traveller's Tales)
# LocoRoco (SCEE/SCEJ)
# The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
# Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment)
# We Love Katamari (Electronic Arts/Namco)

Mejor juego de simulación
# C-130 Hercules (Just Flight/Captain Sim)
# Championship Manager 2006 (Eidos Interactive/Beautiful Game)
# Football Manager 2006 (Sega Europe/Sports Interactive)
# Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis (Take-Two Interactive/Rockstar San Diego)
# The Movies (Feral Interactive/Lionhead Studios/Feral Interactive)
# Trauma Center: Under The Knife (Nintendo/Nintendo)

Mejor multijugador
# 2006 FIFA World Cup (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
# Animal Crossing: Wild World (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (EA Games/Digital Illusions)
# Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach (Codemasters/Turbine Inc.)
# Guild Wars Factions (NCsoft/ArenaNet)
# Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment)

Mejor juego de acción y aventura (patrocinado por PC World)
# Metroid Prime: Hunters (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# Shadow of the Colossus (SCEE/(SCEI))
# The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
# Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment)
# Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)
# We Love Katamari (Electronic Arts/Namco)

Mayor logro técnico (patrocinado por Skillset)
# Battlefield 2: Modern Combat (EA Games/Digital Illusions)
# Black (EA Games/Criterion Games)
# Burnout Revenge (Electronic Arts/Criterion Games)
# Just Cause (Eidos Interactive/Avalanche Studios)
# Shadow of the Colossus (SCEE/(SCEI))
# Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment)

Mejor juego deportivo
# 2006 FIFA World Cup (Electronic Arts/EA Canada)
# Fight Night Round 3 (EA Sports/EA Chicago)
# Football Manager 2006 (Sega Europe/Sports Interactive)
# MotoGP '06 (THQ/Climax)
# Pro Evolution Soccer 6 (Konami/Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCAT))
# Rockstar Games presents Table Tennis (Take-Two Interactive/Rockstar San Diego)

Mejor banda sonora original
# Dragon Quest: The Journey of the Cursed King (Square Enix/Level 5)
# LocoRoco (SCEE/SCEJ)
# Shadow of the Colossus (SCEE/(SCEI))
# The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2K Games/Bethesda Softworks)
# The Movies (Feral Interactive/ Lionhead Studios/ Feral Interactive)
# Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)

Mejor banda sonora
# B-Boy (SCEE/FreeStyleGames)
# Guitar Hero (Red Octane/Harmonix Music)
# Reservoir Dogs (Eidos Interactive/Volatile Games)
# SingStar Rocks! (SCEE/SCEE)

Mejor sonido
# Black (EA Games/Criterion Games)
# Electroplankton (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# LocoRoco (SCEE/SCEJ)
# Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment)
# Tomb Raider: Legend (Eidos Interactive/Crystal Dynamics)
# We Love Katamari (Electronic Arts/Namco)

Mejor juego (patrocinado por PC World)
# Black (EA Games/Criterion Games)
# Dr Kawashima's BRAIN TRAINING: How Old Is Your Brain? (Nintendo/Nintendo)
# Guitar Hero (Red Octane/Harmonix Music)
# Hitman: Blood Money (Eidos Interactive/Io Interactive)
# Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (LucasArts/Traveller's Tales)
# Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (Ubisoft/Red Storm Entertainment)


Un saludo.