9th British Academy Games Awards


The 9th British Academy Video Game Awards awarded by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, is an award ceremony that was held on 5 March 2013 in the London Hilton on Park Lane. The ceremony honoured achievement in video gaming in 2012 and was hosted by Dara Ó Briain. This was the first ceremony to introduce the award for British Game, and has been present in every ceremony thus far.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown first in bold.

  • The Walking DeadTelltale Games/Telltale Games
  • *LittleBigPlanet PS VitaDouble Eleven and Tarsier Studios/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *The RoomFireproof Games
  • *New Star SoccerNew Star Games/New Star Games
  • *Incoboto – Dene Carter
  • *Super Monsters Ate My CondoAdult Swim/PikPok
  • JourneyMatt Nava, Aaron Jessie, thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *The Room – Robert Dodd, Mark Hamilton, Fireproof Games
  • *Halo 4Scott Warner, Kenneth Scott, 343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Dear EstherRobert Briscoe, The Chinese Room/The Chinese Room
  • *Borderlands 2 – Jeramy Cooke, Gearbox Software/2K Games
  • *Far Cry 3 – Jean-Alexis Doyon, Vincent Jean, Genseki Tanaka, Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • SongPop – FreshPlanet
  • *The Settlers OnlineBlue Byte/Ubisoft
  • *Merlin: The Game – Bobbs Studios
  • *RuneScapeJagex/Jagex
  • *Amateur Surgeon HospitalMediatonic
  • *Dick and Dom’s HOOPLA! – Team Cooper
  • Journeythatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Far Cry 3Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *Beat Sneak BanditSimogo
  • *Halo 4343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Assassin's Creed IIIUbisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *Dear EstherThe Chinese Room/The Chinese Room
  • Journeythatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Assassin's Creed IIIUbisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *Call of Duty: Black Ops IITreyarch/Activision
  • *Need for Speed: Most WantedCriterion Games/Electronic Arts
  • *Halo 4343 Industries/Microsoft Game Studios
  • *Borderlands 2Gearbox Software/2K Games
  • DishonoredArkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
  • *Far Cry 3Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *FIFA 13EA Canada/Electronic Arts
  • *Journeythatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Mass Effect 3BioWare/Electronic Arts
  • *The Walking DeadTelltale Games/Telltale Games
  • JourneyAustin Wintory, thatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Diablo IIIRussell Brower, Derek Duke, Glenn Stafford, Blizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • *Assassin's Creed IIILorne Balfe, Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *Thomas Was Alone – David Housden, Mike Bithell
  • *The Unfinished SwanJoel Corelitz, Giant Sparrow and Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *The Walking DeadJared Emerson-Johnson, Telltale Games/Telltale Games
  • The RoomFireproof Games
  • *Need for Speed: Most WantedCriterion Games/Electronic Arts
  • *Forza HorizonPlayground Games/Microsoft Studios
  • *Dear EstherThe Chinese Room/The Chinese Room
  • *Super HexagonTerry Cavanagh
  • *Lego The Lord of the RingsTraveller's Tales/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • Danny Wallace Thomas Was Alone as the Narrator
  • *Nolan NorthUncharted: Golden Abyss as Nathan Drake
  • *Melissa HutchisonThe Walking Dead as Clementine
  • *Dave FennoyThe Walking Dead as Lee Everett
  • *Adrian Hough – Assassin's Creed III as Haytham Kenway
  • *Nigel CarringtonDear Esther as the Narrator
  • The Unfinished SwanGiant Sparrow and Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *DeadlightTequila Works/Microsoft Studios
  • *Forza HorizonPlayground Games/Microsoft Studios
  • *Dear EstherThe Chinese Room/The Chinese Room
  • *The RoomFireproof Games
  • *Proteus – Ed Key, David Kanaga
  • New Star SoccerNew Star Games/New Star Games
  • *Forza HorizonPlayground Games/Microsoft Studios
  • *F1 2012Codemasters/Codemasters
  • *FIFA 13EA Canada/Electronic Arts
  • *Nike+ Kinect TrainingSumo Digital/Microsoft Studios
  • *Trials EvolutionRedLynx and Ubisoft Shanghai/Microsoft Studios
  • Lego Batman 2: DC Super HeroesTraveller's Tales/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • *Minecraft: Xbox 360 EditionMojang/Microsoft Studios
  • *Just Dance 4Ubisoft/Ubisoft
  • *Skylanders: GiantsToys for Bob/Activision and Vivendi Games
  • *Clay Jam – Fat Pebble/Zynga
  • *Lego The Lord of the RingsTraveller's Tales/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
  • The Walking Dead – Sean Vanaman, Mark Darin, Gary Whitta, Telltale Games/Telltale Games
  • *Journeythatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Far Cry 3Jeffrey Yohalem, Lucien Soulban, Li Kuo, Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *Thomas Was AloneMike Bithell
  • *Mass Effect 3Mac Walters, BioWare/Electronic Arts
  • *DishonoredHarvey Smith, Austin Grossman, Terri Brosius, Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
  • Journeythatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *DishonoredArkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks
  • *Far Cry 3Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
  • *XCOM: Enemy UnknownFiraxis Games/2K Games
  • *Borderlands 2Gearbox Software/2K Games
  • *The Walking DeadTelltale Games/Telltale Games
  • XCOM: Enemy UnknownFiraxis Games/2K Games
  • *Dark SoulsFromSoftware/Namco Bandai Games
  • *Diablo IIIBlizzard Entertainment/Blizzard Entertainment
  • *Great Big War Game – Rubicon Developments
  • *Total War: Shogun 2: Fall of the SamuraiThe Creative Assembly/Sega
  • *Football Manager 2013Sports Interactive/Sega
  • The Unfinished SwanGiant Sparrow and Santa Monica Studio/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *FezPolytron Corporation/Trapdoor
  • *Call of Duty: Black Ops IITreyarch/Activision
  • *Wonderbook: Book of SpellsLondon Studio/London Studio
  • *Journeythatgamecompany/Sony Computer Entertainment
  • *Kinect Sesame Street TVMicrosoft Studios and Soho Productions/Microsoft Studios
  • Starcrossed – Kajak Games
  • *Project Thanatos – Raptor Games
  • *Pixel Story – Lamplight Studios
  • Academy Fellowship