Sony Interactive Entertainment is set to dominate yet another awards show as two of its PlayStation 5 exclusives headline the prestigious BAFTA Game Awards 2022 nominations. Housemarque’s critically-acclaimed Returnal has been nominated in a whopping eight categories, followed by Insomniac Games’ Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with seven nominations. Although published by Bethesda, Deathloop is yet another (timed) PS5 exclusive to headline the event with five nominations.Returnal PS5 nomination categoriesReturnal has been nominated for Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, Best Game, Game Design, Music, Narrative, Original Property, and Technical Achievement. It shares five of its nominations categories with Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, which also received nods in Animation and Family Game categories other than Artistic Achievement, Best Game, Game Design, Music, and Technical Achievement.The full list of nominees is as follows:AnimationCall 0f Duty: Vanguard (Sledgehammer Games/Activision Blizzard)It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab Llc/ Ember Lab Llc)Life Is Strange: True Colors (Square Enix, Deck Nine Games/Square Enix)Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game Studios)Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)Artistic AchievementThe Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna InteractiveIt Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsPsychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game StudiosRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentResident Evil Village – Capcom/CapcomReturnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive EntertainmentAudio AchievementThe Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna InteractiveCall of Duty: Vanguard – Sledgehammer Games/Activision BlizzardDeathloop – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda SoftworksHalo Infinite – 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosMarvel’s Guardian’s Of The Galaxy – Eidos-Montréal/Square EnixReturnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive EntertainmentBest GameDeathloop – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda SoftworksForza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosInscryption – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver DigitalIt Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentReturnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive EntertainmentBritish GameAlba: A Wildlife Adventure – Ustwo Games/Ustwo Games, Plug In DigitalDeath’s Door – Acid Nerve/Devolver DigitalFights in Tight Spaces – Ground Shatter/Mode7Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosOverboard! – Inkle/ InkleSable – Shedworks/Raw FuryDebut GameThe Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna InteractiveEastward – Pixpil/ChucklefishThe Forgotten City – Modern Storyteller/Dear VillagersGenesis Noir – Feral Cat Den/Fellow TravellerMaquette – Graceful Decay/Annapurna InteractiveToem – Something We Made/ Something We MadeEvolving GameAmong Us – Innersloth/InnerslothAnimal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Epd/NintendoApex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic ArtsDisco Elysium – The Final Cut – Za/Um/Za/UmFortnite – Epic Games/Epic Games, People Can FlyNo Man’s Sky – Hello Games/Hello GamesFamilyAlba: A Wildlife Adventure – Ustwo Games/Ustwo Games, Plug In DigitalChicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov, A Shell In The Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine/FinjiForza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosMario Party Superstars – Nintendo Epd/NintendoRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentUnpacking – Witch Beam/Humble GamesGame Beyond EntertainmentAlba: A Wildlife Adventure – Ustwo Games/Ustwo Games/Plug In DigitalBefore Your Eyes – Goodbyeworld Games/Skybound GamesChicory: A Colorful Tale- Greg Lobanov, A Shell In The Pit, Madeline Berger, Alexis Dean-Jones, Lena Raine/FinjiGame Builder Garage – Nintendo Epd/NintendoIt Takes Two -Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsPsychonauts 2 -Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game StudiosGame DesignDeathloop – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda SoftworksForza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosInscryption – Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver DigitalIt Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive EntertainmentReturnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive EntertainmentMultiplayerBack 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentCall Of Duty: Vanguard – Sledgehammer Games/Activision BlizzardForza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosHalo Infinite – 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosHell Let Loose – Black Matter/Team17It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsMusicDeathloop – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda SoftworksFar Cry 6 – Ubisoft Toronto/UbisoftHalo Infinite – 343 Industries/Xbox Game StudiosPsychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game StudiosRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games/ Sony Interactive EntertainmentReturnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive EntertainmentNarrativeIt Takes Two – Hazelight Studios/Electronic ArtsLife Is Strange: True Colors – Square Enix, Deck Nine Games/Square EnixMarvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy – Eidos-Montréal/Square EnixPsychonauts 2 – Double Fine Productions/Xbox Game StudiosReturnal – Housemarque/Sony Interactive EntertainmentUnpacking – Witch Beam/Humble GamesOriginal PropertyDeathloop – Arkane Lyon/Bethesda SoftworksIn other news, new Sly Cooper and Infamous games are reportedly in development, and Battlefield 2042’s revamped scoreboard will arrive next week.
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