Assassin's Creed leads Bafta video game nominations
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood leads the way with seven nominations for this year's video game Baftas.
Call of Duty: Black Ops and Heavy Rain each have six nods with Mass Effect 2 on five and LIMBO and Super Mario Galaxy 2 with four each. In total 44 games are recognised this year with the awards ceremony taking place on Wednesday 16 March in London. The majority of the winners are chosen by industry figures with one category voted for by the public. Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is up for action, artistic achievement, best game, gameplay, multiplayer, technical innovation and use of audio. Other nominated games across the 16 categories include DJ Hero 2, Fable III, Football Manager 2011, Gran Turismo 5 and Plant vs. Zombies XBLA. In the social network game category Bejeweled Blitz will take on Farmerama, Fifa Superstars, My Empire, Zoo Mumba, and Zuma Blitz. Bafta has been handing out awards to the gaming industry since 1998. The video game awards became a separate event in 2004. See the full nomination list at Bafta's website