Bafta Games Awards 2024

Summary

1. The 20th edition of the Bafta Games Awards is taking place tonight in central London
2. Comedian Phil Wang will host the awards from the Queen Elizabeth Hall
3. The ceremony celebrates gaming creatives including developers, artists, actors and composers : There are 40 games in the running across 17 categories
4. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Spider-Man 2 lead the nominations, closely followed by Alan Wake 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
5. Gaming is big business in the UK: sales topped £4.7bn last year, more than double that of the music industry
6. But despite 2023 being widely considered to be one of the best years ever in gaming, the industry saw thousands of job losses and studio closures