Los Angeles, CA - March 22, 2010 - Square Enix London Studios, a part of Square Enix Europe, today announced that the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham Asylum won 2 awards at last week’s British Academy Video Game Awards (BAFTA), including Best Game and Gameplay. Held annually in London, the BAFTA Awards recognise the best in innovation and talent within the videogame industry.
¨It’s fantastic for Batman: Arkham Asylum to win such prestigious awards,¨ said Lee Singleton, General Manager of Square Enix London Studios. ¨To receive recognition from the British Academy is a huge honour and reflects the passion and dedication of everyone involved in the game.¨
In Batman: Arkham Asylum, BATMAN finds himself trapped inside the confines of Gotham’s psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane, ARKHAM ASYLUM. The Joker has set a trap for the DARK KNIGHT and has conspired with the deranged inmates to eliminate Batman once and for all. Adding to the authenticity of the game are veteran animated Batman voice talents Mark Hamill and Kevin Conroy, who reprise their roles as The Joker and Batman respectively.
Batman: Arkham Asylum features an original story by Paul Dini, Batman writer and five-time Emmy Award winner whose credits include Lost and Batman: The Animated Series. Gamers will move in the shadows, instil fear amongst their enemies and confront The Joker and Gotham City's most notorious villains, including HARLEY QUINN, BANE, KILLER CROC, POISON IVY and SCARECROW, who have taken over the asylum.
Batman: Arkham Asylum is available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Games For Windows® LIVE. A Game of the Year Edition will be released in all territories around March 26th, 2010.
All information contained in this news post comes directly from a press release sent out by Square Enix.
Below is the full list of winners:
- Best Action Game: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (Naughty Dog /Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Best Artistic Achievement: Flower (ThatGameCompany/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Best Game: Batman Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios/Eidos)
- Best Multiplayer: Left 4 Dead 2 (Valve/Electronic Arts)
- Best Original Score: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (Naughty Dog /Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Best Sports Game: FIFA 10 (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)
- Best Use of Online: FIFA 10 (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)
- BAFTA Ones to Watch Award: Shrunk! (The Butterflyers)
- GAME Award: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 (Infinity Ward/ Activision)
- Best Family & Social Game: Wii Sports Resort (Nintendo/Nintendo)
- Best Gameplay: Batman Arkham Asylum (Rocksteady Studios/Eidos)
- Best Handheld: Little Big Planet (Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Best Story: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (Naughty Dog /Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Best Strategy: Empire Total War (Creative Assembly/Sega)
- Best Use of Audio: Uncharted 2 Among Thieves (Naughty Dog /Sony Computer Entertainment)
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