BAFTA Games Awards

I'm going to the BAFTA Games awards tonight, which means I'll be surrounded by developers (unrecognisably clean shaven, likely to be fidgeting with their bow ties) and marketing people (recognisably drunk, likely to need reminding which awards ceremony they are at). This is the second BAFTA games event and like last year I expect GTA to do well. But the competition is more varied this year - 2004 was, after all, the finest 12 months of gaming since the 80s - with Half Life 2 likely to do very well indeed. The full nomination list is here. And yes, you may wonder why Myst IV is nominated for PC game of the year, although it's good to see the underrated Chronicles of Riddick get so much recognition.