| British Academy Games Award for Evolving Game | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | The best ongoing game |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
| Currently held by | Final Fantasy XIV Online |
| Website | www |
The British Academy Video Games Award for Evolving Game is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It is given in honor to "the best game that displays excellence in ongoing developer support", this includes games that "receive ongoing content and updates".[1]
The award was first presented at the 11th British Academy Games Awards in 2015 to League of Legends under the name of Persistent Game. The category received its current name in 2017 at the 13th edition. Since the inception of the award, no game has ever won more than once. Epic Games' online battle royale game Fortnite holds the record for most nominations in the category, with five consecutive nominations, including a 2018 win. Destiny, Destiny 2 and Apex Legends are tied for most nominations without a win, with three. Bungie is the most nominated developer, with six, as well as the most nominated without a win. Among publishers, Activision have the most nominations without a win, with five.
The current holder of the award is Final Fantasy XIV Online by Creative Business Unit III and Square Enix, which won at the 19th British Academy Games Awards in 2023.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per BAFTA convention, and generally correspond to the year of game release in the United Kingdom.
| Indicates the winner |
Multiple nominations
Games
The following games received two or more nominations, including their nominated updates or expansions:
| Nominations | Game |
|---|---|
| 5 | Fortnite |
| 4 | Final Fantasy XIV |
| No Man's Sky | |
| 3 | Destiny |
| Destiny 2 | |
| Apex Legends | |
| 2 | EVE Online |
| Elite: Dangerous | |
| Overwatch | |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege | |
| Sea of Thieves | |
| Dreams | |
Developers
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Bungie | 6 | 0 |
| Epic Games | 5 | 1 |
| Hello Games | 4 | 1 |
| Square Enix | 4 | 1 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 3 | 1 |
| Respawn Entertainment | 3 | 0 |
| CCP Games | 2 | 0 |
| Frontier Developments | 2 | 0 |
| Media Molecule | 2 | 0 |
| Ubisoft Montreal | 2 | 0 |
Publishers
| Developer | Nominations | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| Activision | 5 | 0 |
| Square Enix | 5 | 1 |
| Blizzard Entertainment | 3 | 1 |
| CCP Games | 2 | 0 |
| Epic Games | 5 | 1 |
| Electronic Arts | 3 | 0 |
| Bungie | 2 | 0 |
| Frontier Developments | 2 | 0 |
| Hello Games | 2 | 1 |
| Sony Interactive Entertainment | 2 | 0 |
| Ubisoft | 2 | 0 |
| Xbox Game Studios | 2 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "BAFTA Games Awards Rules and Guidelines 2022" (PDF). British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ↑ "Games in 2015". BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Karmali, Luke (10 February 2015). "BAFTA Games Awards 2015 Nominees Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2016". BAFTA.org. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Skrebels, Joe (10 March 2016). "BAFTA Games Awards 2016 Nominees Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ Erica Webber, Jordan (9 March 2017). "Bafta games awards 2017: Inside and Uncharted 4 lead the way". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ↑ "Games in 2017 | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ↑ "Winners List for the British Academy Games Awards in 2018 (Plain Text) | BAFTA Awards". awards.bafta.org. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "BAFTA Games Awards winners 2019". awards.bafta.org. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ↑ "2020 BAFTA Games Awards: The Nominations". BAFTA. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ Powell, Steffan; Rahman-Jones, Imran (25 March 2021). "Bafta Games Awards 2021: Hades takes Best Game". BBC News. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ↑ Ankers, Adele (March 2, 2021). "BAFTA Games Awards 2021 Nominations Announced". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ↑ Del Rosario, Alexandra (25 March 2021). "BAFTA Games Awards: Supergiant Games' 'Hades' Takes Home Top Prize – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ↑ "2022 BAFTA Games Awards Winners". 3 March 2022.
- ↑ Julians, Joe (8 April 2022). "BAFTA Games Awards 2022: Full list of winners as Returnal wins Best Game". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ↑ Wood, Anthony (2 March 2023). "BAFTA Games Awards 2023 Nominations Announced". IGN. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ↑ "2023 BAFTA Games Awards: The Winners". BAFTA Games Awards. 30 March 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.