'Skyrim', 'Modern Warfare 3' nominated for BAFTA GAME Audience Award

This year's BAFTA GAME Audience Award nominees have been announced.

The shortlist includes best-sellers Modern Warfare 3, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, FIFA 12 and Batman: Arkham City.



Platform exclusives Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception and Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword also make the list, as well as indie sensation Minecraft.

Finally, Battlefield 3, L.A. Noire and Portal 2 round off the list of nominees.

"The gaming industry is hugely creative and the GAME BAFTA Video Games Awards aims to recognise the talented and exiting figures and games that have set the industry alight over the past year," said GAME's marketing director Anna-Marie Mason.

"The BAFTA GAME Award is an award we are particularly proud of as it gives our customers the chance to make their opinion heard. This year's shortlist is really exciting and we would like to encourage every GAME customer to vote for their favourite game - we can't wait to see the final result!"



This year's British Academy Video Game Awards will feature several new categories, including 'Performer', 'Online - Browser' and 'Online - Multiplayer'.

The winner, as voted for by the public on the BAFTA website, will be announced at the Video Game BAFTA ceremony on March 16.

Mass Effect 2 was crowned 'Best Game' during last year's ceremony.

The shortlist in full:

• Batman: Arkham City


• Battlefield 3


• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3


• FIFA 12


• L.A. Noire


• Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword


• Minecraft


• Portal 2


• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim


• Uncharted 3: Drakes Deception

Watch a trailer for Skyrim below: