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The British Academy Games Awards or BAFTA Games Awards, are an annual British awards ceremony honoring "outstanding creative achievement" in the video game industry. First presented in 2004, the awards are presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
The awards ceremonies are held for games released during the previous year.
2017, the category British Academy Game Awards Best Evolving Game of the Year was added.
2017, the following categories were discontinued:
- British Academy Game Awards Best Action Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Action/Adventure Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Adventure Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Animation of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Casual/Social Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Gameplay of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Nintendo Console Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best PC Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best PlayStation Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Puzzle Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Racing Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Simulation Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Sports Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Strategy Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Technical Direction of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Best Xbox Game of the Year
- British Academy Game Awards Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year