Journey might have bankrupted developer Thatgamecompany, but its award nominations keep on coming: the PlayStation 3 exclusive has been nominated in eight categories in the British Academy Video Games Awards 2013.

　　Far Cry 3 and The Walking Dead also received multiple nominations across the 17 categories. UK developers have been recognised among the 53 games nominated, including 4J Studios for its work on Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition, and Forza Horizon developer Playground Games.

　　Some of the year's biggest AAA blockbusters, such as Mass Effect 3, Borderlands 2, and Black Ops 2, are nominated elsewhere in the awards. They sit alongside indie darlings like Thomas Was Alone, Dear Esther, and Beat Sneak Bandit.

　　The British Academy Video Games Awards 2013 will take place on March 5 and will be hosted by Irish comedian Dara O'Briain. The evening will be live-streamed on Twitch.

　　The full list of nominations:

　　Best Game

　　Dishonoured

　　Far Cry 3

　　FIFA 13

　　Journey

　　Mass Effect 3

　　The Walking Dead

　　Action

　　Borderlands 2

　　Call of Duty: Black Ops 2

　　Far Cry 3

　　Halo 4

　　Hitman: Absolution

　　Mass Effect 3

　　Artistic Achievement

　　Borderlands 2

　　Dear Esther

　　Far Cry 3

　　Halo 4

　　Journey

　　The Room

　　Audio Achievement

　　Assassin’s Creed III

　　Beat Sneak Bandit

　　Dear Esther

　　Far Cry 3

　　Halo 4

　　Journey

　　British Game

　　Dear Esther

　　Forza Horizon

　　LEGO: The Lord of the Rings

　　Need for Speed Most Wanted

　　The Room

　　Super Hexagon

　　Debut Game

　　Deadlight

　　Dear Esther

　　Forza Horizon

　　Proteus

　　The Room

　　The Unfinished Swan

　　Game Design

　　Borderlands 2

　　Dishonored

　　Far Cry 3

　　Journey

　　The Walking Dead

　　XCOM: Enemy Unknown

　　Family

　　Clay Jam

　　Just Dance 4

　　LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes

　　LEGO the Lord of the Rings

　　Minecraft: XBOX 360 Edition

　　Skylanders Giants

　　Game Innovation

　　Call of Duty: Black Ops II

　　Fez

　　Journey

　　Kinect Sesame Street TV

　　The Unfinished Swan

　　Wonderbook: Books of Spells

　　Mobile & Handheld

　　Incoboto

　　LittleBigPlanet Vita

　　New Star Soccer

　　The Room

　　Super Monsters Ate My Condo

　　The Walking Dead

　　Online - Browser Amateur Surgeon Hospital

　　Dick and Dom’s HOOPLA!

　　Merlin: The Game

　　Runescape

　　The Settlers Online

　　SongPop

　　Online - Multiplayer

　　Assassin’s Creed III

　　Borderlands 2

　　Call of Duty: Black Ops II

　　Halo 4

　　Journey

　　Need For Speed Most Wanted

　　Original Music

　　Assassin’s Creed III

　　Diablo III

　　Journey

　　Thomas Was Alone

　　The Unfinished Swan

　　The Walking Dead

　　Performer

　　Adrian Hough (Haytham) - Assassin’s Creed III

　　Danny Wallace (The Narrator) - Thomas Was Alone

　　Dave Fennoy (Lee Everett) - The Walking Dead

　　Melissa Hutchinson (Clementine) - The Walking Dead

　　Nigel Carrington (The Narrator) - Dear Esther

　　Nolan North (Nathan Drake) - Uncharted: Golden Abyss

　　Sports/Fitness

　　FIFA 13

　　F1 2012

　　Forza Horizon

　　New Star Soccer

　　Nike+ Kinect Training

　　Trials Evolution

　　Story

　　Dishonored

　　Far Cry 3

　　Journey

　　Mass Effect 3

　　Thomas was Alone

　　The Walking Dead

　　Strategy

　　Dark Souls: Prepare To Die

　　Diablo III

　　Football Manager 2013

　　Great Big War Game

　　Total War Shogun 2: Fall of the Samurai

　　XCOM: Enemy Unknown

　　BAFTA Ones to Watch Award (in association with Dare to Be Digital)

　　Pixel Story

　　Project Thanatos

　　Starcrossed