{"id":41516,"date":"2019-04-07T17:29:33","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T16:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/?p=41516"},"modified":"2019-04-08T14:26:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T13:26:22","slug":"god-of-war-is-the-winner-of-best-game-at-bafta-awards-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2019\/04\/07\/god-of-war-is-the-winner-of-best-game-at-bafta-awards-video\/","title":{"rendered":"God of War is the winner of \u201ebest game\u201d at Bafta Awards [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"

God of War<\/strong><\/em>, the action-adventure game of Santa Monica has won the coveted Best Game prize at the 15th annual Bafta Games Awards<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Sony PlayStation exclusive title is rooted in ancient mythology and stars Kratos, the former Greek god of war, and his son Atreus.<\/p>\n

Fortnite<\/strong><\/em>, the battle royale title released in 2017, was nominated best evolving game.<\/p>\n

While it received six nominations, the UK-made western adventure game: Red Dead Redemption 2<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/span> walked away empty-handed at the flashy ceremony in central London.<\/p>\n

The very first God of War<\/strong><\/em> title was released in 2005. It this eighth episode of the series, which is developed by Santa Monica Studio, its iconic lead character Kratos – son of Zeus – is a struggling single parent.<\/p>\n

When Cory Barlog<\/strong><\/em>, director of God of War<\/strong><\/em> was interviewed, he told the BBC winning the awards was “amazing, overwhelming, and scary”.<\/p>\n

He also added, that the prize win showed that story-led games could be as “relevant” as the presently popular Battle Royale style titles.<\/p>\n