The BAFTA Game Awards 2026 saw big wins for Dispatch, Ghost of Yōtei, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. But there were some surprises in there, too - in true BAFTA style. Ghost of Yōtei winning best music over Clair Obscur: Expedition 33,

"The Quiet Things is deeply personal to me. It’s my story. It’s about trauma, abuse, survival, and giving survivors a voice."

Autobiographical adventure game The Quiet Things was due to be shown at the BAFTA Games Awards, but was pulled due to potential triggers.

The award show also admitted it didn't "adequately anticipate or fully prepare for the impact of such an incident."

BAFTA issued apologies to Black and disabled communities after review reveals structural flaws pertaining to award show racial slur incident.

BAFTA has apologized “unreservedly” to the Black and disabled communities over the N-word debacle, having identified “a number of structural weaknesses” in its “planning, escalation procedures and crisis coordination arrangements” before this year’s awards.

Traitors star: Bafta Games Awards frontrunner made me question my morality - Jade Scott was banished from The Traitors during the final roundtable.

As the Finnish entrepreneur receives a BAFTA Fellowship, we catch up with Paananen to discuss his career in games mobile market's key challenges