The Last of Us 2 is up for 13 awards
Naughty Dog s The Last of Us Part II has set a new record at the Bafta Games Awards after it was nominated for 13 awards. A scalding treatise on the cycle of violence , the post-apocalyptic blockbuster is in the running for a number of disciplines including overall Best Game and received five nominations in the performer categories alone.
The number of nominations beats the previous record of 11 set last year by Remedy s sci-fi thriller Control and Hideo Kojima s Death Stranding. Although in a note of caution for Naughty Dog s game, those games were victorious in just one category each. The California studio has previous at the Baftas, however, winning Best Game in 2013 and 2016 with The Last of Us and Uncharted 4 respectively.