Sony Santa Monica's God of War has received 10 nominations for this year's Bafta game awards, leading a diverse pack of nominees. Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 also picked up six nominations, as did Florence – a game about a relationship played from the perspective of a young woman – and Return of the Obra Dinn, a lo-fi monochrome mystery set on an abandoned ship. The contenders for best game are Assassin's Creed Odyssey, PlayStation VR game Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, Celeste, God of War, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Return of the Obra Dinn. Last year's winner was What Became of Edith Finch, an emotionally charged magical-realist game about the fate of an ill-fortuned family. The games beyond entertainment category, introduced to recognise games whose impact extends into the real world, comprises Celeste, Aardman Studios' first world war game 11-11 Memories Retold, Life is Strange 2, My Child Lebensborn, and Nintendo Labo.

If you've got "Red Dead Redemption 2" we've got tips and advice to help you USA TODAY Out for more than a week now, the video game "Red Dead Redemption 2" has generated blockbuster sales and stellar reviews. Want to know how the West can be won in Rockstar Games' open world adventure? We've gathered some advice and tips from the Rockstar brain trust and video game journalists who reviewed the game to aid your explorations in "Red Dead Redemption 2" ($60, for Microsoft Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4, rated Mature for ages 17-up). Early in the game, your protagonist, Arthur Morgan, and the rest of the Van der Linde gang set up camp in the mountainous Horseshoe Overlook. As you earn money, you will want to use the ledger to improve the camp, says Matt Bertz, managing editor of Game Informer, who reviewed the game for the site.