BAFTA Game Awards launches Games Challenge with Black Twitch UK Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. BAFTA Game Awards launches Games Challenge with Black Twitch UK Celebrating six games from this year's awards. News by Ed Nightingale News reporter Updated on 23 Mar 2022 1 comment Ahead of the BAFTA Game Awards on 7th April, the inaugural BAFTA Games Challenge is launching in collaboration with Black Twitch UK. The stream team founders GeekyCassie and Ebonix will be captains of two teams comprising twelve women who will go head to head in a series of offbeat challenges celebrating six games from this year's awards. The challenge will take place on the BAFTA Twitch channel on 31st March at 2pm UK time. Watch on YouTube Six BAFTA nominated games will be played: Chicory: A Colorful Tale, Halo Infinite, It Takes Two, Mario Party Superstars, Returnal and Unpacking. There'll be plenty of interaction too, with chat deciding the winners of the creative challenges, including in-game photography skills and designing a masterpiece. Ding ding ding! Presenting the inaugural BAFTA Games Challenge in collaboration with @BlackTwitchUK Join @Ebonix & @GeekyCassie and their teams as they go head to head in a series of offbeat challenges celebrating six of this year's #BAFTAGames nominees!- BAFTA Games (@BAFTAGames) March 22, 2022 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings "I'm delighted that we're collaborating on the inaugural BAFTA Games Challenge with Black Twitch UK, who not only do an outstanding job of raising the profile of Black streamers in the UK but also share our passion for games," said Luke Hebblethwaite, head of games at BAFTA. "I can't wait to see how the teams fare in the challenges we've set them around some of the best games of 2021." Said GeekyCassie: "With 39 games nominated, we get to experience six of those games in unique challenges, and we are looking forward to sharing the excitement around the upcoming BAFTA Games Awards with the Twitch audience." Ebonix added: "Since establishing Black Twitch UK with GeekyCassie, our aim has been to highlight and uplift Black streamers and content creators in the UK. Collaborating with BAFTA gives us another platform to further empower some of the talented women and Black streamers in a unique and fun way. Let the games commence!" Returnal and It Takes Two lead the nominations at this year's awards, with eight nominations each. This will be the 19th BAFTA Games Awards. Check out the full list here. Black Twitch UK is the first Black focused UK-based stream team on Twitch, focused on visibility of the community. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 8 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store