The 3rd British Academy Video Games Awards (known for the purposes of sponsorship as British Academy Video Games Awards in Association with N-Gage), awarded by the

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, was an

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held on 5 October 2006 in

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. The ceremony honoured achievement in

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and was hosted by

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. '' Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter'', ''

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'' & ''

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'' were the major winners on the night, taking two awards.

Winners and nominees

Winners are shown first in bold.

Games with multiple nominations and wins

Nominations

Wins

External links

3rd BAFTA Video Games Awards page
{{British Academy Games Awards British Academy Games Awards ceremonies 2006 awards in the United Kingdom 2006 in video gaming October 2006 events in the United Kingdom