Elite co-creator David Braben honored with British Academy of Film and Television Arts fellowship

Game industry pioneer David Braben will join the likes of Valve boss Gabe Newell, Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto, and film director Martin Scorsese in receiving a prestigious Bafta fellowship award.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts today announced that it will present Braben — co-creator of the seminal space trading game Elite and the man behind its contemporary sequel Elite: Dangerous — with a fellowship award in recognition of his outstanding achievements in the game industry. It’s the highest accolade given by Bafta for outstanding work in the fields of movies, television, or games.