BAFTA sport awards (adorably) dominated by Astro Bot

The 2025 BAFTA sport awards passed off yesterday in London and had been dominated by one among our favourite video games this 12 months, Astro Bot. The PlayStation 5 platformer took dwelling prizes in 5 classes together with Finest Sport, together with Animation, Audio Achievement, Household and Sport Design. That is no shock, contemplating the sport’s important accolades and recognition with followers.

Astro Bot is the primary fully-fledged and fully-priced model within the Astro universe. “With exact and responsive controls, lovely characters and an thrilling number of mechanics and environments, Astro Bot is well among the finest video games that Sony has each produced,” wrote Engadget’s Jessica Conditt. It beat out some robust competitors within the Finest Sport class, together with Balatro, Black Delusion: Wukong, Helldivers 2, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge and Thank Goodness You are Right here.

Nonetheless Wakes the Deep got here in second with three BAFTAs: New Mental Property, and Performers in Supporting and Lead Roles. A type of winners, Scottish actor Karen Dunbar (taking part in Finlay), humorously declared in her acceptance speech that “I am not even an actor, I am a gynecologist!”

Different key winners of the night included Balatro for Debut Sport class, Thank Goodness You are Right here for Finest British Sport, Helldivers 2 within the multiplayer and music classes, Neva for Inventive Achievement and Metaphor: ReFantazio for Narrative. For an entire record of winners verify right here and you’ll watch the complete ceremony under.