Batman: Arkham Asylum has been crowned best game at the Bafta 2010 awards.
The British developed title headed off strong competition from Uncharted 2: Among Thieves that led the nomination field before the ceremony.
The game, which sees the superhero tackle a series of old foes in the asylum setting, also picked up the Bafta award for best gameplay.

Despite not winning the best game award, Uncharted 2 did take four other awards including best action and story.
The Bafta awards is one of the biggest nights in the UK gaming calendar. The winners of 14 of the categories are chosen by industry figures.
2010 BAFTA Winners:
  • Action - Uncharted 2
  • Gameplay - Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Family and Social - Wii Sports Resort
  • Sports - Fifa 10
  • Story and Character - Uncharted 2
  • Strategy - Empire: Total War
  • Best use of Audio - Uncharted 2
  • New Talent - Shrunk
  • Multiplayer - Left 4 Dead 2
  • Original Score - Uncharted 2
  • Handheld - LittleBigPlanet
  • Artistic Achievement - Flower
  • Best Game - Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • Use of Online - Fifa 10

Before you say that MW2 was't mentioned:
One award, sponsored by high-street store Game, is chosen by gamers. As widely expected Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 took that title. The sales that Modern Warfare 2 racked up in 2009 made it the biggest selling game of all time.
But that was to be expected, as that's the game fanboys vote for.

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I wonder how Battlefield: Bad Company 2 would have done if it was released in 2009 .