Lego Batman takes Children's BAFTA

Lego Batman's won the Children's BAFTA for Best Videogame 2008.

"We're absolutely delighted; it's a very special accolade for the whole team," said TT Games boss Jonathan Smith.

"To get this acknowledgment, here in our home country of the UK, to be acknowledged by the British Academy for the work that everyone's done on LEGO Batman, was really thrilling."

Press release after the link.

LEGO Batman: The Video Game Wins Children's BAFTA Award for Best Videogame 2008

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment are pleased to announce that LEGO Batman: The Videogame has won a prestigious Children's BAFTA Award for Best Videogame 2008.

Developer TT Games was snapped up by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in 2007 and has since had a hugely successful 2008 seeing the release of LEGO Indiana Jones and LEGO Batman: The Videogame.

TT Games beat stiff competition from Nintendo's Mario Kart Wii and Professor Layton and the Curious Village to scoop the top prize at the Children's BAFTA Awards. Only four titles were short-listed for the award two of which were titles developed by TT Games - LEGO Batman: The Videogame and Guinness World Records: The Videogame.

"We're absolutely delighted; it's a very special accolade for the whole team" said TT Games head of production Jonathan Smith.

"To get this acknowledgment, here in our home country of the UK, to be
acknowledged by the British Academy for the work that everyone's done on LEGO Batman, was really thrilling."

Spencer Crossley, head of videogames UK at Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment said, "We extremely happy for everyone at TT Games. They have brought to life two great brands through fantastic game play and lots of humour which works perfectly for children."