Bafta Game Awards reactions: 'it was a good night for women in games'

We speak to the big winners of the night, Chinese Room, Psyonix and Sam Barlow about the shocks, joys and themes of this year's event

There are, perhaps, more important prizes on the games industry calendar. The annual Game Awards held each December in LA draw a huge online audience and can add considerably to a game's sales figures. But the Baftas have a status and romance that nothing else in this medium can really match.

After the ceremony, then, the big winners were understandably ecstatic. The big theme of this year's event was the domination of independent games. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture by The Chinese Room, Rocket League by Psyonix and Her Story by Sam Barlow, were all low-budget projects that beat major releases such as Witcher 3, Destiny: The Taken King and Fifa 16. It was a night of leftfield success - as a Bafta night probably should be.