With his blue overalls, red cap, and trademark moustache, Mario is a character that's instantly recognisable around the world. But despite his fame, it turns out Mario is not the most iconic video game character of all time. Instead, that's a title that goes to Lara Croft, according to a poll by BAFTA. In celebration of the 20th BAFTA Games Awards, BAFTA asked over 4,000 players from around the world who they thought was the most iconic character. So, is your favourite character on the list?

Lara Croft has been named the most iconic video game character of all time to mark the 20th Bafta Games Awards. It's been 28 years since Tomb Raider introduced gamers to Lara and she's changed quite a bit in that time. "She's gone from being very pointy and childlike in drawing to very filmic," says Shelley Blond, the actress who voiced the original Lara. The character beat the likes of Mario and Sonic for the title in a poll of gamers. Shelley tells BBC Newsbeat she's not surprised, even though she admits she's never played the game herself.

Sega has revealed that a new title in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is in development for release in 2017. The news was confirmed by Sonic Team executive Takashi Iizuka during a 25th anniversary event in Tokyo, according to Gematsu. It was also revealed that more information on the mysterious new game will be shown at San Diego Comic Con next month, all of which will be livestreamed online. "We at Sonic Team are developing a completely new game," Iizuka said. "The most important thing is not the fact that the series survived for 25 years, but how many games [were] developed. Our goal [is to] add something new and overcome any potential hardships."