Baldur's Gate 3 passes Elden Ring and Breath of the Wild to become first game to win all five major GOTY awards
Apr. 12, 2024Larian Studios makes history with a spotless winning streak
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Baldur’s Gate 3continues its unbreakable winning streak to become the first-ever game to grab gold at all five major Game of the Year awards.
Developer Larian Studios walked away from last night’s BAFTA Games Awards with another ‘Best Game’ trophy for its smash hit RPG, alongside wins for best music, narrative, supporting performance, and player’s choice. That’s an admirable bundle of trophies in isolation, but they also mark a new record.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has now won the Game of the Year trophy - or equivalent - at theGolden Joysticks, BAFTAs, Game Developers Choice, DICE, and The Game Awards - the first game to sweep the biggest award at all five shows since the TGA’s inception a decade ago.
It’s worth noting that all five ceremonies use different voting processes - some are decided by a jury of developers, others by media - but Baldur’s Gate 3 was popular enough to court every single voting body.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has enjoyed endless gushing praise since its full launch last year, but its commercial success also meansLarian Studios can be stable for “quite a number of years,“while thestudio works on its next game.
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Larian Studio’s boss recently clarified comments about the team’s next game: “I think scope wise, Baldur’s Gate 3 is probably already good enough.”
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