Baldur’s Gate 3 wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards

Baldur’s Gate 3 has won Game of the Year at The Game Awards.

The award was presented by Wonka and Dune star Timothée Chalamet, who was introduced under his former YouTube username, ModdedController360.

During the acceptance speech, Larian dedicated the award to developers it had lost during the Covid pandemic.

The game was also released for Xbox Series X/S today, and was added to the Xbox Store while The Game Awards was in progress.

Also announced tonight during the show:

• Marvel’s Blade is in development at Deathloop studio Arkane Lyon
• As Dusk Falls is coming to PlayStation in March
• Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele officially introduce new Xbox game OD
• Skull & Bones finally gets a new release date
• Den of Wolves announced from Payday: The Heist creator
• God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla announced, out next week
• World of Goo 2 has been announced
• Exodus, a new game starring Matthew McConaughey, has been announced
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 receives new trailer, release window remains 2024
• Sega announces that reboots of five classic series are in development