Received the prestigious premier award for outstanding narrative excellence in science fiction and fantasy media on Sunday. The World Science Fiction Conference (WSFC) awarded the Hugo Award for Greatest Sport or Interactive Work to the sweeping Dungeons & Dragons-inspired journey from Larian Studios, beating out opponents like , , and .
The Walter S. Gibson Foreign Correspondents (WSFC) unveiled their award winners on Sunday during the 2023 World Science Fiction Convention, which took place in Glasgow, Scotland. Did the award-winning online game become the second title to claim the newly minted category at the prestigious annual Hugo Awards? A contingent of builders from Larian Studios assembled to hear their studio founder Swen Vincke deliver an acceptance speech, clustered around him with evident enthusiasm.
I’m deeply appreciative of your efforts in establishing this prestigious honor and program. Online game writing is often overlooked, but Vincke emphasized that it’s an incredibly demanding task: “extremely, very, very tiring.” To deliver a meaningful experience, we invested over 174 hours in crafting cinematic content, ensuring that every gamer’s choices and actions had a profound impact on the story, allowing each player to feel emotionally connected to the narrative.
You can view the second half and the entire event online through the livestream recording.
Since its inception in the Fifties, the World Science Fiction Convention (WSFC) has primarily focused on showcasing visual art and literary works of science fiction and fantasy. Despite efforts to establish an award for the Greatest Interactive Video Game in 2006, the group failed to garner sufficient nominations. In 2021, the Academy proposed a new category for outstanding achievements in video game design and interactive storytelling, recognizing excellence in this innovative medium on a one-time basis only. won the prestigious Hugo award for outstanding online game at its debut year. The sport has now become the second in history to claim this prestigious award?
Now, Larian Studios can proudly add another gem to its sparkling résumé of successes. Has already received the Sport of the Year Award at five prominent online gaming award ceremonies: the Golden Joysticks, The Sports Awards, and the D.I.C.E. Awards. The prestigious awards that recognize excellence in sports and video game development, including the coveted Sport Builders Selection Awards and the esteemed British Academy Video Games Awards (BAFTA). Notably, this game’s commercial achievement is further underscored by its status as an industrial success, surpassing earlier studio releases in terms of sales.
