Baldur’s Gate 3 had a huge night at The Game Awards 2023, winning Game of the Year and then just launching the game on Xbox Series X|S. Surprise!
24.11.2023 - 16:52 / gamesindustry.biz
The winners of the Game Republic 20th Anniversary Awards have been announced, with Revolution Software taking home two accolades.
The York-based developer won Best Game Ever Made in Yorkshire and The North for Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars, while co-founders Charles Cecil and Noirin Carmody were given the Games Legend award.
Double Eleven received two awards including Best Large Studio and Best Company Boss, which went to Kimberley Turner.
Huey Games won Best Small Studio, while Radical Forge took home the award for Best Mid-Sized Studio.
The Game Republic 20th Anniversary Awards took place last night at Tileyard North in Wakefield, with over 400 people in attendance.
The ceremony celebrated the success of studios and developers in Yorkshire and the North.
Here's the full list of winners:
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Baldur’s Gate 3 had a huge night at The Game Awards 2023, winning Game of the Year and then just launching the game on Xbox Series X|S. Surprise!
Baldur’s Gate 3 had a huge night at The Game Awards 2023, winning Game of the Year and then just launching the game on Xbox Series X|S. Surprise!
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Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition leaked earlier on the Xbox Store, and some Ubisoft Plus subscribers found that they could access the game before it had been announced. Ubisoft has now confirmed to Eurogamer, that Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition is indeed in the works and is due to come out in 2024.
If you’re a fan of Beyond Good & Evil, you might have been surprised this morning. A leaked edition of the game emerged online shortly through Ubisoft Plus, and it was even listed under the Xbox Store. Fans quickly looked through the game and posted images and videos. That’s something Ubisoft has been hard at work to remove. But the game has been leaked, forcing Ubisoft to not only pull the title from Ubisoft Plus but also go ahead and confirm that the new edition is indeed coming our way.
Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition leaked earlier on the Xbox Store, and some Ubisoft Plus subscribers found that they could access the game before it had been announced. Ubisoft has now confirmed to Eurogamer, that Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition is indeed in the works and is due to come out in 2024.
Typically, game leaks come from a single source that makes a slip-up. But it seems fitting that the emergence of Ubisoft’s Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition has come from several – including the publisher itself.