Last December, the great and the good of the gaming industry descended upon the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles for the 2023 Game Awards — the sector’s version of the Oscars. Attendees watched on as developers battled it out for top prizes that awarded excellence in everything from narration and art direction to music and audio design. Belgium’s Larian Studios was awarded “Game of the Year” for its runaway hit Baldur’s Gate 3, beating stiff competition from the likes of Finnish developer Remedy’s Alan Wake 2. Discreetly underpinning these titles, and indeed most of the award winners, was the publicly…

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