The winner of the 2023 TGA Best Game Award, "Baldur's Gate 3", was developed by Larian Studio. The award of this award triggered heated discussions among players. In the officially released photo, Larian Studio founder Swen Vincke was holding the trophy and looked very excited.
Many players expressed their congratulations on the award and believed that "Baldur's Gate 3" and Larian Studio deserved this honor. However, some players ridiculed TGA in the comment area, believing that they did not give Swen enough time to give an acceptance speech during the awards process. In fact, since the time limit is 30 seconds, it does affect the winners' opportunity to speak.
However, shortly after the incident, Swen Vincke shared a lengthy post on Twitter detailing his acceptance speech. At the same time, TGA founder Geoff Keighley also admitted that there are some problems in this TGA and said that improvements are needed.
For Baldur's Gate 3 and its developer, Larian Studios, it's great to be recognized on such an important stage. However, I also hope that future TGA will be more complete and professional to meet the higher expectations of players.