Pearl Abyss Says Crimson Desert Was Never Made With a Game of the Year Award as the Goal: “Making a Game to Win Awards” Is the “Wrong Approach”

Pearl Abyss has addressed the growing Game of the Year hopes surrounding Crimson Desert, with the studio making it clear that winning awards was never its main objective. During an interview with IGN at Gamescom, Will Powers, Pearl Abyss America’s Director of PR and Marketing, responded to passionate players who believe the open-world RPG deserves major GOTY recognition. While thanking the community for its support, Powers explained that awards should be the result of creating a successful game rather than…