Pearl Abyss’s 'Crimson Desert' has bagged the Best Technical Innovation award at the Develop:Star Awards, hosted by The Develop Conference. The ceremony took place in Brighton on the 15th, local time.

The Develop:Star Awards carries significant weight in the UK, often mentioned in the same breath as the BAFTA and the Golden Joystick Awards. Crimson Desert managed to edge out some heavy hitters in the category, including 'Death Stranding 2' and 'Ghost of Yotei'.

The Best Technical Innovation award is reserved for titles that push the industry forward through original tech and fresh approaches across software, hardware, and game engines.

The award highlights the ingenuity of the BlackSpace Engine, a proprietary piece of tech built by Pearl Abyss to achieve a truly seamless open world without those pesky loading screens.