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Baldur's Gate 3 once featured an even deeper co-op conversation system, but Swen Vincke said their 'dialogue trees blew up so hard, we just couldn't manage it'

Larian tried to revisit Divinity: Original Sin's roleplaying arguments over dialogue choices, but it was just too much.

Following up 'one of the greatest RPGs of all time' had Baldur's Gate 3 devs in a cold sweat: 'A great honour and a lot of pressure'

Following up 'one of the greatest RPGs of all time' had Baldur's Gate 3 devs in a cold sweat: 'A great honour and a lot of pressure'

Baldur's Gate 2 was a tough act to follow.

Baldur's Gate 3 director says some Larian devs were "uncomfortable" with the RPG's horniness but the goal was to "treat it like what you would see on TV"

Baldur's Gate 3 director says some Larian devs were "uncomfortable" with the RPG's horniness but the goal was to "treat it like what you would see on TV"

"You can do really crazy stuff and still relate to it"

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Baldur's Gate 3 initially had an entire mechanic where you'd go to the fugue plane if you died, but it was scrapped

"We had this entire thing built out for it."

Baldur's Gate 3 lead went from "joy to anxiety" in seconds after hearing Larian's next game would be a follow-up to the beloved RPG series

Following up on Baldur's Gate 2 came with a lot of pressure

The wild successes of Helldivers 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 send a clear message: Let devs cook

The studios behind these mega hits spent more than a decade iterating on their favorite design ideas until they went supernova.

The Divinity: Original Sin board game took 6 years to make because Larian was determined to do right by the series: 'We're not going to do a piss poor job with a game that's part of an IP that we care about'

Publishing coordinator Kieron Kelly on Larian's enduring love for Divinity and tabletop gaming.

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead explains Larian's player-first approach to marketing the RPG: "The industry's best agencies ... came up with nothing good"

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead explains Larian's player-first approach to marketing the RPG: "The industry's best agencies ... came up with nothing good"

"It has never been easier to *potentially* reach your audience directly"

Larian publishing director says "marketing's dead" because players don't want to be "bamboozled," and "we learned that with Baldur's Gate 3"

Larian publishing director says "marketing's dead" because players don't want to be "bamboozled," and "we learned that with Baldur's Gate 3"

Michael Douse says marketing straight-up "doesn't work" anymore

'Marketing's dead, and I can back this s**t up': Larian's publishing director says players 'just want to be spoken to, and they don't want to be bamboozled'

'Marketing's dead, and I can back this s**t up': Larian's publishing director says players 'just want to be spoken to, and they don't want to be bamboozled'

In our State of PC Gaming roundtable, Larian's Michael Douse argues marketing isn't the right way to reach today's gaming audience.

German government wants games like Baldur's Gate 3 to 'also go on to be developed in Germany'

German government wants games like Baldur's Gate 3 to 'also go on to be developed in Germany'

Germany started giving out federal grants in 2020 to "achieve international competitiveness" in game development.

Skyrim's been out for 13 years, but players are still being surprised by the fact that NPCs die if you steal their hearts

Skyrim's been out for 13 years, but players are still being surprised by the fact that NPCs die if you steal their hearts

I heard they die if you chop their heads off, too

After leaving D&D behind, Baldur's Gate 3 dev confirms its next two projects are original IP, which could be good news for fans of its long-running RPG series

After leaving D&D behind, Baldur's Gate 3 dev confirms its next two projects are original IP, which could be good news for fans of its long-running RPG series

Could Larian be working on a new Divinity game?

Baldur's Gate 3's next patch is going to start rolling out its official mod tools so you can 'overhaul Baldur's Gate 3 into the weird nightmare realm of your dreams'

Baldur's Gate 3's next patch is going to start rolling out its official mod tools so you can 'overhaul Baldur's Gate 3 into the weird nightmare realm of your dreams'

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Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 7 is bringing the blood-curdling horror the game's evil endings deserve

I don't have the stomach for this sort of thing.

Larian Studios is working on adding crossplay and a photo mode to Baldur's Gate 3

Larian Studios has revealed its plans for Baldur's Gate 3, including what's to come in patch 7 and beyond.

Instead of making Baldur's Gate 4, Larian is working on 2 new projects based on its own IPs, and CEO Swen Vincke reckons it'll result in the studio's 'best work ever'

"I get excited like a kid watching the key imagery."

Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 7 will add "improved evil endings" even if you're not playing Dark Urge, and cross-play and photo mode are on their way too

There'll even be new cutscenes with entirely new music for those endings

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Even though it's not Baldur's Gate 4, Larian's next RPG "will be our best work ever" says 'excited' Baldur's Gate 3 director

"It’s hype because it really looks and feels good”

Larian Studios doesn't want to make another Baldur's Gate sequel, so Hasbro is looking elsewhere

Hasbro is looking for potential partners to work on the future of the Baldur's Gate series.

Hasbro wants to make another Baldur's Gate sequel but it's early days yet: 'We certainly hope that it's not another 25 years'

Hasbro wants to make another Baldur's Gate sequel but it's early days yet: 'We certainly hope that it's not another 25 years'

Blasphemous dev reveals that Baldur's Gate 3 studio Larian quietly backed the game on Kickstarter for $1000 and never asked for anything in return

I'm too old to be talking like this but: Common Larian W.

Baldur's Gate 3 studio was secretly one of the biggest Kickstarter backers for a modern Metroidvania classic: "They dropped a four figure sum, never asked for their rewards"

Larian Studios backed the unholy indie Blasphemous

After winning every major Game of the Year award in 2023, Baldur's Gate 3 is now cleaning up in 2024 too

Larian's hit RPG claimed five wins at the 2024 BAFTA awards, including Best Game.

Baldur's Gate 3 publishing head reflects on recent industry layoffs, "it's incorrect to believe huge companies are run necessarily by incredibly intelligent people"

Micheal Douse, head of publishing at Larian Studios, discussed layoffs in the video game industry in a recent interview.

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