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Another BioWare veteran steps forth to say a Dragon Age remaster isn't impossible, but that doesn't mean it will happen: "In no means a trivial exercise"

"I have a unique perspective on the tech under the hood," Trent Oster says

Hasbro should stop looking for a Baldur's Gate 4 studio and take a leaf out of Larian's book by trying something new

Hasbro should stop looking for a Baldur's Gate 4 studio and take a leaf out of Larian's book by trying something new

Baldur's Gate has peaked, but D&D still has a lot to offer.

Planescape: Torment 2 could've happened, Baldur's Gate 2 veteran says – but Wizards of the Coast didn't want to fund the RPG even though "they were really into what we were doing"

Planescape: Torment 2 could've happened, Baldur's Gate 2 veteran says – but Wizards of the Coast didn't want to fund the RPG even though "they were really into what we were doing"

"We're not doing that right now"

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Planescape: Torment 2 was greenlit by Wizards of the Coast, 'they were really into what we were doing', but it refused to fund the sequel, and nobody else was interested

We were robbed of another planar adventure.

Baldur's Gate 3 from the OG devs didn't happen despite years of trying because the money people thought "It's a single-player RPG, it's not going to do that big in numbers"

Beamdog tried and failed before Larian got the opportunity

BioWare's co-founder fought to make Baldur's Gate 3 for over a decade, then Larian did it instead: 'I don't really get jealous'

Just as there were multiple Bhaalspawn, there was never really just one Baldur's Gate 3.

Playing Final Fantasy 7 "scared" Baldur's Gate 2's writing lead into adding romance to the RPG series: "These guys kicked our ass"

"This is how a game should be"

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'He was scared s***less': Baldur's Gate director was so panicked after playing Final Fantasy 7 that it changed the entire shape of Baldur's Gate 2 (and nearly every RPG since)

'He was scared s***less': Baldur's Gate director was so panicked after playing Final Fantasy 7 that it changed the entire shape of Baldur's Gate 2 (and nearly every RPG since)

Which, hey, fair enough.

One of the best RPG narratives ever told could have gotten a sequel from Dragon Age's creator if a single publisher had the good taste to throw money at it

One of the best RPG narratives ever told could have gotten a sequel from Dragon Age's creator if a single publisher had the good taste to throw money at it

Someone put me in charge of videogames. I'll sort this right out.

A classic D&D RPG that never got an official remaster now has its enhanced edition thanks to fans

A classic D&D RPG that never got an official remaster now has its enhanced edition thanks to fans

After the source code for Icewind Dale 2 was lost, a remaster seemed impossible - but modders did it anyway

Never before seen, 22-year-old E3 presentations help explain the rough first impression⁠—and enduring appeal⁠—of BioWare's other Dungeons & Dragons RPG

Never before seen, 22-year-old E3 presentations help explain the rough first impression⁠—and enduring appeal⁠—of BioWare's other Dungeons & Dragons RPG

BioWare seems to have been laser focused on multiplayer and user-made content.

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