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Larian CEO reveals the studio 'had to do a bit on crunch' on Baldur's Gate 3, but it was 'certainly less' than previous projects it has worked on

'You will always have a little bit when you're trying to finish something'

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Baldur's Gate 3 had less crunch than Larian's previous RPGs, but its director says "you will always have a little bit" of overtime"

"It would be a lie to say we didn't"

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Baldur's Gate 3 director refused to sacrifice quality even amid concerns the RPG would be "impossible to finish" and budget was running out: "We were in a lot of trouble"

Larian was eventually forced to change up its development pipelines

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Baldur's Gate 3 devs had to overcome "incredible pressure" when starting its "very ambitious" new RPG: "If we can't follow our gut," then "it's going to be a disaster"

"We have to focus on making something that we want to play"

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Baldur's Gate 3 director isn't giving advice to whoever makes Baldur's Gate 4, but he did have one thing to say: "They have to do their own thing"

Swen Vincke doesn't want to "poison the well" for the next developer

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Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios opens new doors in Warsaw to help share the load of not 1, but 2 'very ambitious RPGs' in development

My excitement is immeasurable.

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Baldur's Gate 3 director bragged it could be the "RPG of the decade" during development - then immediately regretted it

Larian ran into a "sh*tload of trouble"

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Baldur's Gate 3 developer is gearing up for its "two very ambitious RPGs" by opening a 7th studio on the Witcher devs' territory

Larian heads to Warsaw

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After millions of sales and a glut of awards, Baldur's Gate 3 director says he's nearly done talking about his smash CRPG hit: "I really want to focus on new things"

Larian is moving on

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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.

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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.

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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 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

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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.

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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.

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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

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After 10 million sales and record-breaking critical acclaim, Baldur's Gate 3 CEO explains the secret to the RPG's success: "Treat your players as you would like to be treated"

"We had the best marketing campaign in the world, which was our players talking about it"

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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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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."

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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”

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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'

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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.

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Larian publishing director on mass layoffs: 'None of these companies are at risk of going bankrupt. They were just at risk of pissing off the shareholders'

"We should be humbled by this period. It doesn't feel like we're humbled by this period as an industry."

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Cyberpunk's quest director says CD Projekt Red has experimented with generative AI, but there's still a 'gigantic, really long way to go' before AI NPCs are as good as scripted characters

"The gap in quality, specifically, is huge. It's like a canyon," says Pawel Sasko.

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After Baldur's Gate 3's unexpected success, Larian boss says the studio is "good for quite a number of years"

No layoffs or concerns in the studio's immediate future

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