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Baldur's Gate 3 director says the game's massive success "was not in the books at all"

Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke was worried Baldur's Gate 3 had already peaked in Early Access

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Baldur's Gate 3 devs aren't working on an expansion yet, and they're scared of high-level D&D

Don't get yourself too excited for a Baldur's Gate 3 expansion

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Larian's boss worried Baldur's Gate 3 had peaked in early access, so its massive 800K concurrent player launch was 'way, way beyond' expectations

While there are "a lot of smiling faces" around the office, Larian's now focused on bug fixes and finishing the PS5 release.

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'We haven't started on an expansion' to Baldur's Gate 3, Larian says, but it's not completely off the table

A level 12-20 D&D adventure would pose major new design challenges.

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After Baldur's Gate 3's massive success, Larian wants the next game to be smaller

Larian CEO Swen Vincke has stated that the Baldur's Gate 3 studio wants to focus on a smaller game for its next title.

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Baldur's Gate 3 smashes 500,000 concurrent users on Steam

And it's still going up.

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Flush with the Baldur's Gate 3 vibes, Larian CEO tells acquisitive corporations to take a hike: 'I'm getting older, but I'm certainly not done yet'

The company caught Microsoft's eye as a potential acquisition in 2021, but although Larian finds the attention "flattering," it's just not interested.

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Baldur's Gate 3 launch slams into Steam like a rogue iceberg, but the servers refuse to sink

Some users are reporting slowdowns, but overall, it seems to be going well.

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Baldur's Gate 3 is a 122GB download and you can't preload any of it

Larian has finally confirmed that preloading won't be available, apparently because of a limitation with Steam.

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Larian boss says more Divinity games are coming after Baldur's Gate 3: 'We're definitely gonna get back there'

The Divinity games put Larian on the map, and Swen Vinckie said the studio will return to them someday.

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Larian has surprising advice for your first Baldur’s Gate 3 character

If you’re wondering whether to pick a custom character or origin story in Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian CEO Swen Vincke has some unexpected advice

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Larian CEO's advice about origin characters has thrown my Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough plans into disarray

Damn you, Swen.

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Baldur's Gate 3 lead says your first playthrough should be a custom character

"I think the origins come into play when you replay it"

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev discusses the Divinity: Original Sin 2 spinoff that never was

Codenamed Soul for Frost Island, it was DOS2 with new mechanics and its own story

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Baldur's Gate 3 will let you treat your companions terribly, including biting off their limbs

Chews your own adventure.

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Baldur's Gate 3's hardest difficulty is supposed to 'feel like you're going up against a DM that's trying to push you to your limits'

I think I'll be sticking with "Balanced" difficulty.

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Baldur's Gate 3 will have an in-game newspaper that will react to your choices⁠—but you can also break into the office and control the press

I don't think anyone's tried doing something quite like this in a big RPG in over 20 years.

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You're as likely to finish Baldur's Gate 3 as that D&D campaign your friends keep talking about

The new RPG is a serious time commitment that only gets bigger if you decide to play with a group of friends

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You "can talk to pretty much everybody" in Baldur's Gate 3's "seamless" city

A world of possibilities

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Baldur’s Gate 3 probably isn’t coming out this year

Development is going well, but it's far from over.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 7 is the purest essence of Early Access

We had a chat with Larian Studios boss Swen Vincke about Baldur’s Gate 3's latest patch, Absolute Frenzy.

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