'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'
During Baldur's Gate 3's trip around the award circuit winning every major GOTY trophy there is, the developers at Larian have taken some of their stage time to criticize corporate greed and mass layoffs. In the wake of its massively successful self-published game, Larian hasn't been shy about pointing the finger at what it sees changing—and going wrong—in the games industry.01 Feb 2024Wizards deny reports that Tencent are buying D&D with Baldur's Gate 3 studio Larian's helpRPS ︎01 Feb 2024No, D&D apparently isn't for sale, despite reported discussions involving Baldur's Gate 3's developerVG247 ︎31 Jan 2024This mind-boggling new Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode world record boasts so many elite tricks I'm now convinced its speedrunner is an actual wizardPC Gamer ︎30 Jan 2024Obsidian's design director would love to add the immersive sim elements of Baldur's Gate 3 into a 'Pillars-y' game: 'we have mostly 2D worlds, so that's a lot more difficult'PC Gamer ︎27 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3's champion speedrunner just smashed two world records in as many days through the power of friendly fire, invisible bears, and throwing a guy off a bridgePC Gamer ︎26 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3's all acts speedrun record is now under 20 minutes, thanks to flying stealth bear one-shotsVG247 ︎24 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3 player slays a major villain by throwing their mom at them so hard they diePC Gamer ︎24 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3 player slays a major villain by throwing their mom at them so hard they diePC Gamer ︎17 Jan 2024A wholly subscription-driven games industry would be "savage", says Larian CEORPS ︎17 Jan 2024'You won’t find our games on a subscription service' says the founder of Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian, after Ubisoft forecasts a future of players 'not owning' gamesPC Gamer ︎17 Jan 2024Good news, Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox players, the update designed to fix those pesky save issues is finally hereVG247 ︎16 Jan 2024You can make one of Baldur's Gate 3's hardest fights easier on yourself—all without sacrificing one of the game's best cutscenes and an award-winning performancePC Gamer ︎16 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3's latest hotfix stops Gale from leaving in a huff if you can't spare magical items every timeVG247 ︎15 Jan 2024Hotfix #17 Now Live!Steam ︎15 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3 player finds an edge case the game doesn't account for: Reverse-pickpocketing a dead wizard into the devil's inventory like a Trojan nukePC Gamer ︎10 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3 not realising your quest items exist following hotfix 16? Mods might be the reason whyVG247 ︎10 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3 not realising your quest items exist following hotfix 16? Mods might be the reason whyVG247 ︎10 Jan 2024Fear not, Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox players, a firmware update is coming to fix those pesky save issuesVG247 ︎09 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3's latest hotfix stops honour mode runs from ending in a frustratingly dumb softlockVG247 ︎09 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3's latest hotfix stops honour mode runs from ending in a frustratingly dumb softlockVG247 ︎09 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3 designer says Act 3 tone shift criticisms are "valid", will try to be "less drastic" in futureRPS ︎09 Jan 2024Xbox insists its willy-nilly bans of Baldur's Gate 3 players from its online services are 'not automatic', suggests turning off its opt-out feature to avoid horny upload crimesPC Gamer ︎09 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3 designer totally gets it if you were overwhelmed by the shift to the game's 3rd act, and don't worry: it'll be 'less drastic' in future gamesPC Gamer ︎09 Jan 2024Hotfix #16 Now Live!Steam ︎09 Jan 2024Here’s how to stop Xbox banning your account for your lewd Baldur’s Gate 3 capturesVG247 ︎08 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3's director has figured out act one of his next project, whatever it might beVG247 ︎08 Jan 2024Larian CEO and founder Swen Vincke thinks he's cracked the first act of his next game, but 'it's not what you think and this is not an teaser for an announcement'PC Gamer ︎05 Jan 2024Baldur’s Gate 3 has a touching tribute to a fan’s dad - and CRPG fan - living with Alzheimer'sRPS ︎05 Jan 2024A new Baldur's Gate 3 mod fills the game with origin character voice lines you probably missedPC Gamer ︎05 Jan 2024There's a touching tribute in Baldur's Gate 3 to a BG2-loving dad with Alzheimer's: 'he listened to my description with a child-like glee I haven't seen in a while'PC Gamer ︎04 Jan 2024Larian and Microsoft working to address 'annoying and uncool' Xbox account bans caused by the unfortunate combination of Baldur's Gate 3's notorious horniness and automatic gameplay uploadsPC Gamer ︎04 Jan 2024Keen to avoid softlocks in Baldur's Gate 3's honour mode? Don't accidentally leave your hammer in campVG247 ︎04 Jan 2024Good news cultured Tavs, Baldur's Gate 3's nudity recording bans on Xbox are being investigatedVG247 ︎03 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3's lead romance quest designer thinks sex speedruns are "just grand"VG247 ︎03 Jan 2024Be careful, recording Baldur's Gate 3's adult scenes on Xbox might net you a temporary banVG247 ︎