'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.03 Jan 2024Be careful, recording Baldur's Gate 3's adult scenes on Xbox might net you a temporary banVG247 ︎02 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3 completes its Game of the Year sweep with top honor in the 2023 Steam AwardsPC Gamer ︎02 Jan 2024New Baldur's Gate 3 mod gives famously quiet companions like Astarion and Lae'zel a bunch of cool new quipsVG247 ︎02 Jan 2024Baldur's Gate 3's pesky Xbox save issues are sadly still a thing, but here's another handy workaroundVG247 ︎30 Dec 2023We expected Baldur's Gate 3 to be good, but who knew it'd be such a huge hit?PC Gamer ︎22 Dec 2023'Every stone will not be turned for years' says Baldur's Gate 3's principal narrative designer, on its many hidden outcomesPC Gamer ︎21 Dec 2023Hotfix #15 Now Live!Steam ︎20 Dec 2023Baldur's Gate 3 lead writer says that Minthara doesn't have 'a redemption arc', she's just 'a pragmatic, evil person' with a soft sidePC Gamer ︎20 Dec 2023The unique challenge of directing actors in an open ended masterpiece like Baldur's Gate 3: 'Potentially your brother died; potentially he was rescued... we're going to do all those options. It's a lot!'PC Gamer ︎20 Dec 2023Baldur's Gate 3 lead writer says that Minthara doesn't have 'a redemption arc', she's just 'a pragmatic, evil person' with a soft sidePC Gamer ︎20 Dec 2023The unique challenge of directing actors in an open ended masterpiece like Baldur's Gate 3: 'Potentially your brother died; potentially he was rescued... we're going to do all those options. It's a lot!'PC Gamer ︎19 Dec 2023The Baldur's Gate 3 advent calendar is telling the tale of 'How the Gremishka Stole Christmas'PC Gamer ︎19 Dec 2023Baldur's Gate 3's charming devil Raphael now has seven different endingsPC Gamer ︎18 Dec 2023Larian CEO says Baldur's Gate 3's Dark Urge character was originally going to be a Paladin by default, which makes me even happier I played it that wayPC Gamer ︎18 Dec 2023Baldur's Gate 3's charming devil Raphael now has seven different endingsPC Gamer ︎18 Dec 2023Larian CEO says Baldur's Gate 3's Dark Urge character was originally going to be a Paladin by default, which makes me even happier I played it that wayPC Gamer ︎18 Dec 2023'She was so very well-defined from the get-go': Baldur's Gate 3's Gith darling Lae'zel changed the least during its developmentPC Gamer ︎17 Dec 2023A villain in Baldur's Gate 3 was originally guaranteed to kidnap whoever you romanced, 'which wasn't very popular'PC Gamer ︎15 Dec 2023Beating Baldur's Gate's new hardest difficulty took me on a tactical and emotional rollercoasterPC Gamer ︎15 Dec 2023It doesn’t sound like Baldur’s Gate 3 will be on Game Pass anytime soon - if everRPS ︎15 Dec 2023Baldur's Gate 3 will never be on Game Pass, says Larian CEO: 'We made a big game, so I think there's a fair price to be paid for that'PC Gamer ︎15 Dec 2023Hotfix #14 Now Live!Steam ︎14 Dec 2023In cutting off Baldur's Gate 3's GOTY speech, the Game Awards cut the show's only real mention of mass layoffsRPS ︎14 Dec 2023'There’s almost nobody left': CEO of Baldur's Gate 3 dev Swen Vincke says the D&D team he initially worked with is gone, due to Hasbro layoffsPC Gamer ︎13 Dec 2023Baldur's Gate 3 players get specific steps to help combat Xbox save issues until a proper fix arrivesVG247 ︎12 Dec 2023'I'm an actor, I'm not a doctor—I'm not a hero': Astarion's voice actor reflects on his Game Awards win for Baldur's Gate 3, and the humility of helping others feel seenPC Gamer ︎09 Dec 2023There's a change buried in Baldur's Gate 3's latest patch that makes it easier than ever to recruit both of its mutually exclusive companions—without breaking the gamePC Gamer ︎08 Dec 2023Hotfix #13 Now Live!Steam ︎08 Dec 2023Baldur's Gate 3 is available on Xbox Series X|S right now, after shock shadow dropVG247 ︎08 Dec 2023'I didn't think we were gonna get it': Baldur's Gate 3 dominates The Game Awards with 6 wins, including GOTYPC Gamer ︎07 Dec 2023How in Avernus did I totally miss this secret treasure-stuffed shortcut to the Underdark in Act 1 of Baldur's Gate 3 no less than seven times?PC Gamer ︎07 Dec 2023464 parties have already finished the new permadeath Honour Mode in Baldur's Gate 3, but it's also killed 34,000 player-characters so farPC Gamer ︎07 Dec 2023How in Avernus did I totally miss this secret treasure-stuffed shortcut to the Underdark in Act 1 of Baldur's Gate 3 no less than seven times?PC Gamer ︎07 Dec 2023464 parties have already finished the new permadeath Honour Mode in Baldur's Gate 3, but it's also killed 34,000 player-characters so farPC Gamer ︎06 Dec 2023Baldur’s Gate 3 players have spent more time playing than human civilisation has existedRPS ︎