Baldur’s Gate 3 was considered one of 2023’s most profitable and critically acclaimed video games, with many hailing it as among the finest role-playing video games ever made. Nonetheless, in case you had been hoping for the sport to get an growth or a sequel, that gained’t be the case – at the very least not from its developer, Larian Studios.
As reported by PC Gamer, Larian CEO Swen Vincke acknowledged throughout an handle at GDC right this moment that the studio is completed with Baldur’s Gate 3. Which means it gained’t be getting any expansions nor will or not it’s making a Baldur’s Gate 4. “We’re an organization of massive concepts. We’re not an organization that is made to create DLCs or expansions,” Vincke mentioned. “We tried that really, a number of occasions. It failed each single time. It isn’t our factor. Life is just too quick. Our ambitions are very giant.”
Not solely that, however the studio is transferring on from Dungeons & Dragons on the whole, with Vincke saying that “it is going to be as much as Wizards of the Coast as a result of it is their IP, to search out anyone to take over the torch.”
Whereas Vincke says Larian is happy with what it completed, the studio desires to deal with a brand-new undertaking. There is no telling what Larian might deal with subsequent; on condition that it made Baldur’s Gate 3 and the Divinity sequence, it is exhausting to think about the studio not making one other RPG of some kind. We’ll have to attend and see.
Baldur’s Gate 3 was launched final August following a prolonged early entry interval to rave evaluations, together with a number of Sport of the 12 months wins. Whereas it’s disappointing that we gained’t see any significant story updates for the title, we’re excited to see what Larian has in retailer subsequent.
As for different Dungeons & Dragons video games that may choose up the torch, there’s a number of huge titles on the horizon. Chief amongst them is Starbreeze’s in-development D&D cooperative multiplayer sport and Gameloft’s D&D survival sim.
You possibly can learn our assessment of Baldur’s Gate 3 right here. The sport can be nominated for 10 BAFTA Awards subsequent month, and you’ll learn the complete checklist of nominees right here.
[Source: PC Gamer]