Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has stated it’s now totally centered on its subsequent recreation, promising a “media blackout” for the foreseeable future.
Whereas the hotly anticipated Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 8 is due out this yr for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing recreation, Larian has stated its “full consideration” is on the subsequent huge factor.
Final week, Larian boss Swen Vincke tweeted to briefly replicate on the studio’s journey to date, which has seen Baldur’s Gate 3 obtain super important and business success. “However the story ain’t over but,” Vincke added.
Bought me all nostalgic – it actually has been a unbelievable journey to date. However the story ain’t over but. Keep tuned. Going to attempt to skip the darkish night time of the soul second although in case you do not thoughts. https://t.co/eLSTv3CXb4
— Swen Vincke @the place? (@LarAtLarian) January 10, 2025
In a follow-up assertion issued to VideoGamer, Larian stated: “Swen and the crew[‘s]… full consideration is targeted on crafting their subsequent title,” with Larian transferring to a “media blackout.”
We all know extra about what Larian’s subsequent recreation isn’t than what it’s. We all know it’s not a sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3, nor a D&D recreation of any variety. Reasonably, it’s a model new recreation, one thing Larian was eager to maneuver on to after attempting and failing to spark enthusiasm internally for a Baldur’s Gate follow-up.
In November 2023, Vincke spoke in imprecise phrases about the studio’s subsequent venture. “I want I might let you know about our subsequent huge recreation however that is actually encouraging us to make sure it pushes many boundaries,” Vincke teased in response to Baldur’s Gate 3’s many The Recreation Awards nominations. “I’m very enthusiastic about it.”
In July 2023, forward of Baldur’s Gate 3’s explosive launch, Vincke instructed IGN a sequel to Larian’s personal Divinity: Unique Sin collection is on the playing cards too, though followers shouldn’t maintain their breath.
“It is our personal universe we constructed, so we’re positively gonna get again there in some unspecified time in the future,” Vincke stated. “We are going to get again there in some unspecified time in the future. We’ll first end [Baldur’s Gate 3], after which take a break, as a result of we might want to refresh ourselves creatively additionally. You’re seeing 400 builders placing their coronary heart and souls into this. You’re getting the better of them and their craft into this recreation. And so I can let you know, it is fairly a factor.”
If Divinity isn’t subsequent, maybe a model new recreation set in a totally totally different universe? Larian has created fantasy RPGs for a while now. Might it department out into science fiction? Or a modern-day setting? Or possibly even attempt a brand new style?
It appears like it could be a while — years even — earlier than we discover out.
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