Bad news for anyone hoping to expand Baldur's Gate 3, Baldur's Gate 4, or anything else Dungeons and Dragons-related from Larian Studios: Speaking at GDC today, Larian CEO Swen Vincke said the company is done with the D&D adventure Now moving on to something new.
Finke said in January that he was already crafting Larian's next game, which he warned was “not what you think.” He didn't address exactly how we don't think, though, so I think it's going to be an RPG – that's what Larian does, after all. But it won't be Baldur's Gate.
“We're a company with big ideas. We're not a company built to create DLC or expansions,” Finke said during his speech at GDC. “We've actually tried it a few times. We've failed every time. It's none of our business. Life is too short. Our ambitions are too big.”
“And so, like Gustav, Baldur’s Gate will always have a warm place in our hearts. We will forever be proud of it but we will not continue it. We will not undertake new expansions that everyone expects.” We're not going to make Baldur's Gate 4, which is what everyone expects us to do. We will move forward. “We're going to move away from D&D and start making something new.”
Gustav was Finke's dog, sometimes called Tuff for short, who sadly passed away in February. Gustav was also the namesake of Larian's internal codename for Baldur's Gate 3, before it was revealed to the public.
This doesn't mean the Baldur's Gate saga is over: No doubt inspired by the massive success of Baldur's Gate 3, Wizards of the Coast parent company Hasbro recently hinted that more D&D video games are on the way, announcing earlier this The month is about a new survival simulation game set in the Forgotten Realms from Gameloft, the studio behind Disney's Dreamlight Valley.
And there are sure to be more updates and patches for Baldur's Gate 3 — Larian is very good at that kind of thing. But beyond that, it's not Larian's problem anymore. “It will be up to Wizards of the Coast because it's their IP, to find someone to take up the torch,” Finke said. “We've done our job and it's time for us to get a new puppy.”
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