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Larian Studios’Baldur’s Gate 3, the party-based role-playing game, has been a smash hit in 2023, bagging several records at the prestigious Game Awards, including the coveted Game of the Year and several others. Seeing the massive success of the game, it was assumed that a sequel would be coming in a few years.
However, the founder and CEO of the studio, Swen Vincke, has said that the studio will not be releasing any DLC or expansions for the game, and there will also be noBaldur’s Gate 4from the studio. This is big and shocking news for the fans, and the comments from Vincke about the state of the industry could hint at why the studio has made this decision.
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Baldur’s Gate 3won the GDCA Best Narrative award at the Independent Games Festival Awards and Game Developers Choice Awards, which were held as part of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.BG3Game Director Swen Vincke was present at the GDC, where he spoke about the game publishers and the state of the gaming industry amid the layoffs while collecting the award.
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As reported byEurogamer, Vincke said that“corporate greed”from game publishers is the main reason why there are so many job losses in the industry. He said that“Greed has been fucking this whole thing up for so long since I started”and added,“I’ve been fighting publishers my entire life, and I keep on seeing the same, same, same mistakes over and over and over.”
He further said that the big companies target“quarterly profits,”and once the profits come, they fire people and then hire again or do acquisitions when in need of developers, and it’s in the“same loop again, and it’s just broken.”
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Vincke said that companies should“make reserves”and“slow down on the greed.”It is possible that all these things happening in the industry have caused the studio to stir away fromBaldur’s Gate.
With No BG3 Expansion or Baldur’s Gate 4, What’s Next for Larian?
Vincke said at the GDC that Larian is a“company of big ideas”and is moving away fromDungeons and Dragons, and as a result, there won’t be any expansions as they failed despite several tries, and it also isn’t working onBaldur’s Gate 4. The IP will now be with the publisher, Wizards of the Coast.
It is assumed that the studio may now go back to working on theDivinityseries, as it is one of the games that have come from the developer. The studio has also hinted at the sequel toDivinity: Original Sin, so it might be coming sometime.
It is also possible that the studio is intending to work on an original IP. Regardless, fans can expect the studio to announce its plans in the near future. What are your thoughts about Larian not working onBaldur’s Gate 4? Let us know in the comments.
Rohit Tiwari
Gaming Editor
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Rohit Tiwari is a Gaming Journalist and Editor at FandomWire. With a Master’s degree in Mass Communication, Rohit combines academic insight with a passion for the games and the stories they tell. When he’s not busy playing games, you’ll find him reading or catching a football game.
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