Larian Studios

Feature

Larian after Baldur's Gate 3: "We have ambitions to make really good RPGs, and that's sufficient"

CEO Swen Vincke on the studio's biggest hit, why the team is moving on, and solving the industry's unsustainable growth

April 18, 2024 Marie Dealessandri

Academy

"Guess I'll just piss on the floor": Baldur's Gate 3's top TikTok tips

Larian creative content manager Ben Maltz-Jones on running your TikTok like a fan account and other takeaways for the social media platform

April 3, 2024 Brendan Sinclair

News

Larian will keep Baldur's Gate 3 and other games off subscription services

"Direct from developer to players is the way," says founder and CEO Swen Vincke

Jan. 17, 2024 Sophie McEvoy

Opinion

Baldur's Gate 3 | Games of the Year 2023

Marie Dealessandri says Larian's latest represents the triumphant culmination to a story 25 years in the making

Dec. 14, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

News

Baldur's Gate 3 shadow drops on Xbox following parity issues

No split-screen on Xbox Series S, cross-save available with other formats

Dec. 8, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Larian Studios and Baldur's Gate 3 sweep Golden Joystick Awards

Acclaimed RPG developer took seven awards, including Studio of the Year and Ultimate Game of the Year

Nov. 13, 2023 James Batchelor

News

Baldur's Gate 3 releasing on Xbox this year

The news comes six months after Larian cited technical issues developing the port

Aug. 24, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

Feature

Baldur's Gate 3 | Critical Consensus

An in-depth, meticulous, polished world to explore and shape with your own decisions, Larian's follow up on the cult franchise is as good as RPGs get

Aug. 16, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

News

Baldur’s Gate 3 studio seeks full list of localizers left out of the game’s credits

Update: Localizer firm Altagram commits to policy change

Aug. 11, 2023 Jeffrey Rousseau

News

Baldur's Gate 3 hits 800,000 concurrent players on Steam

Larian's title has already entered Steam's all-time concurrent player top ten

Aug. 8, 2023 Marie Dealessandri

News

Series X|S disparities behind Baldur's Gate 3 MIA on Xbox

Larian says technical issues around split-screen co-op kept it from confirming Xbox release date alongside other platforms

Feb. 24, 2023 Brendan Sinclair

Feature

One year of Baldur's Gate 3: An adventure in failure and success

Larian CEO Swen Vincke discusses the complexity of invisible rules, self-imposed high standards, and salami as a weapon

Oct. 27, 2021 Marie Dealessandri

News

Larian opens new studio in Barcelona

New team is comprised of former BlitWorks staff, acquired as part of asset deal

June 2, 2021 Danielle Partis

Feature

Larian plays dungeon master for a new era of Baldur's Gate

CEO Swen Vincke talks Larian's growth, recreating the accessibility of D&D with Baldur's Gate 3, and finding the right balance when working on an iconic IP

Feb. 27, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

News

Larian Studios will not "participate in the exclusivity game" with Baldur's Gate III

The long awaited RPG sequel will not be exclusive to Google Stadia or any other platform

June 7, 2019 Matthew Handrahan

Stub

Divinity: Original Sin II sells 1 million

Larian Studios' Kickstarted RPG sequel hits milestone a little less than three months after launch

Nov. 28, 2017 Brendan Sinclair

News

Divinity: Original Sin 2 close to 500,000 sales in 4 days

Larian's sequel has comfortably outperformed the first game in commercial terms

Sept. 18, 2017 Matthew Handrahan

News

Divinity: Original Sin II ends with over $2m

Larian Studios passes $500,000 goal by some distance

Sept. 30, 2015 Rachel Weber

News

Larian raises $500k in 12 hours for Divinity: Original Sin 2

"Nobody at Larian could imagine that we would meet our goal so fast,"

Aug. 27, 2015 Matthew Handrahan

Feature

Larian Studios: "Failure is important for creativity"

CEO Swen Vincke reflects on the success of Divinity: Original Sin, the value of mistakes, and why 20,000 Kickstarter backers can sometimes be wrong

April 9, 2015 Matthew Handrahan

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News

Divinity: Original Sin has sold 500,000

Just 10 per cent from retail according to Larian boss

Sept. 12, 2014 Rachel Weber

News

Larian: Consoles must adapt to survive

Swen Vincke says platform holders and publishers must adapt to suit the changing needs of developers

Jan. 30, 2012 Matthew Handrahan

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Feature

Going Solo

Larian Studios' Swen Vincke on the decision to self-publish the studios' future products, and why that's not as hard as it sounds

Jan. 29, 2012 Matthew Handrahan