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Baldur's Gate 3 devs planned for you killing everyone, didn't expect you to "jump through the entire thing"Mar 26, 2024 - VG247Baldur's Gate 3's developers did a whole bunch of planning to ensure the player couldn't totally ruin the game's story if they randomly decided to murder every single NPC, but not even Swen Vincke predicted that speedrunners would literally bounce through the entire thing. To be fair, did any of us? It feels like every time we've watched one of these madcap dashes through Larian's RPG, there's been a new and very weird strategy on display. From, the now infamous 'Shadowboxing' strategy to flying stealth bear one-shots, it's a shame we aren't going to get see what kinds of ways folks could have worked out to speed up the process of shagging a bear all over again, since Baldur's Gate 4 isn't going to be a thing. Vincke, BG3's director, discussed how he's found watching people make a very entertaining mockery of his game in the name of pure speed during an interview with IGN that also saw him discuss why the studio elected to scrap some DLC for the game it'd started working on, before pivoting away from that idea. "No, no, I didn't expect them to do it that way," Vincke said of the folks who first cracked under the ten-minute mark speedrun wise by using Gale to bounce through the game way faster than you could ever run. Read more Divinity: Original Sin is now available in Brazilian Portuguese!Oct 7, 2022 - Community AnnouncementsWe’re excited to share with you that Divinity: Original Sin is now available to play in Brazilian Portuguese on Steam and GOG! This localization was made possible by fan and translater Mundo Nasher, originally responsible for the Brazilian-Portuguese localization of Divinity: Original Sin II in 2021. Obrigada!Baldur's Gate 3 developers Larian Studios snatch up a seventh studioJun 2, 2021 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunLike their upcoming mind flayer baddies, Baldur's Gate 3 developers Larian Studios have snatched some minds for a new studio. Larian have announced that they've snagged the development team from Spanish studio BlitWorks who they've previously worked with on porting their other big RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 to the Nintendo Switch. Less sinister than the mind flayers though, I imagine. The two apparently got on so well while working on the Switch version of D:OS2 that Larian have lifted the developers from BlitWorks to create their new Barcelona studio. Read more The joy of playing a great game before its superior sequelMar 16, 2020 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun I m having a moment in Divinity: Original Sin. I m lost in the limitless depths of my inventory, its small icons denoting vague categories which make me forget which character was meant to give what to whom, or where I put that unidentified sarong I swear I picked up in the last battle. Meanwhile, the NPCs in the market square around me are repeating their lines on 20-second loops. Quiet day on the market, it seems , says the lonely bougee lady, to absolutely no one. Yes, I think. It is. But it d be just that precious bit quieter if I stuck these blooming daggers between your ribs. (more…) There's a Divinity: Original Sin board game in the worksNov 20, 2019 - EurogamerLarian Studios' acclaimed RPG Divinity: Original Sin is getting the board game treatment, and the project is doing the old Kickstarter dance right now. Divinity: Original Sin - The Board Game, as it shall be known, is the work of Lynnvander Studios, a team whose portfolio predominantly features licensed titles including board game adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dragon Ball Z, and more. Lynnvander's Divinity: Original Sin is described as a branching, narrative adventure for up to four players, "filled with tactical combat and meaningful choices". It's set in the world of Rivellon and, despite lacking the number at the end of its title, is specifically based on Divinity: Original Sin 2, albeit with new stories, side quests, skills, items, and monsters. Read more The best RPGs on PC in 2019Oct 11, 2019 - Rock, Paper, Shotgun Look! A ranking of the 50 best RPGs on PC. I know, you never asked for this, but here it is. It is 100 percent correct, we double-checked. The RPG is a broad and deep sea and fishing out the best games from its characterful waters is no easy task. But we are capable fishers on the good ship RPS, and know when to humanely throw back a tiddler or fight to heave up a monster. Enough of this salty metaphor. Here are the 50 best RPGs you can play on PC today. (more…) Larian Studios is making Baldur's Gate 3!Jun 7, 2019 - Community Announcementshttps://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6879350/efae40f8bd6433f68df84a744c5e787704d37abe.png The Gazette prides itself on bringing you the latest and greatest breaking news about all things Larian, and the insider stories that go with it. Yesterday‘s headline was the show-stopping, heart-pounding revelation that “LARIAN STUDIOS IS MAKING BALDUR’S GATE 3!” A teaser trailer of our new role-playing game was unveiled yesterday, and it was so spectacularly intense that the internet went into auto-censorship mode. In case you missed it - and you have the stomach for it - you can find the uncut version here: https://youtu.be/OcP0WdH7rTs The Gazette was more than a little intrigued by the mind flayer invasion of Baldur’s Gate. Our best reporter pursued their slimy trail to discover how Larian convinced Wizards of the Coast to let them unleash their madness on the crown jewel of the Sword Coast. The brave reporter went deep undercover and resurfaced with a harrowing tale involving no less than the brutal abduction of Wizards’ own Mike Mearls! Interpol has been alerted of the situation, and you, dear reader, may rest assured that the Gazette is monitoring the situation closely! In the meantime, please enjoy our full video report: https://youtu.be/LI4v6hC_rjM For more breaking news and behind the scenes stories about everything Larian, don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter at baldursgate3.game. You've helped us make two amazing games already, dear reader, and your reactions and feedback as we post updates will be as valuable as ever. We will not be doing any more Kickstarter updates so signing up for the newsletter is the definitive way to stay posted. You can of course also follow us on social media, and click Youtube’s notification bell, just to make sure you never miss the many shenanigans and investigative journalism to come. Speaking of social media: try using the hashtags #gatheryourparty, #baldursgate3, and #bg3 when tweeting to see our brand new Mindflayer Emoji! https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6879350/c3abd16d4402dd0b7f61b1fbc5c4fef7c08ed0c9.png Finally, please make sure you wishlist the game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_III/ https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/6879350/09f1d12dcf36bef7d8b396aa37e92ec030065282.png © 2019 WIZARDS OF THE COAST. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WIZARDS OF THE COAST, BALDUR’S GATE, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE LOGOS ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF WIZARDS OF THE COAST LLC © 2019 LARIAN STUDIOS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. LARIAN STUDIOS IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ARRAKIS NV, AFFILIATE OF LARIAN STUDIOS GAMES LTD. ALL COMPANY NAMES, BRAND NAMES, TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS ARE THE PROPERTY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS. It's true: Divinity studio Larian is making Baldur's Gate 3Jun 6, 2019 - EurogamerIt might not have been the best kept secret in the world but now it's ironclad official: Larian Studios, the creator of the superb Divinity: Original Sin role-playing games, is making Baldur's Gate 3. It's been in development for a while - work was underway even before Divinity: Original Sin 2 shipped in September 2017 - but there's no word on when Baldur's Gate 3 will be released, and the only platforms Larian will talk about are PC and, wait for it, Google's stream-dream, Stadia. I learnt this talking to Larian founder and creative director Swen Vincke earlier this week. But first, below, the Baldur's Gate 3 announcement trailer. Read more Baldur's Gate 3 announced, from the creators of Divinity: Original SinJun 6, 2019 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunThey call it Ceremorphosis. The excruciating seven day process by which a humanoid might transform into a Mind Flayer. Stick one illithid tadpole in the brain and one week later you ve got an octopus for a head and a craving for more grey matter. And what better visual metaphor for the return of Baldur s Gate: the adventure that lodged in the hearts and minds of every RPG fan of a certain age, until it could find a host capable of doing it justice. The search took 20 years. That body belongs to Larian Studios. The game is Baldur s Gate 3. Before we chat specifics: that reveal! Blimey. Ceremorphosis might be the inspiration, but when crafting a 90 second teaser trailer you ve got step on the gas a bit, so the process is accelerated. A week of suffering becomes a frankly horrendous slice of Cronenbergian body-shattering that is so gnarly the uncut version of the teaser was not shown at today’s Stadia announcement. I know Google want us to give their streaming tech a thumbs up, but not when that thumb is being snapped 90 degrees by a mind maggot. I direct your eyes to Larian s full version below… (more…) It looks like Divinity: Original Sin 2 developer Larian is teasing Baldur's Gate 3May 31, 2019 - EurogamerLarian is teasing something with a 3 in it - and it looks like Baldur's Gate 3. The Larian homepage has the number 3 emblazoned on it. The first thought this conjures is Divinity: Original Sin 3, although it feels a little early for that game. But someone had a dig around the code underpinning Larian's website, and it very much looks like this tease relates to Baldur's Gate 3 instead. Twitter user kunkken went down the HTML rabbit hole and unearthed Baldur's Gate and Forgotten Realms licence holder Wizards of the Coast, which make this one something of a sure bet. Read more Divinity: Original Sin 2 added an official The Dark Eye GM campaign todayNov 21, 2018 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunDivinity: Original Sin 2 is undoubtedly one of the best RPGs of the past two years running, but developers Larian still have some plans for it. Today they rolled out The Prison Of Shadows, a new campaign, based on Ulisses Spiele’s popular German pen-and-paper setting The Dark Eye to be played with friends in D:OS2’s tabletop-inspired Game Master mode. This also gave the studio an excuse to get into costume and ham it up in the oddly adorable live-action trailer below. They streamed the campaign debut live on Twitch, and we’ve embedded that below too. (more…) The Classics Return Weekend Deal, up to 75% OffNov 30, 2017 - Product ReleaseSave up to 75% during The Classics Return Weekend Deal*! Games included are: Wasteland 2 50% Off Age of Wonders III 75% Off Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition 66% Off and MORE *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time Divinity: Original Sin 2 s GM mode brings pen and paper RPGs to the screenMay 9, 2017 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunLast week I spent a day playing with Divinity: Original Sin 2 s Games Master mode, and now I want to force everyone I know to play pen and paper RPGs with me. If this is what I’ve been missing in the years since I last went full goth with weekend Vampire: The Masquerade sessions, I’ve had a wasted adulthood. The GM mode is separate to the main game, using the Divinity ruleset in campaigns either released by Larian or created by players, who can then share those campaigns online or with friends to recreate a tabletop experience digitally. At the press event, we built a chunk of Ultima VII and then started cannibalising the good guys. … Divinity: Original Sin 2 is Now Available in Early AccessSep 15, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsHello! We thought we'd let you know that, as a fan of Divinity: Original Sin 1, you would be interested to know that we have just released Divinity: Original Sin 2 in Early Access, right here on Steam. It's an entirely new adventure, with lots of new features, improvements and a vastly upgraded RPG engine. You can now choose your race and origin story, and a tag system allows us to make the world react differently to your choices in character creation and in the game. You can still blast your opponents with different elements, but we've added height gameplay, more surfaces, more surface interactions and magic armour and physical armour. The RPG system and balancing got a complete overhaul. The treasure generation was reimagined. You name it, we changed it because D:OS2 is a new game! Explore the vast and layered world of Rivellon alone or do it now in an up to 4 player multiplayer campaign, with our drop-in/drop-out cooperative play. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is an entirely new experience built on the next-gen Divinity Engine, with a new UI, an all-new art-style, and more advanced roleplay systems. Of course, everything that made the original game great is still there: go anywhere you want, kill anyone, interact with everything, find endless ways to solve problems and gather your ultimate RPG party. If this has piqued your interest, have a look: http://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/ See you around! DK - on behalf of Larian StudiosDivinity: Original Sin 2 is Now Available in Early AccessSep 15, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsHello! We thought we'd let you know that, as a fan of Divinity: Original Sin 1, you would be interested to know that we have just released Divinity: Original Sin 2 in Early Access, right here on Steam. It's an entirely new adventure, with lots of new features, improvements and a vastly upgraded RPG engine. You can now choose your race and origin story, and a tag system allows us to make the world react differently to your choices in character creation and in the game. You can still blast your opponents with different elements, but we've added height gameplay, more surfaces, more surface interactions and magic armour and physical armour. The RPG system and balancing got a complete overhaul. The treasure generation was reimagined. You name it, we changed it because D:OS2 is a new game! Explore the vast and layered world of Rivellon alone or do it now in an up to 4 player multiplayer campaign, with our drop-in/drop-out cooperative play. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is an entirely new experience built on the next-gen Divinity Engine, with a new UI, an all-new art-style, and more advanced roleplay systems. Of course, everything that made the original game great is still there: go anywhere you want, kill anyone, interact with everything, find endless ways to solve problems and gather your ultimate RPG party. If this has piqued your interest, have a look: http://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/ See you around! DK - on behalf of Larian StudiosDivinity: Original Sin 2 Smartly Reinvents The RPG PartyAug 22, 2016 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunDivinity: Original Sin is one of my favourite games of recent years. It’s a systemic toybox with the skin of a fantasy RPG. I spent an evening playing the sequel a couple of weeks ago and it improves almost every area. At the foundations, there’s a more interesting world, with a stronger set of characters, but there are also improvements to combat, and the smartest twist on cooperative multiplayer that I’ve seen since Dark Souls. … Cooperative Competitive Cannibalism: Divinity Original Sin 2 s Systemic DesignApr 14, 2016 - Rock, Paper, ShotgunDivinity: Original Sin is an incredibly complex game. It’s a very silly game, which might lead some people to think it isn’t all that clever, but even though it wears a comedy tie to the RPG Christmas party, it’s still the smartest game in the room. That’s because it’s built on intelligent, simulated systems that overlap and feed into one another to make both interesting narrative choices and dynamic situations in both combat and roleplay. The sequel takes all of the complexities of the first and adds competitive multiplayer for up to four players. At Rezzed, Larian’s creative director and founder, Swen Vincke, explained how it all works. … Weekend Deal - Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition, 50% OffMar 31, 2016 - AnnouncementSave 50% on Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition as part of this week's Weekend Deal*! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time Free VR Mode and the Divinity Engine: Enhanced Edition have landed!Mar 31, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsIn this latest update, you’ll find a prototype of our first-ever foray into virtual reality. For full details, check out our latest Kickstarter update. We’ve also just released the editor we used to create Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition. Find out more at our editor community and get modding! Free VR Mode and the Divinity Engine: Enhanced Edition have landed!Mar 31, 2016 - Community AnnouncementsIn this latest update, you’ll find a prototype of our first-ever foray into virtual reality. For full details, check out our latest Kickstarter update. We’ve also just released the editor we used to create Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition. Find out more at our editor community and get modding!

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