Swen Vincke is already teasing Larian's next game: The success of Baldur's Gate 3 is 'encouraging us to ensure it pushes many boundaries'
As a longtime Larian fan, it pleases me to no end to see the studio finally getting major, worldwide recognition for its RPG work. Baldur's Gate 3 is a success beyond what anyone could reasonably have imagined: Along with being a huge critical and commercial hit, it cleaned up at the Golden Joystick Awards last week and leads the pack (along with Alan Wake 2) in nominations for the upcoming Game Awards.
But even with all that going on, and no sign of interest in Baldur's Gate 3 dying down anytime soon, founder and CEO Swen Vincke is already talking about the studio's next game.
«This is a real honor, especially in a year with so many releases,» Vincke tweeted about the plethora of TGA nominations. «Seeing our little 'niche rpg' make such waves is very motivating. I wish I could tell you about our next big game but this is really encouraging us to ensure it pushes many boundaries. I’m very excited about it.»
It's a safe bet that Larian's next game will be an RPG: Aside from the spinoff strategy game Divinity: Dragon Commander, that's all it's done since dropping Divine Divinity in 2002. Another Baldur's Gate game isn't a bad bet, although I'd put my money on a new Divinity release: That's Larian's real baby, after all, and at this point I would imagine the studio has the freedom to do pretty much whatever it wants. But something brand new is also possible. An Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura reboot, perhaps? Probably not, but I know associate editor Ted Litchfield would absolutely lose his mind if Vincke dropped that bomb.
Whatever Larian has cooking, there's clearly excitement for it. Some followers have expressed hope for a Baldur's Gate 3 expansion or DLC, there are a few calls for Divinity 3, and one brave
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