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08.01.2024 - 19:44 / videogameschronicle.com / Swen Vincke
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke says he’s made significant progress drafting the first act of an upcoming project.
The Baldur’s Gate 3 director shared the news in an update on X (formerly Twitter), but he told fans not to expect an official announcement about the title in the near future.
“Been a great morning! After 4 months of rewriting and rewriting and abandoning ideas and then revisiting them, finally figured out what act 1 on this thing I’ve been working on needs to be,” he <a target="_blank" rel=«noopener» class=«link-external» href=«https://twitter.com/LarAtLarian/status/1744271877638431162?ref_src=» https:>wrote
.While Vincke said he’s yet to share this work with anyone else, he’s really happy with it and expects others to like it too.
“Quote me when it’s revealed to see how much of today’s draft survives. I suspect a lot.”
While keen to share news about his progress publicly, he added: “Also – it’s not what you think and this is not an teaser for an announcement. Just am genuinely excited about where this is going and wanted to share some of my excitement. It’ll be quite some time before we talk about this.”
Speaking in December after it was confirmed that Baldur’s Gate 3 had been nominated for eight prizes at The Game Awards, Vincke said: “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.”
After its Xbox Series X/S release was held up by several months due to technical issues, Larian’s celebrated RPG launched for Microsoft’s console to coincide with last month’s The Game Awards, where the title won six prizes.
Alongside the coveted Game of the Year award, it took home prizes for Best Performance, Best Community Support, Best RPG, Best Multiplayer and Player’s Voice.
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The Baldur's Gate 3 creative director, Swen Vincke, stated that acquiring good video game content might be more challenging if subscriptions become the dominant model in the industry. The Baldur's Gate 3 creative director's comments were in response to recent statements from a Ubisoft executive who suggested that gamers may need to adjust to not owning their games as video game subscriptions gain popularity.
The makers of Baldur’s Gate 3 have made it pretty clear that the game won’t be coming to subscription services like Xbox Game Pass any time soon, saying they believe the amount they charge for the game is fair. Now in a new statement responding to Ubisoft saying we should get used to no longer owning games, Larian boss Swen Vincke has gone a step further.
The director of Baldur's Gate 3 has discussed the possibility of their games heading to subscription services, sharing: "Direct from developer to players is the way."
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