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Baldur's Gate 3 was so big that Larian has developed a 'Simpsons did it' problem: 'Whenever we're talking about things, we say we did that in BG3'

With two more RPGs in the pipeline, it wants to avoid repetition.

PC Gamer

Larian Studios is finding it hard to make an RPG that feels totally new because "we did a lot of things in Baldur's Gate 3"

Running out of RPG real estate

GamesRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 dev shares Larian boss Swen Vincke's response to the RPG's explosive launch: 'You know what this means? It means we get to do it again'

"We were looking at the Steam numbers, seeing the numbers going up and up and up"

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'I call it chaos at scale': For the first anniversary of Baldur's Gate 3, we spoke exclusively to Swen Vincke about the past, present and future of Larian Studios

From failure, to reinvention, to Baldur's Gate and beyond.

PC Gamer

Restaurants worth travelling for: From Le Clarence to Longueville Manor, where to visit this summer

No bigger summer break? Spend your weekends taking gastronomic road trips, say the ES Features team

Evening Standard

Baldur's Gate 3 lead writer is "really curious" to see the CRPG series' future beyond Larian - but suggests that people should maybe chill out on the "spicy" fan art

"Some of it's so spicy that it burns my mouth"

GamesRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 devs made the RPG for "a modern audience" including D&D newcomers, not just "fans of the original BioWare games"

Baldur's Gate 3 is for everyone

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Leading House Democrat now goes public with calls for Biden to step aside

Washington lawmaker joins five other representatives who have publicly called for the president to cull his re-election campaign

The Independent UK

First Thing: ‘Challenge me,’ Biden says as more Democrats urge president to quit race

Leading Democrat Adam Smith called on Biden to end presidential bid. Plus, one of the heaviest Israeli strikes on Gaza City since 7 October

The Guardian - UK

Afternoon Update: PM appoints antisemitism envoy; leading Democrat tells Biden to drop out; and China-backed hacker group unmasked

Albanese says it is ‘not acceptable’ for Jewish Australians to be made to feel unsafe, reveals plans to appoint similar envoy to combat Islamophobia

The Guardian - AU

Leading House Democrat Adam Smith calls on Biden to end presidential bid

Ranking Democrat on armed services committee says debate was ‘alarming’ and urges president to stand aside

The Guardian - US

The Democrats who have called on Joe Biden to step down

More than 30 Democratic officials have publicly called for Biden to quit, or reportedly done so in private

The Guardian - US

Democratic Rep. Adam Smith Calls For Biden To Step Aside

Rep. Adam Smith calls for Biden to step aside, highlighting concerns about his ability to convey the Democratic message effectively.

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Calls For Joe Biden To Step Down Grows Stronger As More House Democrats Flag Reelection Plans

Four House Democrats, all ranking members of key House committees, made their positions known during a private call hosted by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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Several top House Democrats call for Biden to step aside in weekend ‘crisis talks’

Democrats are questioning president’s ability to prove to voters he has mental fitness and stamina to continue

GamesRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 devs made the RPG "too horny" right before release because last-minute playtesters were "probably just very bad at seducing people"

Who's complaining?

PC Gamer

Larian gave Baldur's Gate 3 its acclaimed reactivity by approaching it as 'weird Dungeon Masters'

"We don't know who you want to kill, but you will want to kill someone."

PC Gamer

'Work with the players ... otherwise you shouldn't be doing it': Heads at Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios say you ought to 'really mean it' going into early access

"You've sold someone a game, they paid for the game, so you do need to maintain it."

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To create its cast of Baldur's Gate 3 companions, Larian came up with 'hundreds and hundreds' of character concepts: 'It was a huge, huge list'

Character classes were the last details finalized in the Baldur's Gate 3 party's long iteration process.

PC Gamer

Karlach's infernal engine was a late addition to her character in Baldur's Gate 3: 'One of the last things that fell into place was the heart'

The telling-tale heart.

Reason

Stiglitz's The Road to Freedom Under Scrutiny

Joseph Stiglitz thinks redistribution and regulation are the road to freedom—he’s wrong.

Inverse

The Developer of 2023’s Best RPG Could Have A Surprise In Store for the Next Game

The developer of 'Baldur's Gate 3' is working on two new RPGs, but a recent interview suggests they could take a different form from its hit turn-based strategy games.

GamesRadar

Baldur's Gate 3's lead writer worried he'd joined the dev "on the downward curve" as he "thought that Divinity: Original Sin 2 may be the best game Larian will ever make"

Adam Smith felt under a lot of pressure

PC Gamer

Larian says it started 'pushing around ideas for Baldur's Gate 4' but 'we didn't have the fire'

"It feels like it should have been a harder decision than it was, but it wasn't."

GamesRadar

Baldur's Gate 3 lead says Larian "did start pushing around ideas for Baldur's Gate 4, and they didn't excite us"

Narrative lead Adam Smith tells GamesRadar+ about the atmosphere surrounding Baldur's Gate 4

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