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The beautifully chill startup screen in Baldur's Gate 3 came "pretty late" in development after "SO MANY versions" were tested, says publishing lead

Even Baldur's Gate 3's pre-main menu screen is goated

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director feels "bad" for Borderlands 4 devs "who are just trying really hard to make players happy" as Randy Pitchford fights back against performance criticism

The Gearbox boss has been very vocal online, even telling unhappy players to "please get a refund from Steam"

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Larian publishing chief says mainstream game industry has a 'perverse attachment' to indie studios, because indies still know how to follow their gut

"If you can't rely on data and you've lost the institutional 'gut instinct' that drives the furore of expression (defines a game), you get stuck."

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director is "so insanely excited" for Larian's next RPG, but don't expect it any time soon: "This s**t ain't cooked in an air fryer bro sorry got nothing for you right now"

Let them cook

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Xbox Game Pass Has A Dangerous Dark Side, Game Makers Say

Developers are increasingly questioning whether Xbox Game Pass is a bad deal for the entire industry after a huge wave of layoffs at Microsoft.

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"A giant black hole sucking everything in, and spitting out bones": Devs react with anger and concern as yet more Microsoft layoffs see huge cuts and cancellations at game studios

"Every day it’s hard to see what the future of this industry is"

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev clarifies that "Karlach's final ending was indeed in response to fan feedback," but Larian was definitely trying to stay clear of Starfield with its early release

"We always aim for a blue-ocean release"

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As Cyberpunk 2077 tops Switch 2 sales charts, one analyst says divisive game-key cards "aren’t a major issue" for most gamers and a Baldur's Gate 3 dev agrees

"So many people are taking Cyberpunk 2077 at #1 to mean that no one is buying game key cards, but that's not the full story."

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev buying Borderlands 4 "day one" despite calling out its price controversy and thinking Borderlands 3's writing "was a dry-ass turkey dropped 8 months after Thanksgiving"

"I have a lot of faith in its writers"

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Borderlands 4's $70 price is "extremely unlikely" to have been influenced by backlash to Randy Pitchford's "real fan" comment, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says, even if he thought it was "gross"

$70 is just a cheaper entry point for a co-op game

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Larian insists it did not accidentally leak Divinity: Original Sin 3, it was just a glitch on X

A brief and unexpected change to the studio's social media handle had followers pretty excited.

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev says it's "too early to tell" if Larian's next RPG will be a new Divinity game

"Many pots on the stove. We'll see where the cooking takes us"

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev calls Randy Pitchford's $80 Borderlands 4 comments "gross" because it implies the FPS is more important than "making it day to day"

Larian Studios' Michael Douse chimes in on the controversy

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 could "top 8-10 million" sales, says Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead as he shouts out his fellow RPG's "incredible achievement"

Prepare for "a conservative 6" million sales, Sandfall

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Rockstar impresses Baldur's Gate 3 dev with new GTA 6 trailer: "I really like the GTA series because it humbles an industry that constantly argues about everything all the time"

Larian Studios' publishing lead praises Grand Theft Auto

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As ex-Blizzard boss says Oblivion Remastered "will never hold up" despite acclaim, Baldur's Gate 3 dev reckons "AAA is feeling more and more disconnected from the audience zeitgeist"

Oblivion is the game of the moment, here in 2025

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director throws support behind JRPG Clair Obscur as Oblivion Remastered threatens to bury it: "This game was made by a team that has fewer people than I have years"

"It's so brilliantly attuned"

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Amid Nintendo Switch 2's $80 games controversy, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director reminds devs "you do not have to price anything according to retail norms"

"It's a very liberating thing not having to worry about a shelf, and instead worrying about an audience you can very easily speak to"

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Following Assassin's Creed Shadows controversy, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "every big AAA game could be better," but players shouldn't be mad "just because some dude told you to"

"Be your own dude!"

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BioWare veteran calls out the 'cruelty' of fans celebrating layoffs: 'You are crossing a line, and you're probably attacking the wrong person anyway'

"You don't know the circumstances that resulted in the thing that you're mad at."

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Following Marvel Rivals layoffs, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says studios fail big games when they don't set expectations for players: "Under promise, over-deliver"

"I absolutely think this ties into layoffs in a big way"

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'On a pirate ship, they'd toss the captain overboard': Larian head of publishing tears into EA after BioWare layoffs waste 'institutional knowledge'

A profit drop doesn't have to mean a closed shop.

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev slams EA's BioWare layoffs as "a short-term cost-saving measure" that "doesn't solve a long-term problem"

"Retaining that institutional knowledge is key"

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev continues to champion indie games, begging Steam to let him overpay the creators of his favorite games

"I want to give this dude €30 because his game f***ing slaps."

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'You’re not supposed to say this out loud!': Baldur's Gate 3 dev reacts to analyst who says some game makers 'hope' Grand Theft Auto 6 will cost up to $100 at launch

Michael Douse says the fact that game prices haven't risen with inflation is "an uncomfortable truth."

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