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• “Expect more of this”: Larian publishing head comments on Crimson Desert and predicts an industry trend

  Gaming News April 5, 2026, 10:07 AM

  

  Michael Douse, publishing director at Larian Studios — the company behind Baldur's Gate 3 — has shared his thoughts on Crimson Desert in a series of posts on X. His take turned out to be mixed: he both praised the game and described it as a symptom of a concerning industry trend.
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• “Corporate rot”: Larian publishing director mocks Tim Sweeney’s statement about 1,000 layoffs

  Gaming News March 26, 2026, 01:59 AM

  

  Following the announcement of over 1,000 layoffs at Epic Games, company CEO Tim Sweeney posted a message on X that quickly turned into a meme.
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• Divinity Follows Baldur’s Gate 3’s Path: Fans Fixate on “Spicy” Trailer Scenes, Larian Stats Show

  Gaming News February 20, 2026, 04:53 AM

  

  Michael Douse, Publishing Director at Larian Studios, has shared what he jokingly described as “very important findings” from internal YouTube analytics.
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• Larian Publisher Pushes Back Against Former Bethesda Designer: A Morrowind Remake “Would Sell Like Hotcakes” With the Right Studio

  Gaming News February 3, 2026, 05:17 AM

  

  Larian Studios’ Publishing Director Michael Douse has disagreed with comments from former lead designer of Skyrim Bruce Nesmith, who claimed that modern players would “grimace” at a remake of Morrowind.
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• “Without Epic, There Would Be No Alan Wake 2”: Remedy Defends Tim Sweeney Amid Steam Sales Debate

  Gaming News January 23, 2026, 05:23 AM

  

  Remedy Entertainment has publicly defended Tim Sweeney amid discussions about potential sales losses for Alan Wake 2 due to the game’s absence on Steam.
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• Divinity fans have cracked Sven Vincke’s riddle hidden in the trailer for Larian’s new RPG

  Gaming News January 15, 2026, 01:10 AM

  

  Larian Studios head Swen Vincke gave fans a riddle — and it looks like they’ve solved it, although the studio has not officially confirmed the answer yet. Ahead of a Reddit AMA about Divinity, Vincke challenged content creator WolfheartFPS: if he could decipher the Twitter header image, he would earn the right to ask one special question.
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• “That’s Pretty Cool”: Larian Head Reacts to ‘Stranger Things’ Creator Saying Baldur’s Gate 3 Influenced the Finale

  Gaming News January 7, 2026, 03:48 AM

  

  Matt Duffer, co-creator of Stranger Things, told Variety that Baldur's Gate 3 helped inspire the creation of the final battle in the show’s last season.
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• Larian Denies Working on Divinity: Original Sin 3 but Not on Another Project in the Series

  Gaming News December 10, 2025, 02:25 AM

  

  Amid recent hints at the return of Divinity — from the leak of a PS5 version of Original Sin 2 to new European trademarks — fan attention has focused primarily on a possible sequel announcement. However, it was Larian’s comment that brought clarity: there is no reason to expect Divinity: Original Sin 3 right now, even if the studio is indeed preparing a new project in the universe.
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