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“He’ll Rewrite the Engine for Quality — and That’s Not an Exaggeration”: Fallout: New Vegas Designer on Larian’s Boss
Gaming News April 23, 2026, 02:17 AM
Chris Avellone — co-author of Fallout 2, lead designer of Fallout: New Vegas, and one of the creators of Planescape: Torment — spoke in an interview with the TKs-Mantis YouTube channel and shared his thoughts on Swen Vincke, founder and director of Larian Studios. -
Gaming News April 1, 2026, 03:20 AM
Swen Vincke, founder and head of Larian Studios, has shared his thoughts on the current state of development for the new Divinity. According to him, the project has reached the stage where developers begin to feel that the game is no longer just a collection of ideas, but something truly alive. -
Movies and TV Series February 6, 2026, 11:37 AM
The head of studio Larian, Swen Vincke, reacted to the news about the development of a series on Baldur's Gate 3, which will be a continuation of the events of the game. The development studio itself is not directly involved in the creation of the show, but advises the authors of the film adaptation. -
“There Will Be a Lot of Fire at the End”: Sven Vincke “Spoils” the Divinity Finale After a Persuasion Roll
Gaming News February 3, 2026, 02:41 AM
Following the overwhelming success of Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios is returning to the Divinity series — and, as it turns out, not without its trademark sense of humor. Studio founder Sven Vincke slightly lifted the veil on the finale of the next RPG during a livestream dedicated to Divinity: Original Sin 2. -
Gaming News January 30, 2026, 01:43 AMSwen Vincke, head of Larian Studios and creator of Baldur’s Gate 3, has spoken out against toxic criticism directed at game developers. The trigger was a wave of negative reviews aimed at the PvP shooter Highguard on Steam — many of them written by users with less than three hours played.
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Gaming News January 27, 2026, 03:56 AM
Swen Vincke, founder and head of Larian Studios, has responded to fan concerns that the scale of the new Divinity could negatively impact the quality of its storytelling. In December 2025, during The Game Awards, the studio unveiled its most ambitious project to date — a turn-based RPG set in the world of Rivellon. -
Gaming News January 20, 2026, 11:06 AM
Sales of Divinity: Original Sin 2 jumped sharply after the announcement of the new part of the series. The game's performance has become the best since 2017, said Swen Vincke, head of Larian Studios. -
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. -
“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. -
Rockstar Veteran Calls Larian’s Decision to Walk Away From a New Baldur’s Gate a “Bold and Risky Move”
Gaming News December 31, 2025, 05:55 AM
Former Rockstar North technical director Obbe Vermeij has commented on Larian Studios’ decision not to develop a new entry in the Baldur’s Gate series following the success of Baldur's Gate 3. According to him, this kind of approach is rare in the modern industry and requires considerable courage. -
Gaming News December 25, 2025, 12:05 PM
Following the triumph of Baldur's Gate 3, the future of Larian Studios has become one of the most discussed topics in the gaming industry. Although the RPG won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023 and has sold over 20 million copies, the studio has decided not to pursue a direct sequel. -
Gaming News December 25, 2025, 07:56 AM
Larian Studios founder and game director Swen Vincke has admitted that he genuinely hates Sir Lora — the talking squirrel companion from Divinity: Original Sin 2 — and even tried to cut the character from the game. However, after several failed attempts, the developer was forced to leave him alone. -
Gaming News December 23, 2025, 01:20 AM
Swen Vincke, head of Larian Studios, believes that players who discovered the studio through Baldur's Gate 3 shouldn’t go back to the earliest entries in the Divinity series. According to him, those games are “clearly outdated by now.” -
Gaming News December 19, 2025, 01:09 PM
Larian Studios head Swen Vincke has once again commented on the community’s reaction to the recent Divinity announcement and his remarks about the studio using generative AI to create in-game assets and speed up development. The team is ready to meet players halfway and engage in a direct discussion about the situation and the details of the upcoming game. -
“Maybe We Should Be Kinder to Those Who Work Every Day?”: D&D Co-Creator Urges Fans to Stop Harassing Larian Over AI
Gaming News December 19, 2025, 05:57 AM
One of the key co-creators of Dungeons & Dragons, Robert Kuntz, has spoken out in defense of Larian Studios amid criticism over the use of AI in the development of the new Divinity. According to him, the reaction from part of the community has crossed a line and now resembles harassment rather than constructive discussion. -
Gaming News December 18, 2025, 05:57 AM
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Gaming News December 17, 2025, 05:14 AM
During the development of Baldur's Gate 3, Larian Studios seriously considered abandoning one of the core mechanics of Dungeons & Dragons — reactions. According to studio head Swen Vincke, the team feared that this system would slow the gameplay down too much. -
"Are You Serious": Larian Head Responded to AI Criticism and Stated Studio Isn't Replacing Anyone With It
Gaming News December 17, 2025, 02:06 AM
Larian Studios head Swen Vincke sharply reacted to a wave of criticism that arose after a Bloomberg article claiming the studio is "actively promoting" the use of generative AI. According to Vincke, the situation was greatly exaggerated — and the wrong conclusions were drawn. -
Gaming News December 16, 2025, 08:23 PM
Fresh details have emerged about the newly announced Divinity, Larian Studios’ next major RPG following Baldur's Gate 3. The studio is already setting expectations sky-high, calling the project “the next step” for everything they’ve built so far. -
Fallout Creator Explains How Dungeons & Dragons Complicated Game Development — And Why Larian Dropped the License After Baldur’s Gate 3
Gaming News November 6, 2025, 05:40 AM
Legendary game designer Tim Cain — co-creator of Fallout and The Temple of Elemental Evil (2003) — shared an archived letter he sent to Wizards of the Coast back in 2002. The document consisted of dozens of “nitpicky” D&D rules questions, which, according to Cain himself, clearly illustrate why adapting tabletop systems into video games is incredibly difficult.
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