Baldur's Gate 4 will not be produced by Larian Studios. You can't count on any major additions to the third installment either

After playing Baldur's Gate III, are you waiting for a larger DLC or the fourth part of the popular RPG? Unfortunately, we have to accept that we will probably never get such productions, at least from Larian Studios. This was confirmed by Swain Vince, founder and CEO of the company.

how had brought IGN, during today's session at the Game Developers Conference, Vincke had this to say Larian has no plans to further develop the world Baldur's Gate. Furthermore, the Belgians want to completely abandon the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) brand and create something “completely new”..

But it is interesting, Working on DLC for B C 3 I started. Such a step seemed natural to the developers, but when the time came, they concluded that they did not have the courage to do so and eventually abandoned the project.

The trademark is at the publisher's disposal

So Baldur's Gate However, it will remain in the hands of Hasbro's Wizards of the Coast. So it is possible that some continuity will be created for the third part of “Baldur” – if there is a developer brave enough to stand up to its success – but not under the wings of the famous Belgian studio, which recently opened a branch in Poland.

Related upcoming projects Baldur's Gate They would certainly be tempting for Hasbro. The third part of the series allowed the company to earn at least $ 90 million.

There's no denying that this is very shocking news – although the lack of DLC for the third installment was expected – and one that will certainly cause some sadness, disappointment or even anger among fans of this game. However, Larian Studios is incredibly interested in its production after the premiere (August 3, 2024 on PC), releasing a lot of patches (the last patch was released on March 18). In December 2023, an additional playable epilogue was also released, where we can meet our fellow campers again.

Baldur's Gate III Dominate all the recent award shows. The creators won, among others: it was named Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023, and recently took home the statuette at the Game Developer Choice Awards 2024, where Finke said his take on the recent wave of layoffs in the industry.

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