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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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As some analysts "hope" GTA 6 will normalize $100 games, one Baldur's Gate 3 dev points out that "prices haven't risen with inflation"

Are we playing robbers or being robbed?

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As Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet locks comments on its trailer, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says 2025 and beyond will be an "extremely tough time to ship a game"

The advice is to "anticipate, don’t ignore, or ridicule, or stoke"

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Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 8 stress test is planned for early January across PC and consoles as Larian wants to "catch things before they can become an issue"

Try out those new subclasses early in the stress test

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How Baldur's Gate 3 Turned Larian Studios Into A $447 Million Powerhouse

Larian Studios reported 427M euros revenue and 249M euros profit in 2023, driven by Baldur's Gate 3 sales of around 15 million copies.

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Baldur's Gate 3 dev says Stalker 2's commercial success is proof of a "seismic shift behind so much" and players are "hungry for hyper-engaging, focused experiences"

"Nobody is talking about it"

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As Baldur's Gate 3 reaches bigger heights in 2024 than 2023, Larian publishing chief says it's a "pleasant surprise" and "we're not quite done yet"

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Baldur's Gate 3 has been played for 17 million hours on Steam Deck alone, and one dev wants a massive battery to celebrate

That's nearly 2,000 years, one just one handheld

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing chief praises Dragon Age: The Veilguard as a 'binge-worthy Netflix series' and says that it knows what it 'wants to be'

Larian's publishing chief has some kind words to say about BioWare's return to Dragon Age.

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing chief calls out Ubisoft's 'broken strategy': If gamers need to get used to not owning games, 'developers must get used to not having jobs'

Prince of Persia: The Lost Throne was a critical hit but didn't sell very well, and Michael Douse thinks that's entirely Ubisoft's fault.

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Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director heaves a big sigh as scalpers predictably ruin it for everyone: 'All you’re doing is making someone sad'

Collector's conniption.

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As re-sales of the Baldur's Gate 3 Collector's Edition reach $3,000, one dev condemns scalpers: "It's designed to make someone happy, not rich"

The Collector's Edition "isn't a commodity"

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Sega's Yakuza Series Is Bucking AAA Gaming's Worst Trend

Ryu Ga Gotoku, the developer of the Yakuza series, has set the gold standard for how to craft big games, smartly reusing past games to create new experiences.

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Baldur's Gate 3's latest patch is not the final update, Larian says: 'The chefs must cook'

Crossplay, a photo mode, and other stuff Larian doesn't want to talk about are still on the way.

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