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HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - The Untold Story

Larian swears off gen AI concept art tools and says 'There is not going to be any GenAI art in Divinity,' but it's still 'trying [AI] things out across departments'

Anyone else nervous?

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'I f**king hate gen AI art,' Hooded Horse chief says: 'If we're publishing the game, no f**king AI assets'

Tim Bender, the CEO of Manor Lords publisher Hooded Horse, says generative AI is "cancerous" and he doesn't want to deal with it.

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After Baldur's Gate 3's famous bear scene, Larian makes a threat or perhaps a promise about Divinity's lizards: "I am doing it right now"

This is all scandalous, really, and I'm ready for it

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Larian's big Q&A session on how it's using AI to help make its next game is happening tomorrow on Reddit

Fans seem more interested in hearing about Divinity than the development process, but that seems unlikely to happen.

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41 hours into Divinity Original Sin 2, I wish I'd broken a golden RPG rule by doing something frowned upon in Baldur's Gate 3

Now Playing | Guess I'll see Lohse, Ifan, and Beast next time

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'That's pretty cool': Larian boss Swen Vincke responds after Stranger Things co-creator credits Baldur's Gate 3 for inspiring the show's climactic battle

Matt Duffer's been playing Baldur's Gate 3 lately, and apparently it gave him an idea.

PC Gamer

Witchfire CEO says Divinity devs are "definitely not evil" for exploring AI, but the backlash stems from people wanting "to have contact with other humans through art"

Larian just got "got a little bit unlucky"

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Baldur's Gate 3 started on top and kept on climbing: Larian said it wouldn't make a sequel, then drip fed us an expansion's worth of free updates into 2025

More Dawnguard than Dragonborn, but still.

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Divinity trailer is not that shocking, Larian boss Swen Vincke says, because it's "not that different from what you see on HBO or on Netflix"

The trailer is "aspirational" and what the Baldur's Gate 3 studio wants "the game to look like"

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Swen Vincke warns Divinity newcomers that they probably shouldn't play the early games in the series: 'They're a bit outdated by now,' which is putting it very mildly

They were brilliant in their day, but that was 20-some years ago.

PC Gamer

Divinity: Original Sin 2 star is "super excited" about that "delicious" Divinity trailer that saw a man get roasted like a rotisserie chicken, though Larian hasn't invited her back to the franchise "yet"

Sebille is happy to get a little weird

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Older Divinity games are "a bit outdated," Larian boss Swen Vincke says, so you don't have to play them ahead of Baldur's Gate 3's studio next RPG unless "you really want to know everything"

Baldur's Gate 3 is probably a good call, though

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The Indie Game Awards disqualifies Expedition 33 for AI usage and puts itself in a weird position — was it a fair move or an ambiguous definition of what is acceptable?

Clair Obscur’s disqualification raises uncomfortable questions about transparency, economic pressure, and whether zero-tolerance AI rules can realistically scale.

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Even Divinity devs got carried away by your Game Awards sculpture theories: "I saw people speculate that it was Bloodborne 2. And I was like "Oh I hope it is!'"

Maybe one day…

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Larian lead says RAM shortage is affecting Divinity's development, calling for "a lot of optimization work in early access that we didn't necessarily want to do"

"It's challenging, but it's video games"

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Legendary D&D designer tells Baldur's Gate 3 dev's AI critics to "maybe lighten up on the creatives who work their a*ses off day in and day out"

Robert Kuntz says the RPG community he helped create "used to be a lot more appreciative"

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Swen Vincke promises an AMA to clear up Larian's use of generative AI: 'You’ll get the opportunity to ask us any questions you have about Divinity and our dev process directly'

Vincke kicked off an uproar earlier this week when he said that Larian makes use of generative AI "to explore ideas."

Windows Central

Larian CEO Swen Vincke responds to backlash against AI use while making its new RPG Divinity — "It would be irresponsible for us not to evaluate new technologies"

The CEO of Baldur's Gate 3 dev Larian has responded to blowback against the studio for using AI while making its new Divinity RPG.

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Larian Studios CEO says RAM crisis will affect game development – but I think it's actually a blessing in disguise

Baldur's Gate 3 maker suggests RAM crisis will impact game development, but I don't think that's a bad thing at all.

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'Baldur's Gate' Creators Caught Using AI for Their New Game — The Internet Responds With Mixed Reactions, Backlash

Larian Studios confirmed limited generative AI use during development, insisting no AI content appears in games, dividing players across the internet.

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead leaps to Baldur's Gate 3 devs' defense: "Larian said they were doing something that absolutely everyone else is doing and got an insanely crazy s***storm"

"AI is here to stay," whether we like it or not

Dot Esports

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 AI usage admission resurfaces amid Larian Studios backlash

Conflicting quotes from Sandfall leadership have sparked fresh controversy.

Dot Esports

GOTY-winning Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity developer Larian under fire, as the game director’s AI comments spark outrage

Larian Studios is reportedly "pushing hard" for generative AI.

Windows Central

KCD2 director shares his take on generative AI as Larian gets dragged — "I'm no fan of AI generated art, but anyway, it's time to face reality."

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 director Daniel Vávra has weighed in with his views on AI as Larian faces scrutiny for its use of the technology while making its new RPG Divinity.

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"Show your employees some respect": Former Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity devs claim Larian heads are "lying about people being okay" with using AI

They say the studio is already "world-class" without the tech

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