Larian publishing chief says "there aren't currently any plans for a new Divinity Original Sin 3 game" as trademarks matching The Game Awards tease point to Divinity revival How very specific of you Larian GamesRadar · Dec 9, 2025
The mystery of The Game Awards statue in the desert may be solved, and I have to admit I did not see this one coming No, I'm not going to spoil it in the headline. If you want to know, click the link. PC Gamer · Dec 9, 2025
Valve's decision not to sell the Steam Machine at a loss 'isn't stupid' but it is 'peculiar' says Baldur's Gate 3 publishing boss Wouldn't cheap Steam Machines get people spending on the Steam store? PC Gamer · Nov 28, 2025
As Valve confirms Steam Machine will be priced more like a PC than a console, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says its decision not to sell at a loss "isn't stupid," but it is "peculiar" He argues that the loss will be offset by people buying more games on Steam GamesRadar · Nov 27, 2025
Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says it's not "true that big budget = s**t" and it's "easier than ever" to "find an audience" for games, but "the public company model is broken in entertainment" A "genuine lack of vision" is also a problem, Michael Douse says GamesRadar · Nov 25, 2025
Baldur’s Gate 3 lead slams "insufferable" AI artists whose ideas are mere "LinkedIn Copypasta": "Every intellectual point they make on Twitter was made by a man with a toilet in the 1910s" Michael Douse doesn't care for any arguments around the tech GamesRadar · Nov 19, 2025
As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 surpasses Baldur's Gate 3 on Game Award nominations, Larian publishing lead says it's "intensely hopeful" to see a new IP from a fledgling team do so well "A message that says you don't have to be in the conversation to become the conversation." GamesRadar · Nov 18, 2025
Baldur's Gate 3 exec argues there's 'no point making a high-spec Steam Machine' – and that makes a lot of sense Think the Steam Machine is underpowered? Baldur's Gate 3 exec says there's "no point making a high-spec Steam Machine" and he's not wrong. TechRadar · Nov 17, 2025
Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says Valve defeated Meta and Apple in VR by building "incredible spaces for actual geniuses" instead of worrying about non-existent shareholders The Half-Life and Counter-Strike 2 studio has "lifted many fingers" GamesRadar · Nov 17, 2025
'No point making a high-spec Steam Machine,' Larian publishing boss says, because anyone who wants a powerful PC is going to look elsewhere anyway Valve's new living room box is not built for the hardcore, and that's kind of the point. PC Gamer · Nov 14, 2025
Baldur's Gate 3 publishing chief says the Steam Machine isn't super high-spec because there's "genuinely no point" when people who want demanding PC performance on TV "know how to turn any PC into a Steam Machine" Larian's Michael Douse says "Steam Deck gave birth to an entire handheld market that helped define the features of the Switch 2," and "the same will happen" with the new Steam Machine and the pre-built market GamesRadar · Nov 14, 2025
Larian publishing director says Steam is dominant because 'It isn't providing a s*** service defined by public shareholder KPIs,' but concedes 'A post-Gabe world is a terrifying one' It'll be fine, right? It'll be fine. PC Gamer · Nov 10, 2025
Larian publishing director balks at Square Enix's push to replace QA workers with AI: 'The idea that QA people can be replaced at a large scale is stupid … They are a massively advantageous vibe check' AI's growing role in gamedev continues to polarize. PC Gamer · Nov 7, 2025
Baldur's Gate 3 publishing lead says there's a reason Steam is so popular: "It's almost as if it isn't providing a s**t service" Valve's storefront continues to be indispensable to players and developers GamesRadar · Nov 7, 2025
PC Gamer · Oct 8, 2025 Larian lead calls out Elon Musk's harebrained scheme for a 'great AI-generated game', says 'We don't need another cash grab, we need sustainability' "To turn games into digital, emotionless content is to abandon all resonance".
GamesRadar · Oct 2, 2025 The beautifully chill startup screen in Baldur's Gate 3 came "pretty late" in development after "SO MANY versions" were tested, says publishing lead Even Baldur's Gate 3's pre-main menu screen is goated
GamesRadar · Sep 16, 2025 Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director feels "bad" for Borderlands 4 devs "who are just trying really hard to make players happy" as Randy Pitchford fights back against performance criticism The Gearbox boss has been very vocal online, even telling unhappy players to "please get a refund from Steam"
PC Gamer · Aug 25, 2025 Larian publishing chief says mainstream game industry has a 'perverse attachment' to indie studios, because indies still know how to follow their gut "If you can't rely on data and you've lost the institutional 'gut instinct' that drives the furore of expression (defines a game), you get stuck."
GamesRadar · Aug 5, 2025 Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director is "so insanely excited" for Larian's next RPG, but don't expect it any time soon: "This s**t ain't cooked in an air fryer bro sorry got nothing for you right now" Let them cook
Inverse · Jul 7, 2025 Xbox Game Pass Has A Dangerous Dark Side, Game Makers Say Developers are increasingly questioning whether Xbox Game Pass is a bad deal for the entire industry after a huge wave of layoffs at Microsoft.
GamesRadar · Jul 2, 2025 "A giant black hole sucking everything in, and spitting out bones": Devs react with anger and concern as yet more Microsoft layoffs see huge cuts and cancellations at game studios "Every day it’s hard to see what the future of this industry is"
GamesRadar · Jun 26, 2025 Baldur's Gate 3 dev clarifies that "Karlach's final ending was indeed in response to fan feedback," but Larian was definitely trying to stay clear of Starfield with its early release "We always aim for a blue-ocean release"
GamesRadar · Jun 22, 2025 As Cyberpunk 2077 tops Switch 2 sales charts, one analyst says divisive game-key cards "aren’t a major issue" for most gamers and a Baldur's Gate 3 dev agrees "So many people are taking Cyberpunk 2077 at #1 to mean that no one is buying game key cards, but that's not the full story."
GamesRadar · Jun 19, 2025 Baldur's Gate 3 dev buying Borderlands 4 "day one" despite calling out its price controversy and thinking Borderlands 3's writing "was a dry-ass turkey dropped 8 months after Thanksgiving" "I have a lot of faith in its writers"
GamesRadar · Jun 19, 2025 Borderlands 4's $70 price is "extremely unlikely" to have been influenced by backlash to Randy Pitchford's "real fan" comment, Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director says, even if he thought it was "gross" $70 is just a cheaper entry point for a co-op game