Microsoft is making gamers very happy!
21.05.2024 - 12:43 / nme.com
Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian Studios is opening a new studio in Poland, and it is hiring people to work on two “very ambitious” new RPGs.The new office is called Larian Studios Warsaw, and Larian CEO Swen Vincke said he’s hoping to attract a lot of the talent he saw in Poland during 2023’s Game Industry Conference to join the team.“Many of them want to work on RPGs so it’s a match made in heaven”, Vincke said. “Our plan for the Polish studio is very simple.
Build a team that can work on our two – very ambitious – new RPGs and enjoy the fruits of their labour.“We’re a very bottom up company so I’m eager to see what new things they’ll bring us. I think it’ll work really well.”Larian is well-known for its RPGs.
It made a name for itself with the Divinity series, but Baldur’s Gate 3 is what propelled it into the stratosphere. The game won five BAFTAs, including the best game award.*obtains condition Enlarged*With two very ambitious RPGs now starting development, what better way to see our visions realised than by growing the team and opening a 7th studio in the heart of Poland’s lively gaming scene!Welcome, Larian Studios Warsaw! pic.twitter.com/hpm2aMdQmy— Larian Studios (@larianstudios) May 20, 2024The two games being worked on by Larian at the moment are promised to be better than Baldur’s Gate 3.
Microsoft is making gamers very happy!
Doom game is in our hands.During the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 (June 9), id Software unveiled a brand new Doom title in the form of Doom: The Dark Ages.As revealed via the game’s trailer, and the official Doom website, Doom: The Dark Ages will serve as a prequel to Doom‘s 2016 reboot and Doom Eternal. It will follow Doom Slayer’s origins in the Dark Ages as he becomes the demon-slaying hero we’ve all come to know and love.In the first age, in the first battle, when the shadows first lengthened, one stood…Announcing DOOM: The Dark AgesLaunching 2025.
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Summer Game Fest, as host and creator Geoff Keighley said in a recent Twitch Q&A that this show won’t have many teasers for games that are years away.We likely won’t be seeing the show’s infamous ‘world premiere’ transition slide too many times, as Keighley said, “This is not a show that has a lot of like, ‘coming in 2026’ or ‘2027’ or teasers for games that are years and years out.”Rather than loads of new announcements, the E3 replacement will mostly consist of “existing games that have new updates for fans.” So expect to see trailers for DLC, new updates in live-service games, or more information on already announced titles.☀️ Friday, #SummerGameFest begins
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