Despite the big Baldur's Gate 3 update in the works, Larian says its 'full attention' is now focused on its next game

Baldur's Gate 3 Gale romance - Gale sacrificing himself — (Image credit: Larian)

We still don't know how Larian plans to follow the massive success of Baldur's Gate 3, but whatever it is, it's now occupying the "full attention" of developers at the studio.

First things first, we do know a little bit about Larian's next project, which are actually projects, plural—the studio apparently has two things on the go simultaneously—neither of which are a new Baldur's Gate, or D&D in general. Larian boss Swen Vincke has previously promised they'll be "big," which will come as no surprise if you've played any Larian game ever, and some of the studio's "best work ever," which is setting the bar very high. One of those projects even has a known codename, Excalibur, and a cryptic warning that "it's not what you think." Although it is an RPG, which you probably were thinking, so make of it what you will.

Apparently not. "Swen and the team[‘s]… full attention is focused on crafting their next title," a studio rep told VideoGamer. Unfortunately, we likely won't be hearing much more about it for a good while to come because Larian has also apparently moved into a "media blackout," meaning we'll all be waiting patiently and watching closely for someone to accidentally blab on social media—or perhaps in an awards acceptance speech, as the case may be.

Got me all nostalgic - it really has been an incredible journey so far. But the story ain't over yet. Stay tuned. Going to try to skip the dark night of the soul moment though if you don't mind. — (Image credit: Swen Vincke (Twitter))

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