‘That would be insanity’: Baldur’s Gate 2 lead says he turned down Hasbro’s request to make Baldur’s Gate 4
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Baldur's Gate II co-lead designer already turned down making Baldur's Gate 4
James Ohlen, former lead on new sci-fi RPG Exodus and boss of the studio Archetype Entertainment, has plenty of experience delivering great video games. He was a lead designer on Baldur's Gate II, and so Hasbro - Archetype's owner - thought…
Another Developer Says 'No' To Making Baldur's Gate 4
Hasbro is looking for a developer to make Baldur's Gate 4, and apparently reached out to one in particular who refused the offer.
Baldur's Gate 4 could've been headed by a Baldur's Gate 2 veteran, but the RPG legend "wouldn't want to compete" against Larian: "That would be insanity"
"Swen's always going to be the master of building those kinds of things"
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"I would fail, and here's why I would fail" Why Baldur's Gate 2 co-lead turned down Hasbro's request to make Baldur's Gate 4
After Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian passed on the opportunity to make a sequel , brand owner Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast went looking for someone else to do it . And, as it turns out, the company already works with some of the leads behi…
A Developer Said No To Baldur’s Gate 4 Because Following BG3 Would Be “Insanity”
Following the enormous critical and commercial success of Larian's Baldur's Gate 3, the studio passed on making Baldur's Gate 4 to produce a new Divinity instead. A fourth Baldur's Gate game is as close to a sure thing as possible , but who…
Baldur's Gate 4 Was Offered To The Developers Of Baldur's Gate 2
After Larian confirmed it had no interest in making the next Baldur's Gate, Hasbro turned to the designers of Baldur's Gate 2. They also said no.
The Co-Lead Designer of Baldur's Gate 2 Turned Baldur's Gate 4 Down and I Don't Blame Him — Baldur's Gate 3 Is Pretty Much Impossible to Follow
After Baldur’s Gate 3’s enormous success, Baldur’s Gate 4 feels like an inevitability. That’s how the entertainment industry normally works: if a product everyone loves makes hundreds of millions of dollars, it’s guaranteed a sequel. But I’…
‘That would be insanity’: Baldur’s Gate 2 lead says he turned down Hasbro’s request to make Baldur’s Gate 4
Baldur's Gate 2 developers declined a request to make a sequel to Larian's third entry