Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke criticizes publisher greed behind industry layoffs, emphasizing the need to respect game developers. Vincke reveals the massive scale of Baldur's Gate 3, with triple the word count of The Lord of the Rings and extensive cutscene runtime. The game's budget of $200 million raises concerns about RPG studios' ability to handle such investments. Vincke condemns the focus on quarterly profits by publishers, attributing mass layoffs to their greed. He advocates for a shift towards valuing the people creating games and slowing down the profit-driven approach in the industry.
Swen Vincke says your Baldur's Gate 3 crushes 'now belong to Wizards of the Coast' as the studio leaves D&D behind, prompting a collective nervous gulp. https://t.co/Lq3Yckjqna
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Larian Studios' Swen Vincke Blames Mass Layoffs on Publisher Greed https://t.co/TBoCqUoSTv #Repost #LarianStudios #Industry
Baldur's Gate 3 director @LarAtLarian criticized publishers' desire to chase profits: "Greed has been f*cking this whole thing up for so long." The answer is to "slow down" and "take care of people": https://t.co/Cfp1JL0X8g #BaldursGate3 #layoffs #games #gamenews #videogames https://t.co/Yxr12h4ccD
Baldur's Gate 3 director @LarAtLarian criticized publishers' desire to chase profits: "Greed has been fucking this whole thing up for so long." The answer is to "slow down" and "take care of people": https://t.co/Cfp1JL0X8g #BaldursGate3 #layoffs #games #gamenews #videogames https://t.co/YxNcBBywej
Baldur's Gate 3 director Swen Vincke has had some time to reflect on Larian Studios' Google Stadia deal, and he thinks it was “really stupid.” https://t.co/6Rbn34bo3D https://t.co/IyZee46a8B
Larian Studios' Swen Vincke Blames Mass Layoffs on Publisher Greed https://t.co/TBoCqUoSTv #LarianStudios #Industry #PS5 #BaldursGate
Swen Vincke on layoffs and publishers who only care about quarterly profits: “Respect the people making the games” https://t.co/qVs7CHr7Un #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gameart #indiedev
Baldur's Gate 3 contains triple the word count of The Lord of the Rings books with a total cutscene runtime that is twice as long as HBO's Game of Thrones series, Larian Studios founder Swen Vincke said today. https://t.co/pE144FAPQb https://t.co/tUUQmoWIYU
Larian Studios is planning for a game so gargantuan, it may very well make Baldur's Gate 3 look tiny. https://t.co/JKkC0t35hA
Tarn Adams decries industry layoffs mandated by 'horrible, greedy people' Adams didn't mince words, saying the barrage of layoffs and canned projects were done by "greedy people trying to make some venture capital thing work out." https://t.co/Trxhx3ecKm https://t.co/OdpzPe3SBM
We speak to Hasbro's head of game studios Dan Ayoub about Baldur's Gate 3 and how it's impacting future D&D video games https://t.co/fLhOyKNdhb
Baldur's Gate 3 boss tells layoff-happy publishers to stop trying to "double" their money and instead "respect the people making the games" https://t.co/UUDshHAJnk
Not every RPG studio is ready to handle a $200 million Baldur's Gate 3 budget, Owlcat Games' founder and CEO says https://t.co/pwQpUKkJzo https://t.co/IYxadCctel
Baldur's Gate 3 boss blasts cycle of "greed" behind layoffs https://t.co/KQa6eprx7E https://t.co/5yY59B93SU
Baldur's Gate 3 boss blasts publisher "greed" behind layoffs https://t.co/KQa6eprx7E https://t.co/nIdWiRrJEC