The Recreation Awards’ mysterious statue was such a well-kept secret that not even PlayStation or Xbox knew which sport it was far.
That’s in accordance with Larian Studios founder and CEO Swen Vincke, who advised VGC that the rationale for the statue – which was to advertise a brand new sport within the Divinity sequence – was so well-guarded that platform holders didn’t learn about it.
In our in depth interview with Vincke, we requested if Larian intends to launch the following Divinity sport on PS5 and Xbox consoles, given the position they performed within the a part of Baldur’s Gate 3.
Vincke replied that Larian has but to have conversations with the platform holders in regards to the sport, as a result of they didn’t learn about it till The Recreation Awards reveal.
“The platforms didn’t know the sport existed till The Recreation Awards,” Vincke advised us. “They simply discovered, so we nonetheless must go and speak to them, so it was a enjoyable reveal for them too. We actually needed to maintain it a secret, which can be a pity that the leak occurred.”
Shortly earlier than the total reveal at The Recreation Awards, it was seen that trademark info that matched the statue had been registered, pointing to a brand new Divinity sport by Larian. As such, by the point The Recreation Awards arrive, some already knew to count on a brand new Divinity sport, which was irritating for the studio.
“There was a little bit of cursing,” Vincke advised us. “It’s a factor that occurs, proper? It’s not the tip of the world. There are far more essential issues in life.
“It was actually cool to see that the viewers was engaged with the Hellstone. It actually was plenty of enjoyable. We all know, clearly, what each single factor on that stone means, which we’ll reveal over time. It could have been cooler if it had remained a secret.”
The brand new sport, which is just titled Divinity for now, is the sixth predominant sport within the sequence following Divine Divinity, Past Divinity, Divinity 2, Divinity: Unique Sin and Divinity: Unique Sin 2. The final sport was launched again in 2017.
“The gods are silent. Rivellon bleeds. New powers stir,” the sport’s description reads. “Constructed by the crew who introduced you Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios unchains its ambitions to convey you an RPG with larger breadth and depth than ever earlier than.”
Baldur’s Gate 3 was launched in 2023 to nice essential acclaim and gained six awards at The Recreation Awards 2023, together with Recreation of the Yr, however final yr Vinke mentioned the studio was shifting on from the Dungeons & Dragons universe to attempt its hand at one thing else.
