Hasbro is ‘talking to lots of partners’ about making another Baldur’s Gate without Larian

Baldur’s Gate IP owner Wizards of the Coast has addressed the future of the franchise, following the news that developer Larian won’t be making another game in the series.

Last month Larian boss Sven Vinke said that Larian was moving on from the Dungeons & Dragons universe to try its hand at something else.

In an interview with PC Gamer, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast’s senior vice president of digital strategy and licensing Eugene Evans discussed the future of the franchise post-Larian.

“We’re now talking to lots of partners and being approached by a lot of partners who are embracing the challenge of, what does the future of the Baldur’s Gate franchise look like?” Evans said.

“We certainly hope that it’s not another 25 years, as it was from Baldur’s Gate 2 to 3, before we answer that. But we’re going to take our time and find the right partner, the right approach, and the right product that could represent the future of Baldur’s Gate.

“We take that very, very seriously, as we do with all of our decisions around our portfolio. We don’t rush into decisions as to who to partner with on products or what products we should be considering.”

Last month, Vinke said Larian has no plans to make DLC, expansions or a sequel to Baldur’s Gate 3.

“We are a company of big ideas,” he explained. “We are not a company that’s made to create DLCs or expansions. We tried that actually, a few times. It failed every single time. It’s not our thing. Life is too short. Our ambitions are very large.”

Last week, Baldur’s Gate 3 won the award for best game at the 2024 BAFTA Awards, as well as EE Game of the Year, which is the only award voted for by the general public.