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Divinity Announcement Sparks 'Incredible' Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2 Sales, Larian Boss Says
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 69826" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/01/20/ss-cf936d31061b58e98e0c646aee00e6030c410cda-1920x1080-1768906041418.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/if-you-like-baldurs-gate-3-this-is-gonna-be-great-larian-boss-swen-vincke-reveals-what-to-expect-from-divinity-in-first-interview-since-the-game-awards-announcement" target="_blank">Last month’s announcement of Divinity</a> has sparked a significant increase in sales of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, developer Larian has said.</p><p></p><p>Divinity, announced at <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2025-everything-announced" target="_blank">The Game Awards</a> in December with a much-discussed trailer, is the next role-playing game from Larian following the enormous success of its 2023 Dungeons & Dragons-themed role-playing game. And it’s Baldur’s Gate 3 that has shown remarkable staying power, particularly on Steam where it is still seeing peak concurrent player numbers above 100,000 despite being two-and-a-half years old.</p><p></p><p>2017's <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/divinity-original-sin-ii" target="_blank">Divinity: Original Sin 2</a>, meanwhile, has also seen an uptick in players following the Divinity announcement, with peak concurrents in the tens of thousands rather than thousands in the weeks since. (<a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/what-is-divinity-larian-studios-baldurs-gate-3" target="_blank">If you're wondering what Divinity is, check out IGN's handy explainer</a>.)</p><p></p><p></p><p>According to Larian boss Swen Vincke, it’s not just that people who already own Baldur’s Gate 3 or Divinity: Original Sin 2 are returning to the game. People are buying both games in significant numbers and jumping in for the first time.</p><p></p><p>“Sales for both BG3 and D:OS2 have been incredible since the announcement of Divinity,” <a href="https://x.com/LarAtLarian/status/2013481225030094906" target="_blank">Vincke said</a>. “D:OS2 really surprised us by having its best month since release in 2017. Wish I’d removed the squirrel in time <img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%2064%2064%22%3E%3Ctext%20x%3D%2250%25%22%20y%3D%2250%25%22%20text-anchor%3D%22middle%22%20dominant-baseline%3D%22central%22%20font-size%3D%2254%22%3E%F0%9F%99%82%3C%2Ftext%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="22" height="22" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />”</p><p></p><p>Typically, multiplayer live service games are expected to retain a large playerbase over the course of years, with revenue generated by the sale of in-game items such as battle passes, cosmetics, and DLC add-ons. Indeed, Steam’s top 10 most-played games are packed with live service games such as Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG.</p><p></p><p></p><p>But there are some single-player games that buck this trend. Bethesda’s single-player RPGs such as Skyrim and Fallout are usually there or thereabouts in terms of Steam popularity. CD Projekt’s The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 remain hugely popular even now, years after launch. And Baldur’s Gate 3 is perhaps top of the single-player tree, with renewed interest in all things Larian following the Divinity reveal fueling it further.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of Divinity, Larian recently held a reddit AMA to answer questions from fans. <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/everything-we-learned-about-divinity-from-larians-reddit-ama" target="_blank">Here’s everything we learned about Divinity from it</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/divinity-announcement-sparks-incredible-baldurs-gate-3-and-divinity-original-sin-2-sales-larian-boss-says" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 69826, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/01/20/ss-cf936d31061b58e98e0c646aee00e6030c410cda-1920x1080-1768906041418.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/if-you-like-baldurs-gate-3-this-is-gonna-be-great-larian-boss-swen-vincke-reveals-what-to-expect-from-divinity-in-first-interview-since-the-game-awards-announcement']Last month’s announcement of Divinity[/URL] has sparked a significant increase in sales of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, developer Larian has said. Divinity, announced at [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2025-everything-announced']The Game Awards[/URL] in December with a much-discussed trailer, is the next role-playing game from Larian following the enormous success of its 2023 Dungeons & Dragons-themed role-playing game. And it’s Baldur’s Gate 3 that has shown remarkable staying power, particularly on Steam where it is still seeing peak concurrent player numbers above 100,000 despite being two-and-a-half years old. 2017's [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/divinity-original-sin-ii']Divinity: Original Sin 2[/URL], meanwhile, has also seen an uptick in players following the Divinity announcement, with peak concurrents in the tens of thousands rather than thousands in the weeks since. ([URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/what-is-divinity-larian-studios-baldurs-gate-3']If you're wondering what Divinity is, check out IGN's handy explainer[/URL].) According to Larian boss Swen Vincke, it’s not just that people who already own Baldur’s Gate 3 or Divinity: Original Sin 2 are returning to the game. People are buying both games in significant numbers and jumping in for the first time. “Sales for both BG3 and D:OS2 have been incredible since the announcement of Divinity,” [URL='https://x.com/LarAtLarian/status/2013481225030094906']Vincke said[/URL]. “D:OS2 really surprised us by having its best month since release in 2017. Wish I’d removed the squirrel in time :)” Typically, multiplayer live service games are expected to retain a large playerbase over the course of years, with revenue generated by the sale of in-game items such as battle passes, cosmetics, and DLC add-ons. Indeed, Steam’s top 10 most-played games are packed with live service games such as Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG. But there are some single-player games that buck this trend. Bethesda’s single-player RPGs such as Skyrim and Fallout are usually there or thereabouts in terms of Steam popularity. CD Projekt’s The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077 remain hugely popular even now, years after launch. And Baldur’s Gate 3 is perhaps top of the single-player tree, with renewed interest in all things Larian following the Divinity reveal fueling it further. Speaking of Divinity, Larian recently held a reddit AMA to answer questions from fans. [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/everything-we-learned-about-divinity-from-larians-reddit-ama']Here’s everything we learned about Divinity from it[/URL]. [I]Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/divinity-announcement-sparks-incredible-baldurs-gate-3-and-divinity-original-sin-2-sales-larian-boss-says"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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