Baldur’s Gate 3, the follow-up to two of the most beloved (and arguably best) CRPGs of all-time, was finally announced this month. It is being created by Divinity: Original Sin developer Larian Studios, but it turns out that other prominent RPG developers tried to get their hands on it years ago.
“I love that title,” inXile CEO Brian Fargo told IGN. “You know, both me and
Feargus
were chasing that for years.
Swen
too. All of us, for a decade.”
The longtime Interplay developer continued: “After I left Interplay, it was the first thing I went for. I got very, very close at one point. I had the financing all lined up and then Atari got into trouble…”
Source: IGN.com Obsidian and inXile Both Tried to Get the Rights to Baldur's Gate 3