Larian Studios, the developer of Baldur’s Gate 3 has announced the launch of a new studio called Larian Barcelona. This new studio is formed of the back of a Blitworks-Larian Studios asset deal.
The new Spanish studio will consist of the former engineering team working at Blitworks, which is known for its console and mobile ports of acclaimed titles such as Super Meat Boy, They Are Billions, FEZ, Spelunky, Bastion, Sonic CD, and Don’t Starve.
It also worked on Larian Studio’s Divinity: Original Sin 2 where it ported the game on the Nintendo Switch back in 2019.
BlitWorks co-founder Tony Cabello had this to say,
BlitWorks’ story with Larian goes way back. After porting most of the best indie games to console, we were challenged to port Divinity: Original Sin 2 to Nintendo Switch and without knowing, that was the start of a long-lasting relationship. No need to say fitting DOS2 on Nintendo Switch was one of the most difficult projects we’ve ever done, but working with Larian was simple and straightforward, we felt at home.
In the end, we could deliver a port of the ‘utmost quality’, as initially required, and what we also require ourselves on every project we work on. After that, things flowed naturally and we can only say we’re excited to finally put all our focus exclusively on Larian’s projects moving forward, and help build Larian Barcelona
This makes it the seventh new studio that has come under Larian Studio’s umbrella, where it now joins teams in Gent, Dublin, Quebec, Saint Petersburg, and recently announced offices in Guildford and Kuala Lumpur.
Larian Studios founder, Swen Vincke had his say as well,
The team at BlitWorks are one of the hidden gems of our industry. They have been nothing but excellent, have consistently delivered high quality, and share a deep passion for games. They’re a natural fit. I’m therefore doubly happy today. A place by the beach that features actual sun and a significant boost to our capacity.
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