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"What if Larian had shut down after Divine Divinity?": Star Trek Online exec scorns publishers who close teams like BioWare in favour of "AAA veteran" start-ups and AI "magic beans"

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Divine Divinity
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Divine Divinity
Genres · rpg
Release · Sep 22, 2002
Developer · Larian Studios
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1 articles 1 writers 0 reviews
Star Trek Online
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Star Trek Online
Genres · rpg
Release · Feb 2, 2010
Developer · Cryptic Studios
PCPS4Xbox One
22 articles 15 writers 1 reviews
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Role · Developer
Active · 2004–2021
Latest · Magic: Legends
Top genres · rpg, adventure
56 articles 36 writers 6 games
BioWare
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BioWare
Role · Developer / Publisher
Active · 2000–2024
Latest · Dragon Age: The Veilguard
Top genres · rpg, adventure, fps
1254 articles 325 writers 75 games
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