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[Last Hearth]

So the latest is that Corinne Busche has been hired by Wizards of the Coast as game director, and given that Larian has declined on making Baldur's Gate 4, this probably means WOTC will be internally making that title with Busche in charge of the project.

Thanks to Mr Moose for adding the link.

 

[Kacho]

Are you the source?

 

[Madflavor]

Sweet source dude.

 

[Ailike]

Trust me bro

 

[Mozzarella]

Ok so i got baited.

 

[That Damn Kid]

 

[LectureMaster]

Now we know what she is gonna transition to next.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Fake?

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Director Corinne Busche Hired by Wizards of The Coast for Skeleton Key Studios After Leaving BioWare

Corinne Busche, the controversial director of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, landed a new role with Wizards of the Coast's Skeleton Key Studios.

thatparkplace.com

 

[Generic]

Baldur's Gate 3 was already full of DEI anyway.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Mr Moose]

 

[kyubajin]

 

[Ailike]

We out here posting Grummz fanfiction now

 

[Kacho]

His track record recently gives this credence. I'm eager to hear more.

This move would be very on brand for Wizards. Trash company these days. Banned a fuckton of "problematic" Magic cards among many other things.

 

[nkarafo]

Imagine being responsible for a massive failure but they still hire you for the same exact job, moments later.

This is how stupid activists are. They can't help themselves.

 

[kbear]

Horrific if true.

 

[Mister Wolf]

I just hope WOTC won't fuck up Exodus. I have high hopes for that game.

 

[Firestartah]

Thank the Maker he didnt go to the EXODUS studio since they are under Wizards of the coast, you know, to ruin even the Mass Effect alternative.

 

[Labadal]

A perfect fit if true.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Hasbro has been on a shit-streak with DnD for years now, so this is just par for the course.

 

[GloveSlap]

Imagine being responsible for a massive failure but they still hire you for the same exact job, moments later.

This is how stupid activists are. They can't help themselves.

That and thinking that some franchise name means anything when you go out of your way to subvert it.

 

[LordCBH]

I'm tired of talentless dipshits failing up.

 

[Last Hearth]

That and thinking that some franchise name means anything when you go out of your way to subvert it.

Yeah, I basically already was probably not going to buy BG4 with Larian not involved. But this seals it.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Imagine being responsible for a massive failure but they still hire you for the same exact job, moments later.

This is how stupid activists are. They can't help themselves.

Nepotism - Wikipedia

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[Complistic]

Hilarious if true though.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Wizard of the Coast is peak woke, and one of the reasons, if not the main, why Larian is not working with them anymore.

In their clown world, this makes sense.

 

[Fbh]

Wouldn't really be surprising with this being Wizards of the Coast.
Honestly, I hope they put a ton of money into a new game, then realize Baldur's Gate 3 did so well because Larian made an awesome game, and not because of the IP.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

When people are struggling as much as they are to find work in gaming, how does this talentless drag queen shoot straight to the top?

Oh. WOTC.

 

[AyraSutoraifu]

 

[Zacfoldor]

If you liked BG3 it isn't really BG you liked, it is Larian.

DOS2 is closer to BG3 than BotW is to TotK. You just never knew.

Good for Larian, getting out from under the Woke Thumb.

 

[March Climber]

I'm tired of talentless dipshits failing up.

Another one of those funny posts where someone can't tell who you're talking about. Grifters? X Leakers? Grummz? Debunkers? Journos? The director? All of the above?

 

[JusticeForAll]

Is this a joke? I honestly can't tell anymore.

 

[HJuggernaut]

We need to keep a list of where these individuals work and on what games, so we know what not to purchase.

 

[SHA]

Another one of those funny posts where someone can't tell who you're talking about. Grifters? X Leakers? Grummz? Debunkers? Journos? The director? All of the above?

His body language tells he's a grifter, he's doing the easy part, why should I trust him? nobody should.

 

[Loomy]

Baldur's Gate 3 was already full of DEI anyway.

And it was a great game.

 

[phant0m]

I'm tired of talentless dipshits failing up.

Welcome to corporate America.

FYI this is not unique to this person, company, or even the gaming industry.

 

[Hudo]

Since WotC's business model is to destroy D&D, that hire would make sense.

 

[Dr. Samuel Hayden]

We need to keep a list of where these individuals work and on what games, so we know what not to purchase.

Easy. It's literally every single western gaming company.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

So the latest is that Corinne Busche has been hired by Wizards of the Coast as game director, and given that Larian has declined on making Baldur's Gate 4, this probably means WOTC will be internally making that title with Busche in charge of the project.

Thanks to Mr Moose for adding the link.

The new Uwe Boll

 

[artsi]

No matter who makes BG4 because it's not Larian and it will not be as good as BG3.

 

[XXL]

No matter who makes BG4 because it's not Larian and it will not be as good as BG3.

 

[Hudo]

No matter who makes BG4 because it's not Larian and it will not be as good as BG3.

Plot twist: BioWare will make BG4 after ME (if they are still alive).

 

[Sgt.Asher]

Fits like a glove to be honest. Wotc has been shit for awhile now.

 

[BigBeauford]

Why would anyone doubt SmashJT? He's been correct/ahead of so many news drops.

 

[Horatius]

i had no idea john hight was the president over there wtf

mildly surprised it's such a DEI shitshow with him there but i guess that's one way to get the blizzard breast milk stink off him

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

With Larian gone, Baldurs Gate it was going to be a bit of an unknown anyway moving forward. At least we've got BG3 to remember Baldurs Gate by.

 

[Kacho]

With Larian gone, Baldurs Gate it was going to be a bit of an unknown anyway moving forward. At least we've got BG3 to remember Baldurs Gate by.

It wasn't that long ago when people were losing their minds over BG3 being turn-based. Look at us now.

 

[f~N_CH_1:3:3:3_SushiBoat]

Past few months I've taken deliberate interest in identifying a particular list of directors, leads and writers.....which i will be avoiding any and all projects they are involved with.

 

[viveks86]

Want the news headline to sound legit? Add BREAKING at the start

EDIT: I have no idea if it's real or not. Show the receipts first or shut up till you can.

 

[Humdinger]

At first I thought, "Oh no, they were associated with Baldur's Gate 3, weren't they? Why the hell would they hire him?" But apparently, Wizards of the Coast has a terrible track record as far as wokery goes, so I suppose it makes sense. I'm not a PC or D&D guy, so I wasn't aware. I'm glad to hear Larian put distance between them.

There's a lot of nepotism or patronage in the gaming industry, rather than meritocracy. A writer can destroy a franchise, then get another job no problem. It's not what you know, it's who you know...