Swen Vincke

Swen Vincke is the founder and creative director of Larian Studios. Swen is the creative lead on Baldur's Gate III, which released in early access in 2020.

History
Vincke founded Larian Studios, which was named after his dog called Lar, in 1997. In 2014, Swen and his team approached Wizards of the Coast in order to make the sequel to Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. However, Wizards of the Coast did not feel as if Larian Studios had the experience to continue the saga. Wizards of the Coast would later approach Swen after they saw the potential in | Divinity Original Sin 2. Swen, as well as his writers and designers, would produce the initial design document for Baldur's Gate III a month before the release of Divinity: Original Sin II. The document was later submitted to Wizards of the Coast, who liked the core concept of Baldur's Gate III, but overall wished for a new and improved version. Since the new version was created, Wizards of the Coast signed off on it, and Swen's studio began development of Baldur's Gate III. The video game would be released in early access on 6th October 2020, after a delay of about a week.

Works

 * Baldur's Gate III