Divinity: Original Sin coming to Consoles via Larian Studios and Focus Home Interactive
2014s most talked-about RPG comes to consoles with a host of exciting new content
Released to overwhelming critical acclaim, reaching close to a million copies sold on PC and winning over 150 game of the year awards and nominations, Larian Studios' RPG Divinity Original Sin comes to consoles with a host of new and enhanced content inDivinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.
The “Best RPG in years” (according to PC Gamer) receives a full makeover, including - but not limited to - a newintuitive user-interfacetailored for controllers and couch friendly dynamic split-screen, withfull voiced and remastered AAA dialoguesfeaturing Alix Wilton Regan and Alec Newman, as well ashours of new content; quests, combat-styles, locations, changes to the crafting system and a reworked storyline breathing new life into the already expansive world of Rivellon.
More details will be revealed over the coming months, but for an early look be sure tovisit the Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition booth at E3.
Of their partnership, Larian CEO Swen Vincke said
“There was a lot of publisher interest for [the console version] but when Focus approached us, the decision was rapidly made. We know each other well, having worked together since 2002, and that means there’s a lot of mutual trust & respect.
Focus' recent growth as well as the energy and enthusiasm showcased by their team makes me confident they’ll do a great job in publishing the Xbox One & PS4 versions of Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition.”
His remarks were followed closely by Focus Home Interactive’s Managing Partner Cedric Lagarrigue, stating
“We’re very proud to accompany Larian on such a big project. We’re pleased to see that both Focus and Larian have remarkably grown since our first partnership more than 10 years ago, and that now together we’ll deliver one of the most exciting RPGs that will release on consoles at the end of 2015.”
Easing a new generation into the world of cRPGs, Original Sin - Enhanced Edition features isometric, party-based gameplay, turn based combat in a story that will have you embroiled in a fantasy world of free exploration thanks to a new split-screen friendly UI.
Sneak, stab, trip, poison or explode your way through Rivellon in this extended and enhanced version of 2014s PC RPG of the Year (Gamespot), coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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About Focus Home Interactive
Focus Home Interactive is a French publisher based in Paris, France. Known for the quality, diversity and originality of its catalogue, Focus has published and distributed original titles that have become benchmark titles worldwide, available both in store and for download across the world. Focus publishes games on all major platforms, consoles and PC. The publisher’s catalogue will get even richer the coming months with eagerly awaited games such as Blood Bowl 2, Act of Aggression, Vampyr, Battlefleet Gothic, The Technomancer, Farming Simulator 15, Mordheim, and more. More information about the company and its games at:
About Larian Studios
Larian Studios is an independent game developer located in Gent, Belgium. Founded in 1996, Larian make all kinds of games for all kinds of platforms that are played by millions of people. Their most famous games are the Divinity series and the games made for kid broadcasters. Larian have enjoyed recent success on Kickstarter and commercial and critical acclaim for 2014 RPG Divinity: Original Sin.
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