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Divinity franchise dev Larian Studios had a successful trip to Gamescom, even though two of the company's PCs were stolen containing early builds of Divinity: Dragon Commander and Divinity: Original Sin. "The team is using backup PCs, so no issues there," Larian said in a statement issued during the show. A video montaging Larian's antics at Gamescom also captures Larian president Swen Vincke reacting to the burglary in real time.

"How do you feel about somebody physically stealing your games?" he's asked. "I feel very bad bad about it. I feel like I've been raped actually. It wasn't only my games that were on there, there were also personal documents on there. So I hate it. I think the person should be crucified," Vincke said, clearly still upset.

"There's very little I can do, I'll keep on smiling. I'll give $5,000 to whoever gets me my PC back," Vincke added. As of now, Larian tells us it hasn't gotten its hardware back, nor have any builds of the two stolen games surfaced online (at least that Larian's seen). Nor has Larian heard from the culprits. If you'd like to get in contact with the studio to offer information, shoot the devs an email right here.

JoystiqLarian Studios' Gamescom still a success despite having two PCs stolen originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>burglarydivinitydivinity-dragon-commanderdivinity-original-singamescom-2012larian-studiospcswen-vinckeWed, 22 Aug 2012 14:30:00 EST<![CDATA[Early builds of Divinity games stolen from Gamescom]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/early-builds-of-divinity-games-stolen-from-gamescom/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/early-builds-of-divinity-games-stolen-from-gamescom/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/15/early-builds-of-divinity-games-stolen-from-gamescom/#comments Early builds of Divinity games stolen from GamescomTwo PCs holding early builds of Divinity: Dragon Commander and Divinity: Original Sin have been stolen from Larian Studios' booth at Gamescom, possibly by jerks. Larian sent a press release out, seeking information on the whereabouts of the PCs and the alleged jerks who did it. To that end, the developer is offering a $5000 reward.

"The team is using backup PCs, so no issues there," Larian reports. This is all reminiscent of PAX 2010, when a thief attempted to copy early code for the game Breach from one of Atomic Studios' computers. That attempt ended in an arrest and, eventually, probation.

JoystiqEarly builds of Divinity games stolen from Gamescom originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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