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So, I got bored and created a Wikipedia article for Larian! It's pretty sparse right now and you guys are all welcome to improve it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larian
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Oh and does anyone know another site similar to Wikipedia? Wikipedia, btw, has some of the worst track records in ensuring article consistency: a lot of pages get deleted like 30 minutes after creation and the person who deleted the page will usually keep citing rules and regulations(like insufficient content) like some ape on steroids and have a vendetta for removing said page even after it's been refined into oblivion.
That's what I forgot when I created that page. And that's what I remembered when it was deleted.
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Well, it's not "a Beligian game developer" and the dog wasn't called Pilar... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
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Well, it's not "a Beligian game developer" and the dog wasn't called Pilar... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Oh wrong spelling... so, what's the right name for "Pilar"? That aside... I wonder if the article is to Larian's satisfaction. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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Well, it's not "a Beligian game developer" and the dog wasn't called Pilar... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> So it is Divine Divinity 2?
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Well, it's not "a Beligian game developer" and the dog wasn't called Pilar... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> So it is Divine Divinity 2? Amazing! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif" alt="" /> So, the source code for DD2 can be found within the brain of a dog? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> It's little wonder why Larian's taking kinda long... the extraction process must be rather thorough and painful!
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So it is Divine Divinity 2? Not saying it is, not saying it isn't. It's wikipedia: don't trust everything you read.
I am in blood
Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
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So it is Divine Divinity 2? Not saying it is, not saying it isn't. It's wikipedia: don't trust everything you read. Well, that's the "tentative" name for the project and I assume they'll rename it once they've decided to "reveal" the product. So no... I doubt it's the right name. And ack... I forgot you're from Larian and ack again, the name should be "Next gen game". :P And hey, so Swen's dog = some other name?
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It's been a long while now since I played, but wasn't the dog just called Lar?
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It's been a long while now since I played, but wasn't the dog just called Lar? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/kitty.gif" alt="" />
I am in blood
Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
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I think it's a little bit like with Indiana Jones. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
When you find a big kettle of crazy, it's best not to stir it.
--Dilbert cartoon
"Interplay.some zombiefied unlife thing going on there" - skavenhorde at RPGWatch
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I think it's a little bit like with Indiana Jones. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
LOL... now I'm confused. What has Larian got to do with Indiana Jones? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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Indiana Jones was named after the dog... Larian Studios was named after the dog...
I am in blood
Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
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It's been a long while now since I played, but wasn't the dog just called Lar? I don't know... lol... in an interview, Swen was quoted as saying: http://209.85.175.104/search?q=cach...5&gl=sg&client=firefox-aArreouw: Just out of curiosity, how did you come up with the names of your companies?
Swen: Ours is a bit of a long story, but I'll try to make it short. I once had a dog, a German shepherd, whose name was Pilar. I thought it was a ridiculous name, but it was the name that he had been given. Since he reacted to Pi, and to Lar, I started calling him Lar, after some kind of house gods the Romans had. I grew very attached to him, and he died just as we started making games. Hence, Larian Studios.
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Indiana Jones was named after the dog... Larian Studios was named after the dog... Really?! That I didn't know... hmmm... lol.
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I knew the dog was named Lar, but I didn't know that it was short for Pilar. Ok, so that was correct after all. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
I am in blood
Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more,
Returning were as tedious as go o'er.
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I knew the dog was named Lar, but I didn't know that it was short for Pilar. Ok, so that was correct after all. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> Still, it's kinda sweet to name a company after a dog. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
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I knew the dog was named Lar, but I didn't know that it was short for Pilar. Ok, so that was correct after all. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> Still, it's kinda sweet to name a company after a dog. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> That is definitely rather cool, yeah <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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So it is Divine Divinity 2? Not saying it is, not saying it isn't. It's wikipedia: don't trust everything you read. Yes, and I'm not saying there are nukes in Kleine Brogel and not saying there aren't...
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Yes, and I'm not saying there are nukes in Kleine Brogel and not saying there aren't... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> Touché!
I am in blood
Stepp'd in so far, that, should I wade no more,
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