It’s been a busy week for industry speculation after Geoff Keighley started posting about a mysterious, glowing monolith in the middle of the California desert, which was later moved into Los Angeles. Now, it appears the monolith’s mystery might have just been solved through a trademark filing.
Rumors that the monolith was erected to tease new Diablo 4 content, Elder Scrolls 6, God of War, or Lords of the Fallen 2 were all shot down by people in the know. While others speculated that it still could be related to The Elder Scrolls Online, or a new FromSoft game, it appears most likely that the statue is promoting a new Divinity title from Larian.
A trio of trademark filings were spotted up by MP1st, including a new Divinity logo and a symbol that looks suspiciously like the glowing one on Geoff Keighley’s monolith. The familiar-looking trademarks come after Larian’s publishing director said there aren’t currently any plans for a Divinity: Original Sin 3, meaning the upcoming title may be a new Divinity game outside of the Original Sin prequel series.
A recent PlayStation Store database leak revealed that Divinity: Original Sin 2 is getting a Definitive Edition release on the PS5, but it’s likely that the statue and the new trademark filings relate to a brand new title in the Divinity series.
The Game Awards is not far away now, airing on December 11 live from Los Angeles. Despite being over two years old now, Larian’s Baldur’s Gate 3 is up for an award again, earning another nomination for Best Community Support. This year’s frontrunner looks to be Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which earned a record-breaking 12 nominations. Plenty of worthy games also failed to make the cut: check out our list of The Game Awards’ biggest snubs for 2025.