Tag: Baldurs Gate
News Baldur's Gate 3 Secures Game of the Year from New York Video Game Critics Circle
Neil Druckmann recieves Andrew Yoon Legend Award
Despite it almost being February, RPG-to-beat Baldur's Gate 3 has secured another prestigious Game of the Year win, this time from the New York Video Game Critics Circle. As previously announced, there, at the New York Game Awards, Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann received the Andrew Yoon Legend Award for...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Director Already Hard at Work on Larian Studios' Next Game
But don't expect specifics anytime soon
It's hard to find a more exciting success story from 2023 than that of Larian Studios, the plucky Belgian developer behind the monumental Baldur's Gate 3. Extremely deep and full of meaningful, unique content, it was the work of hundreds of passionate minds across years, setting an imposing precedent for the...
News Fiendish Baldur's Gate 3 Players Exploit Raphael for Infernal Act 1 Gear
Pairs well with Zhalk's Everburn Blade, we hear
Baldur's Gate 3 is one of the most intricate and absorbing RPGs ever made, and almost six months after launch, players are still kicking the tyres of Larian's epic game. An exploit has recently been uncovered in the game's opening hours that will allow exceptionally dedicated players to not only turn...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Most Frustrating Glitch Has Finally Been Fixed on PS5
Jump up, jump up, and get down
Games as large as Larian's Leviathan Baldur's Gate 3 are made of countless interlocking parts held together by technological wizardry and prayers, which will never cease to amaze us. Even after multiple extra years of developments in Early Access, five major patches and 15 hotfixes since launching in August alone,...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Honour Mode Is Already Beginning to Break Players
Foehammer, indeed
As if anyone needed another reason to play Baldur's Gate 3 again, the recently released Honour Mode provides as good an incentive as any, especially for masochists. Veterans of Tactition, formerly the most difficult in the game, are finding Honour Mode — where a story-focused run will last regular players around 50 hours — to...
Random Larian CEO Swen Vincke May or May Not Crash The Game Awards in Suit of Plate
Armoured for the occasion
Founder and CEO of Larian Studios, Swen Vincke, aims to rock up to The Game Awards in a singularly unique style. According to the Push Square audience, Baldur's Gate 3 will ultimately be crowned Game of the Year 2023, and there is a genuine chance the eclectic Vincke will stride onto the stage in
News Larian Slyly Slips Realistic Jiggle Physics into Baldur's Gate 3
I like to see you wiggle, wiggle, for sure
Baldur's Gate 3's massive Update 5 rolled out last week, bringing a swathe of changes and fixes, new features like Honour Mode, an all-new epilogue, and even making Minthara easier to recruit. The list of tweaks is extensive and detailed, but developer Larian Studios left at least one big
News Boring Baldur's Gate 3 Players Can Now Recruit Minthara without Murder
We prefer the old way
Baldur's Gate 3 is a game crammed full of content, with a single playthrough only allowing for a limited look at a larger whole, depending on decisions made. One such "secret" many players may have missed is Minthara, a sadistic Drow Paladin and potential party member, who could previously only be recruited under very special...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 11 Live on PS5, Astarion's Awkward Kissing Up Next
High priority
Baldur's Gate 3's Hotfix 11 is now live on PS5 (the second in ten days, if you're counting), again quashing a swathe of bugs and making your journey through Larian Studios' epic RPG that much smoother. The changes primarily address technical issues that invariably arise in a game as interconnected as BG3. Astarion fans will be glad to...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Bear% Sex Speedrun Record Set at 50 Minutes, 30 seconds
Ursine urgency
Baldur's Gate 3's sex speedrunning scene is quite niche, but there's just something so compelling about the endless quest to woo companion characters as quickly as possible. Recently, a patch made romancing Lae'Zel more difficult, which rocked the small community, specifically those aiming for the broader
News Larian's Xbox Series S Optimization Efforts May Benefit Baldur's Gate 3 on PS5
Better together
Baldur's Gate 3 was released on PS5 back on 6th September. Still, issues regarding performance and parity have prevented the game's release on Xbox platforms, primarily due to split-screen co-op struggling on the less powerful Series S, and our friends over at Pure Xbox have been keeping tabs on the situation. However, a recent...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 10 Should Keep Shadowheart on Track
Eyes on the prize
Just in time for the weekend, developer Larian Studios has released Baldur's Gate 3's tenth hotfix, which, in addition to four full patches, is a level of post-launch support we're afraid to become accustomed to for fear of future disappointment. However, it's smaller in scope than the relatively large Hotfix 9, so perhaps the s
News Larian's Permadeath 'Honour Mode' Seemingly Coming to Baldur's Gate 3
Finally, a challenge
Baldur's Gate 3 is many things to many people. Still, one thing it lacks is a truly sadistic permadeath mode where a party wipe, instead of maybe losing an hour or so of combat time, nukes your save entirely and deletes your character permanently. HowLongtoBeat suggests a Main Story run alone would take over 55 hours, which is...
News Another Baldur's Gate 3 Patch, Another 1,000+ Fixes on PS5
Patch 4 has arrived
The next Baldur's Gate 3 patch has arrived, and in typical Larian fashion, it's overwhelming in scope and peppered throughout with jokes. Over 1000 tweaks, bug fixes, added animations, features, revisions, and changes have been implemented, and the patch is now live on PS5. You can read the complete list here. Further...
Random Larian Sets South Park Straight on Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Cross-Save Functionality
Get with the program, Stan
As further proof that epic RPG Baldur's Gate 3 has truly broken into the mainstream, Larian's latest was featured in the most recent episode of South Park, entitled "South Park: Joining the Panderverse". In the episode, Cartman, living in an alternate reality (and played by Janeisha Adams-Ginyard), is fearful of losing...
News Baldur's Gate 3's Hefty Hotfix 9 Expands Magic Mirror Usage, Fixes PS5 Split-Screen Issue
Who's the fairest of them all?
Developer Larian Studios hasn't taken the foot off the gas since Baldur's Gate 3 launched, pushing out the second hotfix of the week and the ninth since the game launched on PC at the start of August, with those coming to the PS5 iteration, which launched in September. That's in addition to three full patches, the most...
News Larian Unveils Baldur's Gate 3's Most Milquetoast Multiclass Builds
If it ain't broke...
Now that the excellent Baldur's Gate 3 has been out in the wild for a while, all kinds of interesting data can be gleaned, such as how players, from the safety and privacy of their own homes, choose to experience an innovative new RPG. Thanks to stats provided by developer Larian Studios and posted on the PlayStation Blog, when...
Random Explosive Results of Baldur's Gate 3 Testing Revealed to Developer Larian's Delight
Tick, tick, boom
Baldur's Gate 3 is a reactive game, but not just in terms of narrative and choice. Some of its most exciting gameplay aspects come from developer Larian Studio's previous outing, Divinity: Original Sin 2, such as the explosive elemental reaction system, which might come as a surprise to more
News 'Shoulder's of Giants Stuff': Baldur's Gate 3 Writer Pays Tribute to BioWare's Immortal RPGs
Remember where you came from
In the shadow of Starfield, it seems like the Baldur's Gate 3 hype train might finally be beginning to slow, but its own legacy is just beginning. Larian Studios' success seems to have surprised even the developers themselves, with the studio's lead writer paying tribute to the giants upon whose shoulders they stood to...
News Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Preload, Release Times Revealed as Console Launch Inches Closer
Time Stop, 9th level, Transmutation
Baldur's Gate 3's long-foretold console launch date inches ever closer, and in proof that a Time Stop spell cast on a critical 20 hasn't actually crossed over into our plane of existence, the meaty RPG's various preload times on PS5 have been revealed. Over on X, developer Larian Studios shared the times you...
News Larian Studios Still Cooking the Ability to Change Baldur's Gate 3 Character Appearance
In hindsight, the mohawk was a bold choice
While the wait for Baldur's Gate 3 has been an interminable one, an advantage to having to endure a month of PC players tearing it apart is that aspects of the game that really need improving are being detected and actioned by developer Larian Studios. One quite baffling missing feature is the ability to...
News Larian Studios CEO Responds to 'Raised Standards' Concerns: 'Standards Die Every Day'
"In video games there's so much free space to explore, still, in the creative tree"
Baldur's Gate 3 represents a shift for AAA RPGs that's hard to put into words without sounding overly trite but needs must. If Breath of the Wild was an event horizon for exploration in open worlds, then BG3 does the same for depth and character choice in RPGs. It's...
News PS5 Release of Baldur's Gate 3 Will Mirror the PC Version at Launch and Beyond
Now we're talking
Larian Studios' month-long victory tour continues, with Baldur's Gate 3 earning accolades from players and critics to a frankly ridiculous extent on PC. Not content with humbly enjoying the lavish praise of fans and the jealous envy of competitors, the plucky outfit is again making promises that might sound insane from virtually...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Lord Swen Vincke Unprepared for How Completely Viral That Bear Scene Went
But he's glad it did
Larian Studios is currently enjoying the success of Baldur's Gate 3's launch on PC, which only came out last Friday, and promptly shattered records and defied expectations. If you exist on the internet, chances are you saw the headlines surrounding this game and a certain scene involving the druid Halsin, Wildshifted into be
News Baldur's Gate 3 Feast Continues, Cracks Steam's Top 10 Most Played Games List
Larian demands a worthy foe; FromSoftware, CDPR stand unbowed
Baldur's Gate 3's meteoric rise off the back of its PC launch alone continues unabated, breaking fresh ground by the hour and blowing minds by the second. The monstrous CRPG has been eating well, already swimming with exclusive company, heralded as one of the best video games ever made...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Pre-Orders Skyrocket on PS5 Following PC Launch
Against all odds
Baldur's Gate 3 has had a monstrous launch on PC, with its passage into this plane of existence so powerful Steam itself was made to shake. Unsurprisingly, the positive buzz around this one has been infectious, and PlayStation players are eager to get to grips with it, pushing the RPG to the top of pre-order charts in the largest...
News Larian Studios Pays Voice Actor to Make 'Sexy' Baldur's Gate 3 Sounds Using Hand, Mouth
So you can enjoy "your little perverted roleplays"
The horniest RPG since The Witcher 3 (or Cyberpunk 2077, it's a toss-up, really), Baldur's Gate 3 is all the rage right now, and no doubt your social media feed is flooded with images and footage of all kinds of fantastical escapades. Love it or leave it, players have come to expect sex in their...
News It's Party Time! Steam Groans Under the Strain of Baldur's Gate 3's PC Launch
To wait, or not to wait, *that* is the question
With the long-prophesied, potentially apocalyptic coming of Larian Studio's Baldur's Gate 3 (to PC), we mere mortals can only gaze in wonderment as Steam, Valve's monolithic (near-monopolistic) platform, buckles to contain the girthy game. The
News Lady Dimitrescu Voice Actress Bringing Similarly Dominant Energy to Baldur's Gate 3 Antagonist
Keep your friends close, and your blades closer
Larian Studios' ludicrously epic Baldur's Gate 3 is so big that it needs three primary antagonists for players to contend with, its "unholy evil triumvirate". We've already met two of them, brought to life by a couple of the most brilliant actors of the age; Jason Is
News Larian Studios Gets TikTok Ban for Bear-Form Druid Sex Scene in Baldur's Gate 3
To the cheers of rapturous fans
You might be surprised to learn that Baldur's Gate 3 is the kind of game in which you can have sexual relations with a druid shape-shifted into animal form, specifically, into that of a bear (a Grizzly, to our discerning eye). You shouldn't be, though, considering Commander Shepard's own amorous adventures; a decade...
The weight of ages bearing down
Recreating the city of Baldur's Gate from the beloved CRPG of the same name is a Herculean task fraught with danger. It needs to be recognisable to venerable veterans of the 1998 classic and yet manage to conform to modern game design principles. With Baldur's Gate 3, developer Larian Studios describes the process as...
News Harry Potter, The Patriot Antagonist Rules Baldur's Gate 3 with an Iron Fist
Jason Isaacs plays Lord Enver Gortash
The long-anticipated day draws ever nearer as the release of Baldur's Gate 3, master-crafted by the wizards over at Larian Studios, looms on the horizon, launching on 31st August on PS5. We got a new trailer at Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest, showcasing iconic antagonist Jason Isaacs in his role as Lord Enver...
News Sony Has No Console Exclusivity Over Baldur's Gate 3
Update: Larian Studios releases full statement
Update: Following a complete kerfuffle on social media, Larian Studios has released a full statement on Baldur’s Gate 3’s targeting platforms, explaining there’s no exclusivity shenanigans occurring here at all. We’ve reproduced the statement in full below: Following yesterday’s PS5 and...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Deluxe, Collector's Editions Let You Play 72 Hours Early on PS5
Along with a bunch of other stuff, too
In what is fast becoming an industry staple, players that pick up either the Deluxe or Collector's Editions of just-announced-for-PS5 CRPG Baldur's Gate 3 will get access to the game three days early, from 28th August instead of the 31st August worldwide release. It's a tempting proposition. But what are a few...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Getting a PS5 Version, Out 31st August
Larian Studios back on PlayStation
Divinity: Original Sin developer Larian Studios has announced it'll be bringing Baldur's Gate 3 to PS5 alongside the PC version on 31st August 2023. You can see what it looks like in the trailer above, which also confirms J.K. Simmons has joined the voice cast as an antagonist. Various versions of the game will be...
News Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 Will be Re-Released Next Week, on 20th July, for PS5, PS4
Gather your party before venturing forth
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2 (which was originally released on PS2 back in 2004) is following in the footsteps of its predecessor, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, and getting a re-release on PS4, although with a few more bells and whistles. This remastered version of the game was announced last year, and we...
News Classic PS2 Action RPG Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Is Being Re-Released Tomorrow on PS4
A new alliance
Originally released for the PlayStation 2 all the way back in 2001, Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance was something of a cult classic. The action RPG was well received at launch, and now it's being reborn on PS4, complete with local co-op. Its blocky visuals haven't aged all that well, but fans of the initial release will no doubt feel...
News Baldur's Gate 3 PS5 Port Possible After the RPG's PC Launch
Make it happen
We've made it known that we hope Baldur's Gate 3 comes to consoles after its initial launch on PC and Google Stadia. The RPG from Larian Studios is shaping to be something pretty special, especially off the back of Divinity: Original Sin and its phenomenal sequel, and it would certainly be a shame to have to miss out on it. So, it's...
News Divinity: Original Sin, Baldurs Gate 3 Reveals Planned for Guerrilla Collective Event
Console content?
Larian Studios has made a name for itself in the console space over the past generation with Divinity: Original Sin and its excellent sequel, and the developer looks to be in pole position to replicate that success with Baldurs Gate 3. That's only confirmed to be releasing on PC and Google Stadia at the time of writing, although...
News Baldur's Gate 3 Is on Our PS5 Wishlist
Throw us a bone
After bringing two of the greatest RPGs of the last 10 years to PlayStation 4, Larian Studios has truly hit the big time. The developer made a name for itself with Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin II, but after taking up the reigns on the legendary Baldur's Gate franchise, a new set of expectations have been placed...
News Is the Divinity: Original Sin Dev Teasing Baldur's Gate 3?
Larian Studios is up to something
Update: Brian Fargo has retweeted Kotaku's report on Larian's teaser. If you're wondering who he is, he co-founded Interplay, the company that published the old Baldur's Gate titles. It seems he could be involved in the new game. Original story: It looks as though Larian Studios is on the brink of revealing...
Blasts from the past
Well this is a news article that we never saw coming. Today, Skybound Games and Beamdog have announced that they're teaming up to publish a bunch of old school role-playing games on PS4 in 2019. The list includes Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment, and...
