Baldur's Gate 3 News

Baldur’s Gate 3 News

2019

June 6, 2019

• Larian Studios, creators of Divinity: Original Sin, announced Baldur’s Gate 3 at Google's Stadia Connect event. This continues the classic Baldur’s Gate series, originally launched by BioWare in 1998.

Read more: ‘Baldur’s Gate III’ Officially in Development at Larian Studios

2020

October 6, 2020

• Following its announcement, Baldur's Gate 3 entered early access on Steam, GOG, and Google Stadia. This initial release included Act I, a customizable protagonist, and five playable origin characters: Astarion, Gale, Lae'zel, Shadowheart, and Wyll.

Read more: Baldur’s Gate 3 Releases to Early Access for PC Players

2023

August 3, 2023

• The full release of Baldur’s Gate 3 on Steam and GOG arrived, featuring all three acts, an expanded story, all origin characters, balance adjustments, and improved visuals. It quickly became one of Steam's most popular and best-selling games.

Read more: We Need To Talk About Baldur’s Gate 3’s Steam Playercount Numbers

August 16, 2023

• Following its successful PC launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 topped PSN pre-order charts, generating significant excitement for its upcoming PS5 release.

Read more: Baldur's Gate 3 Tops PlayStation Store Pre-Order Charts

2024

March 23, 2024

• Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke announced at GDC that the studio would be moving on from the Dungeons & Dragons IP after Baldur’s Gate 3, focusing on new projects while continuing to support Baldur’s Gate 3 with updates.

Read more: Baldur's Gate 4 Won't Be Coming From BG3 Devs Larian Studios

March 28, 2024

• In an interview with IGN, Swen Vincke discussed the role of AI in game development, highlighting its usefulness as a tool while emphasizing the irreplaceable nature of human creativity.

Read more: Baldur's Gate 3 Director Says AI Helps, but Won't Replace Creative Side

July 5, 2024

• Jeremy Crawford, Wizards of the Coast's lead rules designer, discussed how Baldur’s Gate 3 influenced the design of the upcoming 2024 edition of Dungeons & Dragons, citing spells like Cloud of Daggers and Produce Flame as examples.

Read more: Baldur's Gate 3 Gameplay Led to Real D&D Rule Changes

• Baldur's Gate 3 Patch 8 was announced, introducing 12 new subclasses, cross-play, and a new photo mode.

Read more: All new subclasses coming to Baldur’s Gate 3 in Patch 8

January 15, 2025

• Larian Studios celebrated 100 million mod downloads for Baldur’s Gate 3, showcasing the "Withers Big Naturals" mod.

Read more: Larian gives Baldur's Gate 3's Withers a pair of big naturals to celebrate 100m mod downloads

January 28, 2025

• Larian Studios confirmed that split-screen co-op is coming to Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series S in Patch 8.

Read more: ‘Baldur’s Gate 3 is finally adding split-screen co-op on Xbox Series S

February 7, 2025

• Larian Studios began stress testing Baldur’s Gate 3’s upcoming Patch 8, a major update including 12 new subclasses, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements.

Read more: BG3 Patch 8 Is So Big, It Needs To Be Stress Tested

February 12, 2025

• Samantha Béart, the voice of Karlach, stated on Twitter that she would not be interested in future CRPG projects that are spiritual successors to Disco Elysium unless the original game's creator is involved.

Read more: ‘Baldur’s Gate 3 is finally adding split-screen co-op on Xbox Series S