"Baldur's Gate 3: Latest Updates and News"

Baldur’s Gate 3 News

2019

June 6, 2019

⚫︎ Larian Studios, the creative minds behind Divinity: Original Sin, unveiled their latest project, Baldur’s Gate 3, at Google’s inaugural Stadia Connect event. This new chapter continues the legacy of BioWare’s iconic Baldur’s Gate series, which started with the original game in 1998 and continued with Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn in 2000.

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

2020

October 6, 2020

⚫︎ A year after its announcement, Baldur's Gate 3 entered early access on Steam, GOG, and Google Stadia. This release came after several delays, including a missed target date of September 30 and an earlier mid-2020 projection from Larian Studios.

The early-access version featured only the first act of the game, a customizable player character, 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

⚫︎ Baldur’s Gate 3 was released for PC on Steam and GOG, meeting high expectations. This full version included all three acts, an expanded storyline, all available origin characters, balance adjustments, and enhanced cinematic performance. Shortly after its launch, the game soared to become one of Steam’s most-played and top-selling titles of all time.

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 dominated the PSN pre-order charts as excitement grew for its upcoming PS5 release. With widespread critical acclaim, Baldur’s Gate 3 was poised to be one of 2024’s standout titles as the fourth quarter approached.

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

2024

March 23, 2024

⚫︎ During this year’s GDC panel, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke announced the studio's shift away from the Dungeons & Dragons IP to focus on new projects following Baldur’s Gate 3. Vincke reassured fans that the game would continue to receive updates and fixes before the team fully transitioned to their next endeavor.

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

March 28, 2024

⚫︎ In an IGN interview, Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vincke discussed AI's role in game development, describing it as a helpful tool but underscoring its limitations. Vincke expressed openness to using AI where beneficial but firmly stated, “AI could never replace the creative side of things, and I can put my money where my mouth is.”

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

July 5, 2024

⚫︎ Jeremy Crawford, lead rule designer at Wizards of the Coast, discussed how Baldur’s Gate 3 influenced the design of the upcoming 2024 edition of Dungeons & Dragons. He cited the game's innovative handling of spells like Cloud of Daggers and Produce Flame as examples that could shape future rules for the tabletop RPG.

⚫︎ Baldur's Gate 3's upcoming Patch 8 promises 12 new subclasses across all classes, along with crossplay functionality and a new photo mode.

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

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

2025

January 15, 2025

⚫︎ Larian Studios celebrated the 100 million mod downloads milestone for Baldur’s Gate 3 by featuring the "Withers Big Naturals" mod in their curated list of BG3 mods.

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 would finally be available for Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series S with its eighth major update.

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

February 7, 2025

⚫︎ After months of anticipation, Larian Studios conducted stress tests for BG3's upcoming Patch 8 ahead of its release. As the studio's final major update before moving on to new projects, Patch 8 promises to be extensive, featuring 12 new subclasses, numerous bug fixes, and quality-of-life enhancements.

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

February 12, 2025

⚫︎ Samantha Béart, the voice of Karlach, took to Twitter to preemptively decline any future involvement with CRPG titles that might serve as spiritual successors to Disco Elysium, stating they must involve the original game's creator. She wrote, miss me with that casting call.

Read more: Samantha Béart Declines Involvement in Disco Elysium Spiritual Successors Without Original Creator