Baldur’s Gate

The Memorable Encounters Of Baldur’s Gate Still Resonate 20 Years Later

Baldur’s Gate is, to me, the classic isometric role-playing game. No game quite hit the nail on the head in the way that it did, and in celebration of the game’s 20th anniversary this week, I wanted to talk about what makes the game so special to me: the encounters. 1998 was a time before…

Dice, Camera, Action’s Waffle Crew of Dungeons & Dragons adventurers are coming to video games They’ll appear in DLC portrait and voice packs for Beamdog’s Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights enhanced editions. The packs will release later this year.

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and Siege of Dragonspear have received a huge number of bug fixes and enhancements with the 2.5 update. The list of changes is massive across all platforms, and this might be the perfect time to dive into the classic game and its newer expansion. 

Siege of Dragonspear Is Coming To Mobile As A Standalone Release

On Friday, Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition developers Beamdog announced on a livestream that Siege of Dragonspear, their follow-up to the original Baldur’s Gate that they released back in March of 2016, is coming to the iOS and Android platforms on March 10th. Siege of Dragonspear takes place immediately after the events of Baldur’s Gate, and…

Wow, A New Weekend Editor Is Here!

Hello. I’m Cameron Kunzelman. I’m your new Weekend Editor. I guess this intro post is supposed to function like a dating profile in the 1980s. I write all sorts of deep personal details into a text document, I ship it off, and then I wait for those sweet, delicious comments to roll in telling me…

The ‘Social Justice’ Controversy Surrounding Baldur’s Gate‘s New Expansion [Update]

The expansion to beloved 17-year-old video game Baldur’s Gate has been getting shelled with angry user reviews all week. The complaints? Many are coming from people who say they are angry that the game is buggy and also filled with “social justice” issues and “LGBT tokenism.” Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear has been out for…

The Struggle To Bring Back Baldur’s Gate After 17 Years

Baldur’s Gate is one of the most revered RPG series in video game history. It helped write the book on Western-style RPGs, putting a focus on memorable followers and party-based combat, and tossing it all in a blender with a dungeon and a dragon. Nearly two decades later, it’s back. This piece originally appeared 3/31/16.…

David Gaider, who left BioWare after 17 years at the company, is now creative director at Beamdog. Given that Gaider used to work on the Baldur’s Gate games, maybe he’s going to be working on the long-rumored Baldur’s Gate 3? Contact the author at [email protected]

Found Baldur’s Gate. Sort Of.

The real Baldur’s Gate is not a wealthy port city on the Sword Coast from the classic RPG, but—as Redditor Robotswana drew our attention to it—a cozy street with a slightly different name in Reykjavik, Iceland Would be a fun place to check in (and absolutely not remove the sign). To contact the author of…

New Baldur’s Gate Announced, Set Between I And II

It’s been 17 years since the release of Baldur’s Gate, which, of course, makes this the perfect time for an expansion pack. Last night, the folks at Beamdog—best known for releasing Enhanced Editions of the two Baldur’s Gate games—announced Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, a new entry in the series that’s set place between BG1…

The Triumphant Return Of Dungeons & Dragons‘ Most Famous Hamster

Whenever I think of BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate series, one line of dialogue springs immediately to mind: “Go for the eyes, Boo!” We might soon hear those words again, as Minsc and Boo will play a big role in Neverwinter‘s Elemental Evil expansion when it launches for PC March 17. Having proved so helpful to players…

Now They’re Enhancing Icewind Dale

Now that Trent Oster and his team at Beamdog have finished enhancing Baldur’s Gate and Baldur’s Gate II, they’re moving north up the Sword Coast for an enhanced edition of Icewind Dale, coming later this year to iOS, Android and PC. While Black Isle Studios only published BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate games, 2000’s Icewind Dale was…

Pillars of Eternity Looks Like The Next Great Computer RPG

In September of 2012, I got an e-mail from veteran writer and game designer Chris Avellone. He told me that he and a group of other designers at Obsidian were planning to launch a Kickstarter, and that they were looking to make an RPG in the style of old Infinity Engine games like Baldur’s Gate…

Q&A: Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition Took A Lot Of Work

The enhanced edition of Baldur’s Gate II just came out on iPad, and the folks who made it want to convince you that it’s worth your time and money. Baldur’s Gate II, of course, is worth your time and money. It’s one of the greatest RPGs ever made. The more pressing question is: which version…

Baldur’s Gate II Is Still One Of The Greatest RPGs Ever Made

Thirteen years after release, Baldur’s Gate II is still one of the best role-playing games of all time. No joke. If you consider yourself an RPG fan, this is a game you have to play. “But wait,” you are most likely thinking, ready to type out a comment about how lame I am. “This game…

Baldur’s Gate 2: Enhanced Edition Out November 15

One of the best role-playing games ever made is coming back on November 15. Like the enhanced edition of Baldur’s Gate before it, BG2 is getting a total overhaul: four new party members, a widescreen version, and so forth. It’s out for PC and Mac in November for $25. Android and iPad versions to come.…

Looks like the legal issues plaguing Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition have been resolved—the game is back on sale

Well, Project Eternity Looks Pretty Hot

This fresh screenshot the devs at Obsidian released for their upcoming RPG Project Eternity is just too damn awesome. Looks like Planescape: Torment mixed with the first dungeon from Baldur’s Gate 2. And that’s not a bad thing at all! To contact the author of this post, write to: [email protected]

Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Pulled From App Store, BGII On Hold [Update]

Well, this is a drag. Citing contractual issues, the people who made Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition have removed it from sale on their site and the Apple App store. The game won’t be getting an upcoming patch, and the Android version has been put on hold, as has the planned enhanced edition of Baldur’s Gate…

Holy Hell, This Guy Re-Created All Of Baldur’s Gate In 3D

It took him seven years, but yesterday, game designer Drew Rechner finally released Baldur’s Gate: Reloaded, a ridiculous mod that puts the entirety of BioWare’s classic RPG—including the expansion, Tales of the Sword Coast—into Neverwinter Nights 2 To play the mod, you’ll need a copy of Neverwinter Nights 2 and its expansions Mask of the…