Baldur's Gate 3: Release Date, Trailer, and News - Den of Geek US

The rumors are true: Divinity: Original Sin 2 developers Larian Studios are working on Baldur's Gate 3.

“Baldur's Gate means so much to so many people. It's a great responsibility but I think we're ready for it,” Swen Vincke, Creative Director at Larian Studios, said in a statement. “We're all about creating reactive, systemic worlds that respect player agency and having a chance to apply our team's skillset in a universe as rich as Dungeons & Dragons is a lot of fun."

While Baldur's Gate 3 was confirmed during the Google Stadia reveal stream, the first press release for the project indicates that it will be available for both PC and Stadia. There is no word regarding a console release at this time.

We also know little regarding the finer points of Baldur's Gate 3's gameplay, besides confirmation that it will support single-player and multiplayer, but the press release suggests that it will be spiritually similar to Divinity: Original Sin but will certainly feature story and universe elements specific to Baldur's Gate.

There's also sadly no word on the game's release date, but Larian did promise to reveal more about the game over the course of 2019. For now, check out the creepy announcement trailer:

Video of Baldur&#039;s Gate III - Announcement Teaser - UNCUT

Why isn't BioWare or Wizards of the Coast working on this game (besides the fact that Larian is one of the best in the business)? Wizards of the Coast recently announced that it had opened a new gaming studio, but that it did not intend to work on classic Wizards of the Coast properties (like Dungeons and Dragons). As such, it makes sense that the publisher wouldn't work on this surprise sequel.

As for Baldur's Gate's original developer, BioWare, there was never any indication the studio actually "owned" the rights to the Baldur's Gate property. Actually, developer Beamdog released a Baldur's Gate expansion in 2016.

In any case, all signs indicate that it's ok to get very excited about this project.

Matthew Byrd is a staff writer for Den of Geek. He spends most of his days trying to pitch deep-dive analytical pieces about Killer Klowns From Outer Space to an increasingly perturbed series of editors. You can read more of his work here or find him on Twitter at @SilverTuna014.

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