Baldur's Gate 3 News

Not everyone can make a Baldur's Gate 3, Owlcat founder says

In the leadup to the launch of Baldur's Gate 3, a frequent point of discussion was whether it would represent a new standard for RPGs. Now, Owlcat Games' founder and CEO has discussed its impact, and given a nuanced perspective on the massive amounts of money required to bring complex games to life.

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Baldur's Gate 3 wins Game of the Year and three other awards at the 2024 Games Developer Choice Awards

Baldur's Gate 3 has taken the Game of the Year award at the 2024 Games Developer Choice Awards, beating out Cocoon, Dredge, Marvel's Spiderman 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

The awards were given out at the 24th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDC Awards), in front of an audience of developers, industry professionals, and press attending the annual GDC Conference in San Francisco.

Baldur's Gate 3 also took home awards in Best Design, Best Narrative, and the Audience Award. Nominees for the latter are selected from the list of finalist games from every Main Category with the winner chosen through a public vote.

Успех Baldur's Gate 3 не прошел незамеченным для других разработчиков CRPG — при желании сохранить позиции в своих нишах им, вероятно, придется тратить больше денег на производство новых игр, чтобы соответствовать детищу Larian Studios, поднявшему планку для жанра, хотя бы в некоторых аспектах. Таким мнением глава Owlcat Games Олег Шпильчевский поделился в подкасте "Пилим, Трём".

The mastermind behind Baldur's Gate 3's popular TikTok account spills his secrets: The sooner you can 'make a character look like Shrek and kick somebody off a cliff' unsupervised, 'the better'

There's a lot that goes behind steering a ship as big as Larian Studios, the indie behind Baldur's Gate 3 (with a team size that goes toe-to-toe with AAA-studios) including running social media accounts on various platforms—such as the bizarre, cryptic, potentially-about-to-be-banned-in-the-US landscape of TikTok...
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Seven Steam Deck games you need to buy during the Spring Sale

As a new season dawns upon this planet, it can mean only one thing, another Steam Sale is under way. Rather than randomly plucking out some games we want you to buy, we're instead taking a slightly different approach. We're going to recommend some of the best Steam Deck games in the Steam Spring Sale, to help you boost your library of handheld experiences.

Our adoration for the Steam Deck is well known, and we even consider it to be the best handheld gaming PC in what is an ever-growing market. We've spent some time browsing the Steam Spring Sale to find seven games you need to play, if you don't already own them. You'll need to be quick though, because the Steam Spring Sale ends on Thursday, March 10 at 10AM PT.