Baldur's Gate 3 News

Where to find your Baldur's Gate 3 deluxe edition items

If you pre-ordered the deluxe edition of Baldur's Gate 3, you'll have a little extra special loot to get your hands on. But in a game this big, where can you find it? Worry not, weary travellers, because in this guide I'll tell you exactly where to find your new items and what you can expect to receive...
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Larian slipped an Eldritch legal clause into Baldur's Gate 3's ToS

Baldur's Gate 3 has launched to much fanfare, and the early signs are that we eatin' good: real good, if Fraser's work-in-progress review is anything to go by. Another indicator might be the PC Gamer Slack, which is currently crammed with discussions of characters, quests, secrets, bard idolatry, and modding it so you can have a backstory as a goat...
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Can you beat Baldur's Gate 3 Commander Zhalk?

Can you beat Commander Zhalk? You wander the Nautiloid, having recently been introduced to your own personal parasite. Things are going sideways, both literally and figuratively, and you have to reach the controls of the ship so you don't get burnt to a crisp by the squad of dragon-riding Githyanki warriors. As usual, though, things aren't quite as easy as just pressing a button and getting out of there. There's a formidable enemy standing in your way, Commander Zhalk.

Our Baldur's Gate 3 review goes into some of the trials and tribulations you'll encounter when wandering around Faerun, not to mention a really awkward, romance-adjacent encounter with an Ogre. There's one particularly difficult fight you'll encounter early on, but thankfully, it's completely optional. Here's what you need to know about Commander Zhalk, and how to beat him if you choose to take on the challenge.

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I'm going to play the whole of Baldur's Gate 3 with a controller and you can't stop me

Okay, I'll admit, right up front, that I feel like a bit of a traitor to my PC gaming kin for doing this, but my entire Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough is going to be run using the controller settings. I promise it's not out of a sense of misplaced contrarianism; I'm just having a mid-life crisis over here and retreating to the couch for this 100+ hour epic...
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How to Save Mayrina in Baldur's Gate 3

The Baldur's Gate 3 Save Mayrina quest is one you encounter early on if you head off the beaten track from the Blighted Village into the Sunlit Wetlands. If you've spent any length of time in the area, you've probably realised there's something a little strange about it, and one such strange thing is Auntie Ethel, the resident proprietor of the Riverside Teahouse...
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