Baldur's Gate 3 News

Baldur's Gate 3 mod gives its tooltips a much needed upgrade

Baldur's Gate 3 has a seemingly infinite amount of depth, both in its characters as well as its combat systems. Utilizing each of the items and pieces of gear you come across on your journey in the Forgotten Realms is crucial to maximizing the power of each of the characters in your party. Although the game demands extensive knowledge of all its systems, not every item has a clear description of its classifications and exactly what it does. Thankfully, a new BG3 mod is here to the rescue.

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Palworld can't dethrone BG3 as top Steam Deck games revealed

The most played Steam Deck games for January 2024 have been revealed, and while it may not be surprising to see Baldur's Gate 3 top the list again, there's this little indie hit called Palworld quickly closing in on the crown.

Baldur's Gate 3 is among the best Steam Deck games you can play, and its verified rating tells you there's no extra input needed from you to get it running great. Palworld, however, only holds a playable rating, so to see it debut at number 2 in the most played list, after only launching on January 19, is quite the feat.

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Wizards deny reports that Tencent are buying D&D with Baldur's Gate 3 studio Larian's help

Tencent Holdings - the biggest videogame company in the world - are looking to buy Dungeons & Dragons off Hasbro, with Baldur's Gate 3 creators Larian serving as an intermediary. Or maybe not. The above claim surfaced yesterday, while everybody was going nuts about Hideo Kojima's latest shenanigans, and has swiftly been shot down by Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast, originator of all things D&D that haven't been created by D&D's vast and imaginative modding, fanshipping and spin-off-making communities. Curious.

Following a report which suggested Hasbro had been in discussions with Tencent and Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian regarding a planned sale of the Dungeons & Dragons IP, Wizards of the Coast has denied that it’s looking to execute such a sale.

If you weren’t aware, the rights to D&D currently belong to the toy giant, which Wizards of the Coast - the publisher behind Magic: The Gathering - is a subsidiary of. Given how strongly Baldur’s Gate 3, as a tabletop-style CRPG, has clearly been influenced by people sitting around with their mates and some dice, it’s not surprising to see it and D&D mentioned together, but Wizards of the Coast has suggested it’s planning to hang on to the latter for the time being.

Speculation regarding Hasbro’s plans for the IP has been kicked off by a report from Pandaily, which claims that Hasbro approached Larian Studios about potentially buying it, but was referred on to Chinese megacorp Tencent by the BG3 developer, reportedly due to Larian lacking the kind of cash to make what would be a pricey IP deal. If you’re not aware how Tencent might factor into this corporate chess wise, a 30% stake in Larian is part of the company’s numerous holdings in the games industry, which are headlined by the fact it owns League of Legends developer Riot Games.

In case that headline gave you mental whiplash—yes, Baldur's Gate 3 has a sex-based speedrun. Players have competed to see how quickly one can wet their five copper signal whistle since the game launched...
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