Baldur's Gate 3 News

We all have our favorite Baldur's Gate 3 companion. It normally follows a similar pattern: Shadowheart and Astarion lead the pack, with Karlach also lurking near the top. Minthara has etched herself into history as yet another one of gaming's 'gothic baddies,' Gale is the cutesy UwU romantic, and we'll never forget that Halsin trailer. The one person we do often forget about, however, is Theo Solomon's Wyll, the infinitely good Blade of Frontiers. But I'm not innocent here, either: as much as I wanted to find a spot for Wyll in my party, between Astarion's deft hands (minds out of the gutter), Shadowheart's healing, and my consistent lack of tankiness, I never quite found a spot for the troubled yet heroic Warlock.

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Former GTA dev congratulates "bold" Larian Studios for stepping away from Baldur's Gate 3

Baldur's Gate 3's Devora Wilde is okay with being typecast, especially if she gets to be "badass females"

Baldur's Gate 3's Neil Newbon isn't sure about a mocap Game Award, but he's got a great alternative

1. ARC Raiders
2. Steam Deck
3. Baldur's Gate 3
4. Battlefield™ 6
5. EA SPORTS FC™ 26
6. Cyberpunk 2077
7. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
8. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
9. Dispatch
10. Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced

Why take a risk? With development cycles and budgets ballooning in recent years, a flop of a game could spell doom for a studio. If you're the size of Bethesda or CD Projekt Red, you can spend years rebuilding trust with a series of updates to Starfield and Cyberpunk 2077, but for smaller studios commercial failure could be a death sentence. That's why former Grand Theft Auto developer Obbe Vermeij has gone on the record to congratulate Larian on its "bold" decision to step away from the Dungeons and Dragons license and Baldur's Gate series.

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Baldur's Gate 3's Devora Wilde is okay with being typecast, especially if she gets to be "badass females"

Baldur's Gate 3's Neil Newbon isn't sure about a mocap Game Award, but he's got a great alternative

"F**k AI in performance," says Baldur's Gate 3's Neil Newbon: "it's dull as hell," and companies should "spread the wealth"

Why take a risk? With development cycles and budgets ballooning in recent years, a flop of a game could spell doom for a studio. If you're the size of Bethesda or CD Projekt Red, you can spend years rebuilding trust with a series of updates to Starfield and Cyberpunk 2077, but for smaller studios commercial failure could be a death sentence. That's why former Grand Theft Auto developer Obbe Vermeij has gone on the record to congratulate Larian on its "bold" decision to step away from the Dungeons and Dragons license and Baldur's Gate series.

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RELATED LINKS:

Baldur's Gate 3's Devora Wilde is okay with being typecast, especially if she gets to be "badass females"

Baldur's Gate 3's Neil Newbon isn't sure about a mocap Game Award, but he's got a great alternative

"F**k AI in performance," says Baldur's Gate 3's Neil Newbon: "it's dull as hell," and companies should "spread the wealth"