Baldur's Gate 3 Caused A 40 Percent Rise In Digital Revenue For Hasbro

Larian Studios has announced that it will be revealing the release date for Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox Series X|S at The Game Awards 2023 and that it's still on track for the end of the year.

Following days of speculation, Larian Studios has just confirmed on Twitter (X) that the Xbox Series S|X launch of Baldur's Gate 3 is on track to happen at some point in December. The release date will be announced at Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards event, which takes place on Thursday 7th.

Larian Studios has posted on Twitter that to reassure fans that the Xbox port of Baldur’s Gate 3 is still on track for a December release. However, the exact date won’t be revealed until The Game Awards on December 7.

will be getting an official release in Japan, but the version of the game that makes it over won't be the same as the one that most people are familiar with. The Japanese version of the game is being published by Spike Chunsoft, known for a variety of RPGs, visual novels, and more. In addition to the Japanese games that the company develops and publishes, they've handled the localized versions of over a decade of major western games starting with, which includes the games from developer Larian Studios.

An increased number of Kirin 9000S orders did not aid the finances of SMIC as China’s largest semiconductor manufacturer posted a massive 80 percent dip in profits for the third quarter of this year. This drop is the company’s biggest in quarterly income since 2019, which was 64 percent. Overall, total revenue surpassed $1.621 billion, with a $93.98 million profit. Looking at these statistics, SMIC has a ton of catching up to do before it can match the earnings capabilities of Samsung, though the U.S. export controls continue to make things difficult for the chip maker.

The actor who played Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Age of Calamity, and Tears of the Kingdom is 100% down to reprise the role for the recently announced live-action Zelda movie.

often rewards good behavior, but getting one powerful potion requires manipulating Astarion in a way that's very far from a healthy interaction. Although Astarion isn't exactly the most morally upright of potential party members, it becomes easier to understand why he is the way he is once the darker depths of his backstory are revealed. Ideally, finding out his secrets would allow the protagonist to avoid reawakening any of his old wounds. Sometimes, however, the prospect of power is simply more alluring than the alternatives.

Roblox Corp., the video-game platform popular among teenagers, surged by the most in almost nine months after reporting third-quarter bookings and revenue that far exceeded Wall Street's projections. 

is exceptional in a lot of ways, from combat to NPCs and the depth of their stories. However, the game has a surprising letdown early on when using Tav, the default name for a custom character, as the protagonist rather than an Origin character — excluding the Dark Urge. The options for character creation are limited, making customizing Tav fall flat compared to the rest of the game, meaning that the best choice could be looking for mods to supplement existing creation options.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is now gearing up to potentially win Game of The Year, thanks in large part to its amazing gameplay and RPG elements.

The success of Baldur’s Gate 3 has done more than just boost the reputation of developer Larian Studios. Caught by TweakTown, the latest Q3 earnings figures for Hasbro—the parent company of Wizards of the Coast, which owns Dungeons & Dragons—indicates that the RPG also led to more sales of the tabletop game.

Cities: Skylines 2 had a rough launch, as performance issues plagued the city builder simulation and PC players have struggled with the poor optimization. Some settings can be changed to provide a better experience, but knowing which ones can be challenging if you don’t know what they do.