Baldur's Gate 3 wins big at New York Game Awards 2024

Shadowheart just got a new kiss animation in Baldur's Gate 3 and lots of fans are likely planning a new romance with her as a result. Larian Studio's latest RPG released last year, but it's still drawing fans back for more playthroughs, and gamers are still raving about it. Baldur's Gate 3 was one of the biggest hits of 2023, and it looks like players could make it a major part of 2024 as well.

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Baldur's Gate 3 has taken home Game of the Year at this year's New York Video Game Critics Circle 2024 New York Game Awards, as well as an award for Best Writing.

Yesterday, the New York Videogame Critics Circle (NYVGCC) announced the winners of the 13th annual New York Game Awards in a dedicated ceremony streamed live from the SVA Theatre, with Baldur's Gate 3 once again emerging as the big winner.

Baldur's Gate 3 released a new PS5 update that aims to fix Error 544, which prevented PS5 players from saving their progress. Baldur's Gate 3 explained why the issue was occurring and how to prevent it from happening again.

2023 wasn’t a banner year for sports or racing games, although it did serve up some solid efforts in the form of the new Forza Motorsport, MLB The Show 23, and more. Will 2024 be a better year? That remains to be seen. It’s always hard to predict what the annualized sports titles will deliver, but we do know the TopSpin franchise is returning, and I’d like to see what MLB The Show 24 pitches us after last year’s addition of the exciting new historical Storylines mode. Lace ‘em and/or gas ‘em up, it’s time for Wccftech’s Most Anticipated Sports and Racing Games of 2024…

The Elder Scrolls Online just announced its newest chapter, Gold Road, taking us back to Cyrodiil and Skingrad. But while all of the DLC staples like new dungeons, quests, and world events are present, something is missing.

The usual suspects were out in force in the Game Developers Choice Awards 2024 nominees, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur's Gate 3 leading the way with seven nominees apiece. But there were also some big surprises in the Game of the Year category, with Alan Wake 2 missing out in favor of Dave the Diver and Dredge.

Disney Lorcana publisher Ravensburger spent the first few weeks of 2024 giving fans in the United States and Europe what they wanted, namely more cards available for purchase on store shelves. Now they’re providing additional certainty for the game as a whole with a 2024 roadmap. Details include notes on the highly anticipated competitive circuit (including the first world championship tournament), firm release dates for all four sets arriving at retail this year, and the announcement of a new introductory starter box.

If you’ve been put off getting into Disney Lorcana due to its complexity, Ravensburger is releasing the product for you this August. Gateway is new beginner-focused way to gradually learn the game. Each one will come with two decks and a number of prize cards, allowing you to progress through tutorials for the game until your decks become fully viable precons for regular play.

Bethesda has delayed the major Starfield update that was supposed to drop on January 17. This turn of events will come as a disappointment to fans who are still waiting for the developer to fix some notable Starfield bugs that persisted following its latest patch.