The beauty of Dungeons & Dragons lies in its immersive role-playing structure that bestows upon you the role of an author, but you never truly know where the story is headed. It's quite humane in that sense, where no matter how well-prepared you are, fate's inevitable gnarly fingers might have different ideas for us. Larian Studios' latest Baldur's Gate III explores the Forgotten Realms, a dark fantastical corner of D&D that's brimming with devils, deities, and the supernatural. A highly dynamic world that reacts to the digits on a polyhedral dice to weave an emotional tale about a group of broken people, gambling their lives against sinister forces that ooze Lovecraftian vibes. On the other hand, you can take a backseat and watch it all fade to misery, as you scroll through Astarion fan art and look up the quickest ways to romance bears in-game.
Baldur’s Gate III Peaks at Over 800,000 Concurrent Players on Steam; Larian Studios Only Expected 100,000
08.08.2023 - 13:59 / gadgets.ndtv.com
Baldur's Gate III is dominating the Steam charts with record-breaking numbers, surpassing the 800,000 concurrent player mark on August 6. To be precise, the peak count was 814,666, perching it as the ninth-highest ranking PC game, when sorted by all-time peak variable — right below Hogwarts Legacy. It's an impressive feat, considering the game had been out for nearly three years now, albeit in early access, which allowed developer Larian Studios to slow-cook it to perfection based on player feedback. The completed version of the game dropped August 3 on PC and has shown no signs of slowing down.
While Baldur's Gate 3's release timing might've placed it in a position with no major competition in sight, it's being received well for its in-depth story, characters, and outlandish romance options, all of which are determined by stats and dice rolls. It's simple Dungeons & Dragons role-playing mechanics, filtered to suit a newer gaming audience fatigued by the overabundance of microtransactions, in-game purchases, and the need for an always-on internet connection. Even the cosmetics included in the Deluxe Edition were given for free to those who supported development by purchasing the Early Access version, as a kind gesture. Such smooth player-to-developer understanding is bound to bring good results — results that have now exceeded Larian Studios' expectations.
Late last week, Larian CEO Swen Vincke tweeted out that he asked his IT team to expect Baldur's Gate 3 to break 100,000 players. The result, however, was mindblowing, with the title breaking the 500,000-limit following launch day, sitting right beneath multiplayer behemoths Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2. As it crossed the aforementioned 800,000 barrier, Vincke was mainly concerned that there are no game-breaking bugs left in it. “God, I hope there's no big bug left,” he said in an interview. “I don't want to have that anger over me, but it's part of the risk of making these very large RPGs.” Their previous title, Divinity: Original Sin II, which also featured turn-based combat and was based on DnD, peaked at just over 93,000 players.
Baldur's Gate 3's sales figures are unclear for now, but moving up the PC release from the initial August 31 date to August 3 clearly worked in their favour — helping them avoid a slew of bigwigs such as Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, EA's Immortals of Aveum, and Starfield (going into September). The thing that's startling about this achievement is that on paper, Baldur's Gate 3's turn-based RPG design is something that doesn't get adapted in mainstream gaming these days, but still, both fans and novices have flocked over to buy it despite the 20 years it has been since the previous instalment. It's in
Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 1 adds more than 1000 fixes to the game
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been available for a few weeks now, following its exit from Early Access. An official release has prompted new players to dive deep into the sprawling campaign and the expanded content it now offers. This influx of players has generated new issues for patches to fix.
Baldur's Gate 3 Gets First Big Patch, Larian Confirms Launch on Xbox This Year, With Cross-Save
For those Xbox players who have been waiting on a release for Baldur’s Gate 3 , Larian Studios and Microsoft have finally reached a solution that will allow a 2023 release.
Baldur’s Gate III Is Coming to Xbox This Year After All, but No Split-Screen Co-Op on Xbox Series S
Baldur's Gate III will be coming to Xbox consoles this year after all. In a tweet, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke confirmed that he and Xbox head Phil Spencer had found a solution to bring the critically acclaimed CRPG to Microsoft's current-gen consoles. There's one catch though: the game won't support split-screen co-op on the less-expensive Xbox Series S — a feature the developer has been struggling to enable for months now, thanks to the technical limitations of the console. In fact, to maintain parity of features between Baldur's Gate 3 on the Xbox Series S and X, Microsoft even sent engineers from their side to help out Larian.
Baldur’s Gate 3 – Patch 1 is Now Live, Addresses Over 1,000 Bugs
Since its full launch for PC a little under a month ago, Baldur’s Gate 3 has received a number of hotfixes that have added some post-launch polish to the massive RPG. Now, its first full patch has also been released- and as many had expected, it’s a big one.
Baldur's Gate 3 will come to Xbox later this year, says Larian
Larian Studios head Swen Vincke has confirmed Baldur's Gate 3 will release on Xbox Series X|S later in 2023.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is Coming to Xbox Series X/S in 2023
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has announced that Baldur’s Gate 3 is coming to Xbox Series X/S in 2023. Available for PC and coming to PS5 on September 6th, the critically acclaimed RPG was delayed on Microsoft’s consoles due to issues with split-screen co-op on Xbox Series S.
Baldur’s Gate III coming to Xbox Series in 2023
Larian Studios will release Baldur’s Gate III for Xbox Series in 2023, the developer confirmed.
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Upcoming Patch Fixes Over 1000 Bugs & Adds Most Requested Features
A large content update & round of bug fixes are coming to Baldur’s Gate 3, as a new patch is in development that will add requested features and address glitches that have been reported to the developer Larian Studios. While Baldur’s Gate 3 is very much playable in its retail form, there are still many issues that need addressing with the game.
Baldur’s Gate 3 PS5 Pre-Loads Will Go Live on August 31
Developer Larian has announced that PS5 players can start pre-loading critically-acclaimed RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 on August 31 in preparation of the game’s September 6 release date on the console. The pre-load is only available to those who pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe edition of the game.
Baldur’s Gate III First Patch Will Include Over 1,000 Fixes, Changes to Character Customisation in Works
Baldur's Gate III is prepared to receive its first patch and by the looks of it, it seems like a huge one. Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke confirmed a roadmap on Twitter, promising to fix issues and make relevant tweaks to ability balances, based on user suggestions. First up, is hotfix #4, which would make some emergency fixes to crashes and progressions blocks, in addition to any bugs that hinder the general interface. That will be followed by the massive patch, boasting over 1,000 fixes, followed by patch 2, which will ‘incorporate some requests.' It's unclear what those requests could be, but we already know that the team is planning an update that would let players change their character's appearance mid-game.
Baldur's Gate III localization studio apologizes for omitting contract workers from credits
A studio that handled Baldur’s Gate III translations has apologized after outsourced workers were omitted from the game’s credits. "We take full responsibility for this omission of our freelancers' names and apologize for the effects that it had," Altagram Group founder and CEO Marie Amigues said in a statement. "We would like to thank Larian for allowing us to quickly fix that error and update the credits section. The names of the Brazilian Portuguese translators will be included in an upcoming patch to the game."