What you need to know
- Larian Studios just announced Baldur's Gate III for Windows PC and Google Stadia.
- The game will probably launch in 2020.
- It's the biggest role-playing game Larian has ever built.
- It's coming to more platforms, but the team can't talk about that at the moment.
Today, Larian Studios announced that it was "developing and publishing" Baldur's Gate III on Windows PC and Google Stadia. The game is a new chapter in the legendary series, and features a lot of the spells and abilities found in the lore. The production values are very high, and given how great the Divinity: Original Sin series is, Balder's Gate III may push the boundaries of the role-playing genre.
Just like Divinity: Original Sin, the game features unparalleled player freedom, meaningful decisions, and quirky companions. Larian added that Baldur's Gate III was it's biggest production ever, and will be playable with friends in co-op.
The cinematic trailer doesn't give us a taste of the gameplay, but it does highlight the return of a malevolent presence to Baldur's Gate. The entity intends on devouring it from the inside out, corrupting everything that remains in the Forgotten Realms. Alone you may resist, but together you can overcome. It's time to gather your party.
Larian added that it wasn't ready to discuss future platforms at this time, but past games from the team have ended up on consoles. While it doesn't seem like Baldur's Gate III will launch in 2019, it may end up on the next-generation Xbox come next year. However, only time will tell. At this moment, you can rest easy that the long-awaited franchise is back from the dead.
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