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Baldur’s Gate 3 News
2025
October 18
⚫︎ Baldur’s Gate 3 has been nominated at The Game Awards yet again—more than two years after launch—and even Larian Studios is stunned. The studio reacted with a blunt: “honestly, what the f**k.”
September 24
⚫︎ A new hotfic for Baldur's Gate 3 has just been released, promoting better performance for the Steam Deck by integrating a native Steam Deck build, which Larian Studios confirms " will deliver a more stable framerate, lower loading times, and smoother gameplay."
September 11
⚫︎ Baldur’s Gate 3 nearly had a lot more scat humor, according to junior writer Martin Docherty. In a recent stream, Docherty revealed that studio head Swen Vincke had to step in and tell the team to tone down the poop-based insults for the bard’s iconic Vicious Mockery cantrip.
August 14
⚫︎ Baldur's Gate 3 Neil Newbon is open to reprising his role as Astarion, but does not want to play characters who are just like him, stating that he wants to "stretch" himself when it comes to the roles he plays, and that he does not want to be typecast as someone like Astarion forever.
August 6
⚫︎ Baldur’s Gate 3 performance director Aliona Baranova believes Hollywood overlooks game actors despite their training and strong fanbases. She notes that many are formally trained and have strong fan followings, but are often overlooked in film and TV.
⚫︎ Two years after the release of Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vinke has teased the studio’s next project, asking fans to be patient. In a post on X celebrating the anniversary, Vinke said BG3 was a “life-changing” experience and hinted that it paved the way for Larian’s “next crazy thing.”
August 5
⚫︎ Larian commemorates Baldur’s Gate 3’s two-year anniversary by sharing quirky global statistics, from defeating bosses while drunk to obscure Honour Mode runs. One stat stands out above the rest: out of 265 million mod downloads, over 250,000 players chose to give the skeletal NPC Withers a rather generous makeover via the infamous “Withers Big Naturals” mod.
July 31
⚫︎ Neil Newbon, the voice of Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, has voiced support for Larian Studios' decision to step away from the franchise. Speaking on Arcade Hang from Radio Times Gaming (via GamesRadar+), Newbon called it “absolutely the right call,” praising the studio for sticking to its creative convictions.
Despite the success of Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian opted not to pursue a sequel or DLC, citing a desire to move on creatively. Newbon expressed hope to reprise his role in the future, potentially even in a live-action format.
July 7
⚫︎ Samantha Béart, the voice behind Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, recently addressed what they believe is the biggest misconception about the character. Speaking to TheGamer, Béart explained that many fans view Karlach as a cheerful, upbeat presence, but there's much more beneath the surface.
That she is a really sweet, nice, happy-go-lucky person,
Béart said. I think she was a very different person in hell... I imagined being locked in a supermax prison, with no hope of getting out and doing all sorts of horrible gang stuff to survive.
Béart emphasized that Karlach’s positive outlook reflects a conscious decision to leave behind the harsh survival instincts she developed in the hells, choosing instead to forge a new path and identity in the material world.
July 2
⚫︎ Several key cast members from Baldur’s Gate 3 have shared that the game’s massive success hasn’t translated into more job opportunities. Speaking at Heroes Dutch Comic Con, Samantha Béart (Karlach), Theo Solomon (Wyll), and Dave Jones (Halsin) reflected on how the hit RPG has affected their careers.
While they expressed gratitude for the fan response and convention experiences, they noted that industry recognition hasn’t followed. “There isn’t much sway held by past success,” Béart remarked, despite ongoing enthusiasm from fans. Solomon added, “We had no idea this game was going to blow up in this kind of way,” highlighting the unexpected impact on their public visibility—but not on casting calls.
May 21
⚫︎ Baldur’s Gate 3 publishing director Michael Douse has labelled recent comments by Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford as “gross,” following Pitchford’s defense of a potential $80 price tag for Borderlands 4. Pitchford had stated that “real fans will find a way” to afford the game, prompting backlash online.
Responding via social media, Douse acknowledged that inflation can justify price increases but criticised Pitchford’s phrasing, saying it implied the game should take priority over basic living costs amid an ongoing cost-of-living crisis.
May 15
⚫︎ Larian Studios has released a new hotfix for Baldur’s Gate 3 following April’s major Patch 8 update. The hotfix addresses issues across the modding toolkit, gameplay, scripting, and subclasses, as well as a visual bug causing color distortions when changing locations. Stability improvements and crash fixes are also included to enhance overall gameplay.
May 1
⚫︎ Baldur's Gate 3 Hotfix 30 is now available, bringing a range of minor fixes across the game's features and systems, including Photo Mode, cross-play, and modding support. The update resolves several mod-related issues, such as properly functioning scrolling on the Mod Details page and eliminating false-positive “Missing XAML” error messages that appeared when switching input methods after deleting mods. It also fixes a bug that caused anonymous issue reports to be sent to mod authors even when users were logged in.
April 29
⚫︎ Larian Studios head Swen Vincke confirmed the team will not develop a paid DLC expansion, describing that path as the boring
option. Vincke had previously discussed the challenges of expanding on the base game shortly after its 2023 launch, suggesting it would be difficult but possible. However, he later clarified that Larian would instead focus on new projects, citing the studio’s history of unsuccessful attempts at DLC and a desire to pursue larger ambitions.
April 25
⚫︎ Baldur's Gate 3 publishing director Michael Douse has publicly praised Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, encouraging players to support the newly released RPG and its development team. The game has received a positive response from both fans and critics.
April 23
⚫︎ Baldur’s Gate 3’s final major update, Patch 8, launched last week, bringing cross-platform play, 12 new subclasses, and a host of additional tweaks and fixes. The update has sparked renewed interest in the game, with concurrent player counts surpassing 169,000 on Steam.
April 16
⚫︎ Larian Studios released Patch 8 for Baldur’s Gate 3 today, bringing a wave of new content that has the potential to reignite excitement for the game well over a year after its launch. Among the highlights are several new subclasses and the introduction of a powerful new cantrip: Booming Blade.
Available to spellcasting classes from Level 1, Booming Blade enhances a melee weapon attack with a debuff that deals 1d8 Thunder damage if the target moves. The spell scales with character level, later adding up to 2d8 extra Thunder damage to the initial hit—making it a strong option for melee-focused spellcasters.
April 15
⚫︎ Larian Studios has released Patch 8 for Baldur’s Gate 3, officially marking the game’s final content update. The patch introduces crossplay across PC, Mac, PlayStation, and Xbox, a photo mode, a dozen new subclasses, and long-awaited split-screen multiplayer support for Xbox Series S.
To commemorate the milestone, Larian published a farewell blog post accompanied by a final animated short. The video features the game’s cast embarking on one last adventure, complete with a fourth wall-breaking cameo by Larian CEO Swen Vincke, suited up in his iconic armor.
March 21
⚫︎ The final major update for Baldur’s Gate 3 is set to launch on April 15 for Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. Known as Patch 8, the update has been in public testing since late last year and introduces several new features.
These include cross-play support, a photo mode, split-screen co-op for Xbox Series S, and new subclasses for all 12 character classes. Developer Larian Studios has confirmed this will be the game’s last major update as it moves on to new projects.
March 21
⚫︎ Hasbro's SVP of digital games Dan Ayoub further elaborates on the effect of Baldur's Gate 3 on how [they] think about big-budget D&D projects, saying it raised the bar in a really, really big way
, but still want to create new entry points to the franchise.
March 19
⚫︎ Hasbro SVP of digital games Dan Ayoub spoke up about Baldur's Gate 3's future in an interview with IGN at the GDC 2025 event, stating that, ...in pretty short order, we're going to have some stuff to talk about around that
, elaborating that the company got a lot of plans
for the game and he didn't want to over-tease
it.
March 7
⚫︎ Fan favorite BG3 character Astarion was found randomly popping up in official D&D lore as a quoted entry for the Vampire Spawn monster in the recently released 2025 Monster Manual.
March 3
⚫︎ Redditor Daetok_Lochannis shared in a Reddit post that the three main antagonists of Baldur's Gate 3, Ketheric Throm, Enver Gortash, and Orrin the Red, are all suspiciously congruent with the three most hated kinds of D&D players.
February 12
⚫︎ Samantha Béart, the voice of Karlach, has come out on Twitter to pre-emptively deny any future involvement with any CRPG titles serving as spiritual successors to Disco Elysium if they don't involve the original game's creator, writing miss me with that casting call
.
February 7
⚫︎ After months of hype, Larian Studios is stress testing BG3's upcoming Patch 8 ahead of its release. As the studio's last hurrah before completely leaving the game to develop their next project, Patch 8 will be massive, with 12 new subclasses, plenty of bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements.
January 28
⚫︎ Larian Studios has confirmed that split-screen co-op is finally coming to Baldur’s Gate 3 on Xbox Series S with its eighth major update!
January 15
⚫︎ Larian Studios commemorates the 100 million mod downloads milestone for Baldur’s Gate 3 by highlighting the “Withers Big Naturals” mod in its curated list of BG3 mods.
2024
July 5
⚫︎ Wizards of the Coast lead rule designer Jeremy Crawford recently discussed how Baldur’s Gate 3 has influenced the design approach for the upcoming 2024 edition of Dungeons & Dragons. He specifically highlighted the game’s handling of spells like Cloud of Daggers and Produce Flame as examples of innovations that could shape future rules for the tabletop RPG.
⚫︎ Baldur's Gate 3's upcoming Patch 8 offers 12 new subclasses across all of the game's available classes alongside crossplay functionality and a brand-new photo mode.
March 28
⚫︎ In an interview with IGN, Baldur’s Gate 3 director Swen Vincke shared his perspective on AI in game development, calling it a useful tool but emphasizing its limitations. Vincke stated he's open to using AI where it can assist but asserted, “AI could never replace the creative side of things, and I can put my money where my mouth is.”
March 23
⚫︎ At this year’s GDC panel, Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke announced that the studio will be stepping away from the Dungeons & Dragons IP and shifting focus to new projects after Baldur’s Gate 3. Vincke assured fans that Baldur’s Gate 3 will continue to receive updates and fixes before the team fully transitions to their next venture.
2023
August 16
⚫︎ Following a highly successful PC launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 tops the PSN pre-order charts as anticipation builds for its upcoming PS5 release. With critical acclaim pouring in, Baldur’s Gate 3 is shaping up to be one of 2024’s standout titles as the fourth quarter approaches.
August 3
⚫︎ Baldur’s Gate 3 is released for the PC through Steam and GOG to much anticipation. This full version of the game includes all three of the game’s acts, an expanded storyline, all available origin characters, balance tweaks and changes, and improved cinematic performance. The game then became one of Steam’s most-played and top-selling games of all time shortly after release.
2020
October 6
⚫︎ One year after its announcement, Baldur's Gate 3 has officially launched in early access on Steam, GOG, and Google Stadia. The release follows multiple delays, including a previous target date of September 30, and an earlier mid-2020 projection from developer Larian Studios.
This early-access build of the game only included the game’s first act, a customizable player character, and five playable origin characters, including Astartion, Gale, Lae’zel, Shadowheart, and Wyll.
2019
June 6
⚫︎ Larian Studios, the team behind Divinity: Original Sin, unveiled their latest project, Baldur’s Gate 3, at Google’s first Stadia Connect event. This new entry continues BioWare’s classic Baldur’s Gate series, which began in 1998 with the original game and was followed by Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn in 2000.
