Baldur’s Gate 3

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{{About|the upcoming video game by Larian Studios|the cancelled game by Black Isle Studios|Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound}}
{{Short description|Upcoming role-playing video game}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox video game
| title = Baldur's Gate III
| image = Baldur's Gate III Logo.png
| developer = [[Larian Studios]]
| publisher = [[Wizards of the Coast]] {{Citation needed|reason=Larian is self-publishing their games since 2011|date=July 2019}}
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| genre = [[Role-playing video game|Role-playing]]
| series = ''[[Baldur's Gate (series)|Baldur's Gate]]''
| modes = [[Single-player]]
| platforms = [[Google Stadia]]<br/>[[Microsoft Windows]]
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'''''Baldur's Gate III''''' is an upcoming [[role-playing video game]] developed by [[Larian Studios]] and to be published by [[Wizards of the Coast]]{{Citation needed|reason=Larian is self-publishing their games since 2011|date=July 2019}} for [[Microsoft Windows]] and the [[Google Stadia]] streaming service. It is the third main game in the [[Baldur's Gate (series)|''Baldur's Gate'' series]], itself based on the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' tabletop role-playing system.<ref>{{cite web |title=Baldur's Gate III is finally happening, 19 years later|url=https://www.pcworld.com/article/3401079/baldurs-gate-iii-is-finally-happening-19-years-later.html |accessdate=7 June 2019}}</ref>

==Gameplay==
''Baldur's Gate III'' is anticipated to be a computer role-playing game with both a single-player and cooperative multiplayer element. Single players will be able to create one or more characters and form a party with them and computer-generated characters to explore the game's story. Optionally, players will be able to take one of their characters and team up online with one or more other players to form a party together.<ref name="pcg reveal"/>

==Development==
The original ''Baldur's Gate'' game was developed by [[BioWare]] and [[Black Isle Studios]], and published by [[Interplay Entertainment]] in 1998. The game used a licensed version of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (''D&D'') ruleset, specifically in the ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' setting. The game's success led to a sequel ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]'' and its expansion pack, ''[[Icewind Dale]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Neverwinter Nights]]'', and ''[[Planescape: Torment]]''. Black Isle Studios had begun work on a further sequel, ''[[Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound]]'' by 2003 but Interplay faced significant financial crisis that year and shut down Black Isle, cancelling the game. Interplay then lost the license to make ''D&D'' video games to [[Atari]] by 2008. [[Wizards of the Coast]] had long since acquired the rights to ''D&D'' as part of their purchase of [[TSR (company)|TSR]], and had been making updates to the core rulesets over the previous years. The new sequel from Larian Studios has no connection to the cancelled ''Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound''.

The series [[intellectual property]] (IP) had been sought after by multiple developers; according to [[Brian Fargo]], a former Interplay developer and founder of [[inXile Entertainment]], both he and [[Feargus Urquhart]] of [[Obsidian Entertainment]] had been seeking the IP rights for at least a decade.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/06/18/obsidian-and-inxile-both-tried-to-get-the-rights-to-baldurs-gate-3-a-e3-2019 | title = OBSIDIAN AND INXILE BOTH TRIED TO GET THE RIGHTS TO BALDUR'S GATE 3 – E3 2019 | first= Ryan | last =MacCafferty | date= June 18, 2019 | accessdate = June 18, 2019 | work = [[IGN]] }}</ref> Larian Studios had been interested in making a sequel in the ''Baldur's Gate'' series for some time, having first approached Wizards after their release of ''[[Divinity: Original Sin]]'' around 2014. At this time, Wizards felt the studio was still too new to the industry to be trusted with the ''Baldur's Gate'' license. Larian continued to develop ''[[Divinity: Original Sin II]]'' which would be released in September 2017. Pre-release materials related to the game had impressed Wizards, and the publisher contacted Larian asking if they still had interest in ''Baldur's Gate III''. Larian accepted, and while working to wrap up the release stage of development for ''Divinity: Original Sin II'', a small group gathered to develop the design document to present to Wizards with their ideas for the new ''Baldur's Gate''.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.pcgamer.com/larian-was-shot-down-the-first-time-it-wanted-to-make-baldurs-gate-3/ | title = Larian was shot down the first time it wanted to make Baldur's Gate 3 | first= Frasier | last = Brown | date = June 6, 2019 | accessdate = June 18, 2019 | work = [[PC Gamer]] }}</ref>

The game will be based on the [[Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons 5th edition|5th edition of the ''D&D'' ruleset]], though will include tweaks and modifications that Larian found necessary in translating into a video game. For example, the combat system is expected to be weighed more in favor of the player than in the tabletop version, as to make the game more enjoyable.<ref name="pcg reveal">{{cite web | url = https://www.pcgamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-will-combine-the-best-of-divinity-and-dandd-5th-edition/ | title = Baldur's Gate 3 will combine the best of Divinity and D&D 5th Edition | first= Frasier | last = Brown | date = June 6, 2019 | accessdate = June 18, 2019 | work = [[PC Gamer]] }}</ref>

Larian Studios first teased ''Baldur's Gate III'' in the week prior to [[E3 2019]],<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2019/5/30/18646090/baldurs-gate-3-larian-studios-teaser | title= Divinity: Original Sin studio teases new game, signs point to Baldur's Gate 3 | first= Michael | last =McWhertor | date = May 30, 2019 | accessdate = June 18, 2019 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref> and formally revealed it during Google's presentation on the [[Google Stadia|Stadia platform]] just ahead of E3, confirming its release both for Microsoft Windows and on Stadia.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2019/6/6/18655160/baldurs-gate-3-trailer-release-date-google-stadia-larian-studios | title= Baldur’s Gate 3 announced for Stadia launch, watch the trailer here | first= Christopher |last= Grant | date = June 6, 2019 | accessdate = June 18, 2019 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref> A prequel tabletop adventure ''Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus'' is scheduled to be published by Wizards of the Coast in September 2019. This campaign takes place roughly 100 years prior to the events in ''Baldur's Gate III''.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/e3/2019/6/10/18660147/pc-gaming-show-e3-2019-baldurs-gate-3-prequel-dungeons-and-dragons-rpg | title = Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting a tabletop prequel | first= Charlie | last = Hall | date = June 10, 2019 | accessdate = June 18, 2019 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website|https://baldursgate3.game/}}

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