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Our Baldur's Gate 3 quiz gauntlet is complete—now try a bonus round on romance, literature, and classes

by Andrea Shearon

Surprise, surprise. Our quizzes on the RPG that swept awards shows all through 2023 (and even into 2024) continue to be some of our most popular. Baldur's Gate 3 really left an impression on everyone, and even after finishing up our quiz on the final act, I'm already thinking about how I'll revisit the series with more trivia... Read more.

How well do you know Baldur's Gate 3's third act? See what you remember about the RPG's big finale with a quiz built for real Elder Brains

by Andrea Shearon

Do you remember that moment in Baldur's Gate 3 when you thought you were approaching the end, but then you arrived in Act 3's big city and realized you weren't even close? Because I sure do. I remember proudly announcing I was about to finish the RPG, only to spend another 100 hours methodically combing the city and kissing Karlach. Egg on my face... Read more.

Debate: Is turn-based or real-time-with-pause better for CRPGs?

by Fraser Brown

whopping six years ago, former features producer Andy Kelly and I had a big ol' fight. It was a respectful one, though, taking place exclusively in our respective articles regarding the news that Baldur's Gate 3 would feature turn-based battles. Andy thought this sucked, wishing Larian had stuck with real-time-with-pause. I, meanwhile, was over the moon... Read more.

Baldur's Gate 3 cast 'changed the game' for videogame actors, says Dragon Age: Inquisition lead: 'We too deserve to stand up and be counted'

by Harvey Randall

Baldur's Gate 3 is a phenomenal game—noteworthy not just for being a very good RPG, but also several brilliant performances and a heck of a lot of mocapping. Having spoken to some of its cast myself in the past, I can speak to the thought and weight they've put behind their work... Read more.

The best possible fantasy author is writing a dark, tragic prequel novel for our beloved Baldur's Gate 3 boy Astarion

by Lauren Morton

You say "Astarion backstory" and I'll show you a very long list of fanfics, but for anyone who's already exhausted that catalog: today's a big day. There's going to be an official prequel novel for your sad, sexy Baldur's Gate 3 boyfriend this September. Oh and yes, Neil Newbon's recording the audiobook version, obviously... Read more.

Baldur's Gate 3 YouTuber discovers 'time travel' glitch that also reveals 4 nude Gales hanging out in your camp for some reason

by Rick Lane

Two and half years since Baldur's Gate 3 released, and players are still finding new ways to bend & break Larian's preposterously flexible RPG. Indeed, far from running out of bizarre exploits to discover, the glitches and hacks are if anything becoming weird and more impressive... Read more.

Astarion's actor from Baldur's Gate 3 has dodged similar roles: 'Repetition breeds stagnation'

by Harvey Randall

starion from Baldur's Gate 3 is certainly up there in the hall of fame of killer RPG companions—not just because he's literally a killer as a vampire, but because he's a nuanced, complicated character performed by a very talented actor. It's no shock that Neil Newbon, who played him in Larian's finest, received awards for his work... Read more.

Baldur's Gate 3 gets a new hotfix to fix the old hotfix that fixed corrupted saves but started causing crashes

by Andy Chalk

Back in February, Larian rolled out a small update for Baldur's Gate 3 that aimed to fix a few crashes, technical issues, and in particular, corrupted saves. And it worked! Except, well, it apparently also broke a few things along the way. So you know what that means: A new hotfix to fix the old hotfix... Read more.

Hotfix #36 Now Live!

by SaloAtLarian

Hey folks, Our last small update, which aimed to resolve corrupted savegames affecting a number of players, seemed to have also introduced some performance issues that triggered crashes. Thank you for your patience while these were investigated! A fix is now rolling out for all platforms that addresses these performance issues and some other crashes and blockers that were still affecting players. FIXESFixed a framerate drop and eventual crash when loading a savegame.Fixed several crashes.Fixed a bug on Xbox where tooltips in the Inventory and Trade windows wouldn't display correctly.Fixed a bug on Mac preventing you from progressing past Character Creation after starting a character introduction cinematic on Honour Mode.

Baldur's Gate 3 had romance system ambitions that got killed by 'time constraints,' like a 'friendship' alternative for the companions you don't smooch

by Joshua Wolens

If the reams of art and lovelorn fanfiction are anything to go by, Baldur's Gate 3's romance system was one of its most successful parts. Keep, Larian, your remarkably complex imsim-y RPG gameplay; we just want to kiss vampires... Read more.

Shadowheart and Lae'zel's Baldur's Gate 3 romance came naturally because their writers realised they 'were writing the same story from different directions'

by Joshua Wolens

Is there any greater love than that between a weird fascist space alien and the victim of a cult abduction? There is not. That's why Romeo and Juliet is probably about exactly that, and it's why gamers over the globe can't get enough of Shar'zel. Lae'zart. Lart... Read more.

Baldur's Gate 3 writer says its Dragon-Agey rep system is there to stop you totally breaking the NPCs, but it 'becomes a dice roll' at points to keep romance natural

by Joshua Wolens

If you're not a fan of random violence and sadism—you know, a nerd—the words "Astarion disapproves" were probably burnt into your retinas like the afterimage of a nuclear blast when you finally rolled credits on Baldur's Gate 3. Your party members in that game always have a goddamn opinion on your decisions, and Larian communicated it in time-honoured fashion: little pop-ups like in Dragon Age or Knights of the Old Republic 2... Read more.

How well do you know Baldur's Gate 3's second act? You may need an actual brainworm to score a perfect 20/20 on our latest quiz

by Andrea Shearon

Last year, we issued a challenge to Baldur's Gate 3 fans with a quiz on its massive first act, and many of you passed with flying colors. I briefly entertained the idea that we made it too easy, but after some reflection, I don't think that's the case. Y'all are simply tadpole-brained like it's 2023 and fresh on your mind, and you know what? That's fine. I'm right there with you... Read more.