During Google's Stadia Connect livestream today, Larian Studios — makers o
f Divinity: Original Sin 2 — officially revealed
Baldur's Gate 3, the next adventure in the acclaimed role-playing series.
The announcement came with a teaser trailer that shows the
"return of a malevolent presence to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out, corrupting everything that remains in the Forgotten Realms."
Speaking to GameSpot, Larian Studios founder and head Swen Vincke confirmed that this will be "very much its own story," but will contain references to everything that happened in the first and second games.
The previous Baldur's Gate games were based on Dungeons & Dragons 3.5. We're now Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition. A lot of stuff has happened in Forgotten Realms. A lot of stuff has happened in Baldur's Gate, so this is going to be a new entry.
Vincke revealed that the studio worked closely with Wizards of the Coast (license holders of
Dungeons & Dragons) to adapt certain aspects to work within the video game.
Unliked
Original Sin 2, Larian Studios will not have to rely on Kickstarter to fund
Baldur's Gate 3. The game is currently in production with over 300 people working on the game.
Baldur's Gate 3 was revealed during the Google Stadia livestream, but will also be coming to PC in addition to Google's game streaming platform. No release date was announced, but we'll likely hear more about the game at E3 next week.