Baldurs

Look, I’m just going to say it. I haven’t played Baldur’s Gate 3 yet. I know, I know. The fact that it’s won so many awards should clue me into just how much of a gaming phenomenon it is. However, what I am really into is The Elder Scrolls series, and a recent mod is making my ears prick up. Over on Nexus Mods, user Ghouls0Rules has made it possible to play Baldur’s Gate 3 as a Dunmer, the dark elf race from such hits as Morrowind and Skyrim. While it has a “heavy focus on visuals,” it goes beyond a simple skin and…

Larian Studios released Baldur’s Gate 3 on Microsoft Xbox Series X|S last month. Since then, the game has had a bug that’s causing the saved progress to go missing. Due to that, people have lost several hours of game progress. Microsoft and Larian Studios have released multiple updates to the console and the game to eliminate the bug but nothing has worked so far. Now, Microsoft is making another attempt to solve the issue. In a new post on X (previously known as Twitter), Larian Studios says that Microsoft has…

Baldur's Gate 3 director has revealed he finally figured out the first act of his next project. He also clarified that he isn't teasing or announcing anything."Been a great morning! After four months of rewriting and rewriting and abandoning ideas and then revisiting them, finally figured out what act 1 on this thing I've been working on needs to be," explained Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke. "Quote me when it's revealed to see how much of today's draft survives. I suspect a lot."Vincke mentioned that…

Microsoft has begun to unban players who accidentally uploaded NSFW clips from Baldur’s Gate 3 to Xbox servers. Baldur’s Gate 3 has quickly earned a reputation for being the horniest game on the market, thanks to a huge number of adult romance options and nudity that players are presented with. However, last week it was reported that players received bans from Microsoft due to captured NSFW clips being automatically uploaded to public Xbox servers. According to Microsoft’s rules set out to protect players from offensive…

Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has taken to social media to tell fans the follow-up to Baldur’s Gate 3 is “not what you think” it is. Larian has been busy in recent months with the release of Baldur’s Gate 3 in August 2023 but their CEO and founder Swen Vincke is already thinking about what comes next. Taking to X/Twitter, he posted an update after finally figuring out the first act of “this thing I’ve been working on,” that will presumably be the follow-up to Baldur’s Gate 3. He went on to explain he’d spent the past…

Baldur's Gate 3 players on Xbox banned for recording clips of some of the game's more explicit content should soon see their bans lifted, according to developer Larian Studios.The issue recently came to light after a player posted on Reddit to warn other Xbox users about using the console's capture tools, in this case video recording, to record scenes involving, as they put it, "naked camp time fun." The player, Daddy-Vegas, received a ban for all three of their recorded clips, resulting in a ban of over…

Larian Studios is looking into reports that Baldur's Gate 3 players on Xbox have had their accounts banned for uploading nude and explicit media of the game onto Xbox Live, namely the intimate scenes with party members that you've built up romantic relationships with."We've seen the reports that some players got banned or otherwise faced issues on Xbox having uploaded screenshots/videos of their 'gameplay content'," said Larian director of publishing Michael Douse on Twitter. "We're in discussion with…

Thanks to the modding community, the Forgotten Realms in Baldur's Gate 3 got a little more dangerous. Now, instead of worrying about some NPC trying to use magic against you, you'll also need to be on the lookout for bullets flying your way.Thanks to an IGN report, we know that Palmaman33, a Neux Modder, uploaded multiple mods that include various modern-day guns. Some of these include the Glock 19, AKM, and a few others. Anyone in your party can equip these guns, and each one packs a serious punch.…

A Baldur’s Gate 3 player has reportedly been banned for sharing their Xbox gameplay recording, as the footage automatically uploaded contained nude, in-game character models. Baldur’s Gate 3 hasn’t been out on the Xbox longer than a month, so this could be one of those BG3 oopsies, but it seems to come down to Xbox’s own Terms of Service. Reddit user Daddy-Vegas claimed that one of his clips, fittingly named “naked camp time fun,” landed him a ban lasting until the end of the year — yes, of the year that has just begun.…

Valve announced its winners for the 2023 Steam Awards, which are determined by Steam users. Games such as Baldur's Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy, and Starfield have all walked away with accolades.For the biggest category, Baldur's Gate 3 snagged another Game of the Year award, beating out games such as Resident Evil 4, Lethal Company, and Hogwarts Legacy. What's especially notable about this is that it is yet another Game of the Year Larian Studios managed to secure. During The Game Awards, it won the same…