Remember when Baldur’s Gate 3 was announced at the Google Stadia reveal event? Whether or not you’re on board for Google’s vision of the streaming future, the fact that Larian – the studio behind the incredible Divinity: Original Sin games – is making a sequel to some of the greatest RPG games of all time is cause for celebration. Now, we’re finally about to see real Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay.
Larian will be at PAX East on Thursday, February 27 to unveil the first in-game footage of Baldur’s Gate 3 to a live audience – and the event will be streamed for viewers at home, too. The event begins at 12:00 PST / 15:00 EST / 20:00 GMT, and will be streamed on Larian’s YouTube channel. There will also be a Q&A segment for fans to ask questions.
“We’re on an adventure to make the best RPG that we’ve ever made,” director (and Larian founder) Swen Vincke says in the announcement video, “and that has required us to reinvent all of our tools, our technology, our processes, but above all – also grow our team.”
The video shows off loads of motion capture and soundtrack production, and technically includes a bit of in-game footage, too – though you’re probably not going to be satisfied with seeing blurry computer screens over the shoulders of Larian developers.
The World Gameplay Reveal of Baldur’s Gate 3 will be happening LIVE at PAX East on Thursday 27th February at 1530ET. Join Swen live on stage with a special guest, and if you can’t, we'll be streaming to YouTube so you can be involved no matter where you are in the world. pic.twitter.com/96bTNGNCqk
— Baldur's Gate 3 (@baldursgate3) February 18, 2020
We also see a CG dragon, which I think means Larian’s licensing agreement with Wizards of the Coast is at least 50% fulfilled.
BG3 is a pretty big game, so we wrangled ourselves an extra 30 minutes at PAX Live. This means the start time for the live Gameplay Reveal at PAX is 3:00pm ET! We will let you know if it changes.
— Baldur's Gate 3 (@baldursgate3) February 18, 2020
Stadia promotional material has suggested that the Baldur’s Gate 3 release date will land this year, though Larian says that’s a mistake – either way, we’ll learn more soon, and you can expect BG3 to be available on traditional PC platforms, too.