Larian Studios will soon move away from Baldur's Gate 3 to work seriously on two “very ambitious” RPGs. Before the final clap, the game stood out again.
The end of Baldur's Gate 3 is coming very soon. Swen Vincke, president of Larian Studios, has however indicated that he has one last mission to accomplish: authorize modding. And it will happen in the coming weeks thanks to the final patch 7. An update that is currently being tested until July. The release will take place in September, at a date not yet announced. After that, the developers will explore their own original licenses.
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Baldur's Gate 3 stronger than Zelda and Spider-Man
In February 2024, Swen Vincke announced that Baldur's Gate 3 had sold more than 10 million copies on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. The game was acclaimed with a Metacritic score of 96/100, and received a shower of awards. BG3 was the big winner of the Game Awards 2023 with six awards, including “Game of the Year” or “Game of the Year” in French. Everyone was unanimous: it's one of the best RPGs and the best games ever released. Obviously, he also distinguished himself outside of Geoff Keighley's ceremony, until very recently.
Baldur's Gate 3 was nominated in several categories of the Gayming Awards 2024. An event celebrating the representation of LGBTQ+ characters or themes in video games. Unsurprisingly, the title was notably competing for the Game of the Year spot against some of the heavyweights of 2023. There were indeed FF16, Thirsty Suitors, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Stray Gods and Zelda Tears of the Kingdom.
Who won ? Drum roll… Baldur's Gate 3! The gem from Larian Studios did not stop there as it was also tipped to win the trophies for “Best LGBTQ+ Character”, and “Gayming Magazine Readers’ Choice”. He won both prizes! As for the character, it was Shadowheart, or Ombrecoeur, who was favored by the voters. She was pitted against Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West, Dame Aylin from Baldur's Gate 3, Jala from Thirsty Suitors, Dion Lesage from Final Fantasy 16, and Tchia from Tchia. With such a track record, the RPG marks the short history of the Gayming Awards, both in terms of nominations and victories.