Published , by Josh Hawkins
Published , by Josh Hawkins
Okay, let’s be honest here. You might be a little confused by that title. After all, the original Baldur’s Gate released well over twenty years ago. The tease comes via the official Larian Studios website, where the company is teasing fans of their games with a logo that clearly outlines a Roman numeral three.
By default, many believed that Larian might be working on Divinity: Original Sin 3. The previous two entries in the series had done very well for the company, and it makes sense to explore the world more with another sequel. Thanks to some sleuthing by avid fans on the internet, though, we’ve now learned that all signs on the website are actually pointing to Baldur’s Gate 3.
We first saw the reports that it could be Baldur’s Gate 3 in a tweet from Twitter user @13xforever. We decided to check in on things ourselves, and sure enough the Twitter user was correct. By looking at the source code of the website, we were able to download a video that is set up in the page’s source info. We were then able to throw this video in a text editor (we used Notepad++) and go through the relevant metadata ourselves.
Sure enough we found the video’s metadata absolutely littered with clues. From the name of the logo, “BaldursGate_logo_III_retouched.png” to the fact that the metadata includes several instances of trademark for Dungeons and Dragons, Baldur’s Gate itself, and even Wizards of the Coast. Rumors about a new Baldur’s Gate being in development at Larian were shut down by the studio last year, when WCCFtech attempted to learn more about the rumors at the time. Now, though, it appears that the rumors were actually right, and we’ll finally get a chance to return to the Baldur’s Gate universe after so many years.
I’m personally beyond excited to learn more about this project, so I’ll be keeping an eye on things as best I can. I’ll be sure to provide any updates as we learn more about Baldur's Gate 3 from Larian Studios in the coming weks.