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Platform Win, Mac, iOS Publisher Black Isle Studios Developer BioWare Release Date Nov 30, 1998

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Impressions
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Baldur’s Gate on Nintendo Switch may be the best way to play the series

By Charlie Hall on Oct 16, 2019 10.16.19

The tutorial, on the other hand, is junk

News
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Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, and more PC classics make console debuts this year

By Owen S. Good on Feb 07, 2019 02.07.19

Beamdog and Skybound to publish six old-school RPGs

Culture
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This video is a great excuse to revisit Baldur’s Gate

By Ben Kuchera on Sep 02, 2016 09.02.16

The type of person who would watch a video about Baldur’s Gate that’s just shy of two hours is probably the type of person who thinks the pacing of Baldur’s Gate is perfect. That being said, I’ve...

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Baldur's Gate studio responds to harassment over trans character

By Colin Campbell on Apr 06, 2016 04.06.16

Beamdog today released a statement to Polygon, following heated online criticism about Baldur's Gate expansion Siege of Dragonspear's inclusion of a trans woman and a one-line joke reference to...

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Vitriol and harassment hit developers of new Baldur's Gate expansion

By Colin Campbell on Apr 05, 2016 04.05.16

Baldur's Gate expansion developer Beamdog today faced a barrage of heated online criticism about Siege of Dragonspear's inclusion of a variety of characters in a fantasy world, including a powerful...

News
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Dragon Age lead writer leaves BioWare after 17 years (update)

By Allegra Frank on Jan 22, 2016 01.22.16

David Gaider, the writer behind popular BioWare games like Dragon Age: Inquisition and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, has left the studio after nearly two decades. He announced the news...

Video
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How does Pillars of Eternity stand up against the classics?

By Charlie Hall on Apr 02, 2015 04.02.15

Must Read Pillars of Eternity has a serious bug, here's how to avoid it After a wildly successful Kickstarter in 2012, the team at Obsidian Entertainment has finally released P...

News
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New Baldur's Gate game in the works using its original engine

By Philip Kollar on Jan 08, 2015 01.08.15

You may think of Baldur's Gate as a much-loved classic RPG series from now-defunct Black Isle Studios, but actually the franchise is more alive than ever. Meaty enhanced editions were released for B...

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Dragon Age: Inquisition explores moral quandaries in a vast world

By Colin Campbell on Jun 09, 2014 06.09.14

Moral certainty has its place, but what makes fiction sparkle is ambiguity. The creators of Dragon Age: Inquisition are making a world in which heroes face a series of choices, few of which carry...

Opinion
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A Character Like Me: the lead writer of Dragon Age on inclusive games

By David Gaider on Feb 18, 2014 02.18.14

"I am a lesbian, and Dragon Age is still a beacon to me, when it first came out, so did I, and a lot of people alienated me, and I didn’t have many friends, and there was only my Xbox. Origins was...