Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Latest News Baldur’s Gate 3 Launches August 2023!

We’ve just revealed some big news during this year’s The Game Awards – you’ll want to check out this trailer.



Gather your party – Baldur’s Gate 3 launches August 2023. New sights and surprises abound in this trailer, and we’d love to hear about what stood out most to you. Let us know in the comments!

More good news: Baldur’s Gate 3 Collector’s Edition is available to pre-order now! It’s a treasure trove of items for the adventurer in you, and it’s limited to 25k copies worldwide. Take a closer look at what’s inside and secure your Collector’s Edition here: https://ce.baldursgate3.game/

While launch is in August, there’s plenty more to unwrap before the year is out. Don’t miss Panel From Hell: Holy Knight on December 14th @ 10am PST / 6pm GMT - featuring special guest Geoff Keighley! Join us for a hellaciously festive stream as Swen Vincke and the dev team delve deeper into our Game Awards announcements and the contents of Patch 9.

Set yourself a reminder to watch! https://panelfromhell.baldursgate3.game/

See you next week 😈🎄

What a treat! This trailer will be the start of so many new theories and speculations on what's to come 😄


And the game looks so good! I can tell that Act 1 will look different as well based on that trailer.
Some places were recognizable but different/improved.

I'm so hyped...urg August seems so far now 😭

Trailer was awesome and looking forward to the panel as well, but more importantly the patch patch patch! ^^

Hey, that's Jaheria, right? I wonder who that guy in the gold armor is.

I'm guessing she's 'M' the Hag in BG. I wonder if the guy with the monocle is part of another faction there

Is that an Orc with the Drider?

We see a couple third level spells (fly 1:00, lightning bolt 0:49, fireball 1:20, hypnotic pattern??? 1:18)

Could this mean level 5 in the next patch?
Also, we see the aasimar twice (once fallen Aasimar 0:16, and once protector aasimar 1:06)
Maybe the race for the next patch? (sadly no half orcs or dragonborn as far as I can see)

Also at 0:56 branding smite, possibly on a lv 5 Paladin Tav?

Probably the trailer and the next patch are not directly linked, but it is at least interesting, that they did not just show of lv 4 EA stuff, or, if they decided to show other finished spells etc, ONLY level 3 spells, not other interesting spells like animate objects etc

Edit:
My timestamps refer to the GameSpot trailer, which is for some reason 3 seconds shorter. So I may be of by a second or two


Edit 2:
Half Orc at 1:10 ???

putting this back here

So is it possible we get two races in the next patch? Or maybe just aasimar and a couple half orc NPCs?

Kind of disappointed about the lack of Dragonborn
But if this truly means lv 5, Wyll + Bard is going to be the new meta
Can't wait to fireball everything like my murderhobo heart desires

Judging by the look of the Orcs in the trailer, if they're final anyway, Dragonborn characters might be a little tricky choreography-wise. I would expect them last, if at all.

Did you hear anything about Aasimar being playable?

Omg this trailer is insane and so gorgeous.

No, just an assumption basedon the footage Would fit quite well with them releasing Paladins though.
Both stat wise and lore wise, they are ideal paladins, even more so than dragonborn.

00:23 looks like a new body type for the player, we can now be beefy as Halsin ^^

0:24 This is also the first look at Baldur's Gate I think we've gotten. That must be the tower of ramazith in the back.

This is an awesome trailer. Couldn't help but notice that person turning into an OWLBEAR which is interesting. Larian might give druids more forms than the actual tabletop game allows.

Also that is one heck of an introduction for Minsc.

I think Larian is giving a nod to it because of the furor over it from the D&D movie trailer.

It's also interesting they avoided giving Minsc lines. I wonder if that's avoid spoilers about Minsc's state of mind, or if it just would have been too much of a tonal shift :p

Owlbears were changed to beasts apparently in BG3, but I don't know if the CR was changed too. Otherwise, that druid must be at least lv 9 (if he is a moon druid)

Are we going to be able to explore all of that?

Because if so - that is insane.

It will also be interesting to see if they can manage to connect it all seamlessly without loading screens and stuff.

It certainly looks that way, if so, that would be...pretty wizard indeed.

Yay!!!! Great to get a release date!

Loved the trailer. I especially loved the owlbear wild shape form!

Maybe the owlbear wildshape form is a nod to the upcomong D&D movie, where the tiefling druid can change into an owlbear. It is to my knowledge not a normal wildshape form, but I like it.
The trailer looks interesting and I too am wondering, If we get aasimar as a playable raceor If those aasimars shown were npcs.