The D20 Beat: It’s Ys time
I’ve enjoyed Japanese role-playing games ever since I first encountered the likes of Dragon Quest and Faxanadu in the late 1980s (earlier if The...
Baldur’s Gate’s expansion adds diversity, and of course some people hate it (update)
Last week, a gaming classic received an impressive new expansion, but its progressive take on certain characters is making some fans angry. Last week,...
Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear embraces the past and present
I know how the Child of Bhaal’s story ends. But what I didn’t know is what happens between the defeat of Sarevok in Baldur’s...
How Dragon Age’s David Gaider joined the old-school role-playing game renaissance
It didn’t take long for him to return to his roots — the Infinity Engine, a development tool that helped create some of the greatest RPGs in gaming’s history, which include Baldur’s Gate and Planescape: Torment.
Baldur’s Gate’s future goes back into Dungeons & Dragons’ past
Making Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear is like a trip of “back … to the future” for the artists, writers, and designers at Beamdog...
Baldur’s Gate is getting Siege of Dragonspear expansion nearly 17 years after game’s original 1998 release
A new god child appears -- and she may be gunning for you, Bhaalspawn.