Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn – Matt Chat

Having started his Matt Chat show back in 2009, Matt Barton has now worked his way all the way up to episode 500. Over the years, this initially hobby project resulted in a treasure trove of insightful interviews with notable…

Feargus Urquhart Interview

Despite not releasing any new RPGs in 2022, Obsidian Entertainment has had a pretty good year. And if you’d like to know whether this is the studio’s new direction or just some fluke, you might want to read this recent…

A Look at Forgotten Realms’ PC History

If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you know all about the long and storied history of D&D-based video games, and in particular, the ones wrapped in the now-flagship Forgotten Realms setting. Still, if you’d like to reminisce, or…

Ray Muzyka Interview

Following his retirement from BioWare, Ray Muzyka, one of the studio’s founders, shifted his attention from video games to investing. And as such, he must have popped up on the radar of Ivey Business Review, a Canadian student-run business strategy…

GB Feature: Baldur’s Gate II Subsite Overhaul

A few years ago, we overhauled our original Baldur’s Gate subsite to cover all of Beamdog’s Enhanced Edition changes, while also adding a plethora of content for the team’s ambitious Siege of Dragonspear expansion pack. That was a significant amount…

Baldur’s Gate II Retrospective – The Anatomy of a Sequel

With Baldur’s Gate III launching into early access on October 6th, the folks over at Gamasutra have unearthed this ancient by this point Baldur’s Gate II retrospective. The article was penned by one of BioWare’s founders Ray Muzyka soon after…

PC Gamer’s Best PC RPGs

The editors over at PC Gamer have assembled a fresh list of what they consider to be the best RPGs currently available on PC. The list includes over 40 titles, so there’s a good chance it contains something you haven’t…

What Makes a Good RPG Dungeon?

Following some Oblivion-related frustration, Felipe Pepe of The CRPG Book fame wrote a lengthy article where he tries to figure out what makes an RPG dungeon good and fun to explore. In the process, he provides numerous examples of standout…

Baldur’s Gate II Developer Livestream Incoming

David Gaider, a veteran video game writer who worked on a number of classic RPGs including Neverwinter Nights, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Dragon Age: Origins, started his career at BioWare writing for Baldur’s Gate II. At…