Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn Guides & News

Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn

ByVal Hull
OnApril 4, 2020

Baldur’s Gate II Retrospective

Having recently reminisced about the original Baldur’s Gate, you might now want to look back at the second entry in this venerable series. If that’s the case, you should check out this GameCrate article that tells the tale of Baldur’s…

ByVal Hull
OnMarch 9, 2020

Baldur’s Gate Retrospectives

With Baldur’s Gate III looming on the horizon, we get an opportunity to check out a couple of articles that remind us what made the series so great in the first place. First, there’s PC Gamer with a massive 2-page…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 24, 2019

Aaryn Flynn Discusses BioWare and EA’s Frostbite Engine

Aaryn Flynn, BioWare’s former general manager, was one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Reboot Develop Red conference. According to this GamesIndustry.biz article, Flynn discussed his tenure at BioWare, the extensive and easy to use toolset he helped develop…

ByVal Hull
OnNovember 11, 2019

George Ziets Interview, Part 2 – Matt Chat

Matt Barton’s video interview with George Ziets continues in the latest episode of his Matt Chat show. This particular episode covers a broad range of topics, including the inherent difficulties of getting started in the video game industry, Ziets’ early…

ByVal Hull
OnOctober 15, 2019

Baldur’s Gate – Remembering What Made It Special

If you head on over to GameRant, you’ll find a retrospective article that looks back at the original Baldur’s Gate Trilogy (Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and Baldur’s Gate II: Throne of Bhaal) and puts a spotlight…

ByVal Hull
OnJuly 19, 2019

PC Gamer’s Best RPGs of All Time

The editors over at PC Gamer have recently put together an updated list of what they consider to be the best RPGs of all time. While by no means exhaustive, the list does feature plenty of RPGs of all shapes…

ByBuckGB
OnJune 2, 2019

A History of Isometric CRPGs Video Series

We’ve stumbled upon a new “A History of Isometric CRPGs” video series on YouTube, which currently offers seven installments that focus on Fallout (episode 1), Fallout 2 (episode 2), Baldur’s Gate (episode 3), Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear (episode 3.5),…

ByVal Hull
OnMay 31, 2019

Unconfirmed: Larian Studios About to Announce Baldur’s Gate III

If you head on over to the official Larian Studios website, you’ll see a fancy splash screen with the Roman numeral III on it. And while with Larian’s naming conventions this could mean many things, including Divinity III or Divinity:…

ByVal Hull
OnMay 18, 2019

Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus – Next Tabletop D&D Adventure Announced

During this year’s ongoing D&D Live event, Wizards of the Coast unveiled the next official Dungeons & Dragons adventure. Entitled Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus, this new tale that’s currently set to go live on September 17, 2019 will begin…

ByVal Hull
OnMay 5, 2019

Brent Knowles Video Interview – Matt Chat

Brent Knowles, a writer and video game designer who you may know for his work on such BioWare titles like Baldur’s Gate II, Neverwinter Nights, and Dragon Age: Origins, joined Matt Barton for the latest episode of his Matt Chat…