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Classic D&D RPG Games Hit Modern Consoles: Baldur’s Gate And More

Classic D&D RPG Games Hit Modern Consoles: Baldur’s Gate And More

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Earlier this year, Skybound Games announced a deal with PC game developer Beamdog to port its library of classic D&D-based RPGs to home consoles. Today the fruits of their labor are for sale: Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate ll, Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment and Neverwinter Nights. Many of these will be new to console gamers, and if so, they’re in for a treat. Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Pack: Celebrating the series’ 20th anniversary, the original Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and its sequel, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, return with all DLC and restored quest content, as well as the Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear expansion, featuring new original content developed by Beamdog to bridge the two games. Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition / Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition: Two must-play games and all their DLC in one package – the chilling Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition, plus its expansions, and the enhanced edition of 1999’s RPG of the Year, Planescape: Torment. “These games are iconic, including Baldur’s Gate, which

D&D Classics Enhanced Editions Coming To Consoles

D&D Classics Enhanced Editions Coming To Consoles

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Some of the most beloved D&D-branded video games are heading to a new audience this fall as Skybound Games and Beamdog prepare packaged deluxe editions of Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights for a rerelease on new consoles. These rereleases are for the most part the games you remember, but enhanced with high resolution support, new standalone content, new characters and classes, new voice sets, expanded character creation options, improved multiplayer functionality, and redesigns of the user interface. Both physical and digital versions are on the way. “It’s such a pleasure to celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of the most legendary RPGs of all time, the original Baldur’s Gate, as well as the iconic games it inspired, by bringing these special enhanced editions to a new generation of players and platforms,” says Skybound Games CEO Ian Howe. ● The Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition Pack: Celebrating the series’ 20th anniversary, the original Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and its sequel, Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, return with all

Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights And More Coming To Consoles In 2019

Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights And More Coming To Consoles In 2019

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Skybound Games has announced a deal with PC game developer Beamdog to port its library of classic D&D-based RPGs to home consoles this year. We’re talking a lot of titles: Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate ll, Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear, Icewind Dale, Planescape: Torment and Neverwinter Nights. Many of these will be new to console gamers, and if so, they’re in for a treat. “These games are iconic, including Baldur’s Gate, which has really set the standard for Dungeons & Dragons computer roleplaying games,” said Skybound Games CEO Ian Howe. “We’re excited to bring Beamdog’s incredible slate to new platforms for both the dedicated fan and those who will soon discover these adventures for the first time. As longtime fans of Baldur’s Gate and Dungeons & Dragons, it’s fantastic to partner with Beamdog as the newest member of the Skybound family.” “We are ecstatic to partner with Skybound Games to bring these great classics to new platforms,” said Trent Oster, Beamdog CEO. “Skybound’s accomplishments are amazing and they have a demonstrated

Neverwinter Nights Is Set To Be Re-Released As An Enhanced Edition

Neverwinter Nights Is Set To Be Re-Released As An Enhanced Edition

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Neverwinter Nights, one of BioWare’s early role-playing game hits, is going to be remastered. The 2002 title will be re-released as a special Enhanced Edition, bringing the experience to modern hardware with an array of graphical and performance upgrades. A livestream on Twitch by developers Beamdog should give us more details on exactly what the remaster will include. The move follows a number of other BioWare games that have recently been re-released for modern computers. These have included Planetscape, Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate II, and Icewind Dale. Neverwinter Nights was first released in 2002. It focused on the Dungeons & Dragons campaign world Forgotten Realms and saw players battling a dark cult as they slowly built up their character to become the ultimate hero of the story.