Website Teases New Baldur's Gate ... Something - UPDATED

[Mike Kayatta]

Website Teases New Baldur's Gate ... Something - UPDATED

Whether the clues point to Baldur's Gate 3 or a repackaging of the originals is still anyone's guess.

UPDATE: A report on GameBanshee.com [http://www.gamebanshee.com/news/107098-baldurs-gate-website-surfaces-announcement-coming-soon.html] reveals that the upcoming Baldur's Gate announcement will come from Beamdog, a studio founded by BioWare veteran Trent Oster. Previously, Beamdog has worked with companies such as Interplay to develop HD mobile ports. Whether or not that's the secret Baldur's Gate project is still unknown. Beamdog did confirm, however, that it is not related to the new Steam release of Baldur's Gate 2, saying:

"We're not related to the Steam complete edition, I can tell you that much. Other than that, we're hoping to announce something soon."

Original Story:

Something is stirring in the lands of Faerûn, but only scant, cryptic messages left anonymously behind the curtain of Baldur's Gate's ancient website seem to know what. Inspecting the page source of BaldursGate.com [http://www.baldursgate.com] reveals a series of messages that have been left commented out by the site's Webmaster, a method generally reserved for a designers' internal notes. Currently, those curious would find the following:











Following those lines in the code is the, well, actual code for what normal people see when they visit the website. After that, one final, somewhat less optimistic message sits nestled at the bottom:



At first, the idea of Baldur's Gate somehow "returning better than it was before" may lead some to the idea of a modern-day third installment-and maybe that's what's coming-but there's more to the puzzle than just the source code.

Steam forum user xruiner89 searched the service's registry, and claims to have found a reference to Baldur's Gate there as well (app number 99140 for anyone who'd like to double-check his work).

Could this mean a re-release of Baldur's Gate on Steam? Perhaps an HD re-release? Perhaps an HD re-release followed by a new sequel? It's difficult, if not impossible to say.

Honestly, I've been around the internet for awhile now, and yet how or why people do things like check the HTML source code for a website promoting a game from 1998 is still beyond me. Still, I can't say that I'm sad someone took the time. Almost any Baldur's Gate news is good news, at least in my book.

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[Soviet Heavy]

Please be a rerelease, please be a rerelease. Not a reboot or a sequel, just an updated visual version of BG2.

 

[Robert Ewing]

Please for the love of god let this be true. Please Yahweh, Allah, Buddha, The dark ones, Cthulu, the lords of flame, the old gods, please let it be true.

 

[Fr]anc[is]

Oh god, you can sense the shitstorm coming a mile away.

Edit: also to add to what others are saying:

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/baldurs_gate_the_original_saga
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/baldurs_gate_2_complete
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/baldurs_gate_series/a_conservative_modders_gui/page1
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/baldurs_gate_series/newbie_guide_modding_bg1_if_you_buy_bg1_bg2_from_gog/page1

Seriously, go give GOG your money, they deserve it.

 

[Flailing Escapist]

Don't tease me, Bioware! I can't take it.

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Please be a rerelease, please be a rerelease. Not a reboot or a sequel, just an updated visual version of BG2.

I still have my copy of BG2 and I still think it's better than Dragon Age. Rerelease, please!

 

[Diana Kingston-Gabai]

I don't much see the point in an updated re-release given the immense volume of mods out there that handle everything from cut content to screen resolution - but a return to Faerun would be quite nice...

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

It's already on GoG!

I also want to know who finds this stuff... are there people who visit webpages every day or so, and check the sourcecode for any updates...

Thinking about it (with my not-very-good-with-computers brain,) I guess people have codes and things that check their favourite websites for updates? Is that feasable?

 

[Baldr]

JADE EMPIRE 2 or never buying another BioWare game again.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

Please for the love of god let this be true. Please Yahweh, Allah, Buddha, The dark ones, Cthulu, the lords of flame, the old gods, please let it be true.

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Want to start a pan-religious Escapist "Baldurs Gate Returns" prayer group?

 

[deth2munkies]

BG is already on GoG, don't really need it on Steam, I'd bet on an HD remake with some extras.

 

[Lunar Templar]

so .....

something is happening?

good to know

 

[ChaosDemon]

If there's a Baldur's Gate continuation of any kind, then maybe Neverwinter Nights would be next? I can only hope... and pray... Is

Please for the love of god let this be true. Please Yahweh, Allah, Buddha, The dark ones, Cthulu, the lords of flame, the old gods, please let it be true.

Want to start a pan-religious Escapist "Baldurs Gate Returns" prayer group?

If there's a Baldur's Gate continuation/update/remake of any kind, then maybe Neverwinter Nights would be next? I can only hope... and pray... Is there room in your prayer group for multiple aims?

 

[TsunamiWombat]

If there's a Baldur's Gate continuation of any kind, then maybe Neverwinter Nights would be next? I can only hope... and pray... Is

Please for the love of god let this be true. Please Yahweh, Allah, Buddha, The dark ones, Cthulu, the lords of flame, the old gods, please let it be true.

Want to start a pan-religious Escapist "Baldurs Gate Returns" prayer group?

If there's a Baldur's Gate continuation/update/remake of any kind, then maybe Neverwinter Nights would be next? I can only hope... and pray... Is there room in your prayer group for multiple aims?

We should probably just make a general "Videogame Miracles" group.

 

[Imbechile]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_III:_The_Black_Hound

Obsidian are continuing the development through kickstarter?????

OHHHHHH, sweet dreams....

 

[GeorgW]

Honestly, I've been around the internet for awhile now, and yet how or why people do things like check the HTML source code for a website promoting a game from 1998 is still beyond me. Still, I can't say that I'm sad someone took the time. Almost any Baldur's Gate news is good news, at least in my book.

I don't know, how can we be sure this person didn't know where to look? Seems like a pretty big coincidence to me...

While it's a bit too hazy to get any hopes raised at all, they're gonna shoot through the roof as soon as this is even a little bit verified. More Baldur's Gate can never go wrong. Unless they screw it up. Cuz if they do...

 

[IamLEAM1983]

So long as it leads to more Minsc or Xzar and Montaron, I'm in.

Please, oh please, oh please, Earl Boen! Come back as Montaron!

"STOP TOUCHING MEEEE!"

 

[Rainboq]

Spoiler: JUST TAKE IT ALREADY

*squees very loudly indeed*
I would shell out for this as fast I would for another installment of Halflife.