<s>
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Larian	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
itself	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
tabletop	O
role-playing	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
partial	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
format	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
streaming	O
service	O
,	O
on	O
6	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
expected	O
to	O
remain	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
until	O
its	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
port	O
is	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
version	O
was	O
cancelled	O
following	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
offers	O
both	O
a	O
single-player	O
and	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
element	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
has	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Larian	O
's	O
earlier	O
games	O
Divinity	B-Application
:	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
and	O
Divinity	B-Application
:	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
II	I-Application
;	O
but	O
this	O
time	O
it	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
D&D	O
5th	O
Edition	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
year	O
1492	O
DR	O
,	O
over	O
120	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
and	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	O
Descent	O
into	O
Avernus	O
,	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
darkness	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
rise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
game	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
BioWare	O
and	O
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
used	O
a	O
licensed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Dungeons	O
&	O
Dragons	O
(	O
D&D	O
)	O
rule	O
set	O
,	O
specifically	O
in	O
the	O
Forgotten	B-Application
Realms	I-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Amn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
its	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Icewind	B-Application
Dale	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
Planescape	B-Application
:	I-Application
Torment	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Black	O
Isle	O
Studios	O
began	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
further	O
sequel	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hound	I-Application
,	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
but	O
Interplay	O
faced	O
significant	O
financial	O
crisis	O
that	O
year	O
and	O
shut	O
down	O
Black	O
Isle	O
,	O
cancelling	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
later	O
released	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
sequel	O
from	O
Larian	O
Studios	O
has	O
no	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Black	I-Application
Hound	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larian	O
Studios	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
making	O
a	O
sequel	O
in	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
series	I-Application
for	O
some	O
time	O
,	O
having	O
first	O
approached	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
after	O
their	O
release	O
of	O
Divinity	B-Application
:	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
around	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
felt	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
still	O
too	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
industry	O
to	O
be	O
trusted	O
with	O
the	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larian	O
then	O
developed	O
Divinity	B-Application
:	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-release	O
materials	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
impressed	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
contacted	O
Larian	O
to	O
ask	O
if	O
they	O
still	O
had	O
interest	O
in	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larian	O
accepted	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
working	O
to	O
wrap	O
up	O
the	O
release	O
stage	O
of	O
development	O
for	O
Divinity	B-Application
:	I-Application
Original	I-Application
Sin	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
gathered	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
design	O
document	O
to	O
present	O
to	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
with	O
their	O
ideas	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larian	O
Studios	O
teased	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
in	O
the	O
week	O
prior	O
to	O
E3	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
formally	O
revealed	O
it	O
during	O
Google	O
's	O
presentation	O
on	O
the	O
Stadia	B-Application
platform	O
just	O
ahead	O
of	O
E3	O
,	O
confirming	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
both	O
Windows	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tabletop	O
adventure	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
:	O
Descent	O
Into	O
Avernus	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Wizards	O
of	O
the	O
Coast	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
prequel	O
"	O
to	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Descent	O
into	O
Avernus	O
adventure	O
takes	O
place	O
roughly	O
100	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
following	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
Descent	O
into	O
Avernus	O
tabletop	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
5	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Larian	O
Studios	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
30	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
Stadia	B-Application
's	O
closure	O
on	O
18	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
was	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
will	O
be	O
fully	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
31	O
,	O
2023	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
Series	I-Device
S	I-Device
port	O
was	O
also	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Larian	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
officially	O
announced	O
as	O
it	O
ran	O
into	O
technical	O
issues	O
with	O
split-screen	O
co-op	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larian	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
PlayStation	O
console	O
exclusive	O
and	O
might	O
get	O
released	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
should	O
the	O
issues	O
get	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
day	O
of	O
its	O
early	O
access	O
launch	O
,	O
Baldur	B-Application
's	I-Application
Gate	I-Application
III	I-Application
became	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
both	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
peaked	O
at	O
over	O
70,000	O
concurrent	O
players	O
,	O
indicating	O
strong	O
initial	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Larian	O
Studios	O
stated	O
that	O
heavy	O
demand	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
appeared	O
to	O
cause	O
technical	O
issues	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
the	O
minutes	O
after	O
the	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
