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Official Baldur's Gate 2 Remake Reportedly in Development at Wizards of the Coast
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 71383" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/06/01/bg2-1780317973808.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>An official <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-of-amn" target="_blank">Baldur’s Gate 2</a> remake is reportedly in the works at Wizards of the Coast.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-baldurs-gate-2-remake-is-apparently-in-development-with-the-original-co-lead-designer-returning/" target="_blank">PC Gamer</a> reported that it is likely that BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 will both get remakes ahead of the release of Baldur’s Gate 4. The publication said former BioWare developer and Baldur's Gate 2 co-lead designer Kevin Martens is working on the remake. There’s the suggestion both remakes will launch together.</p><p></p><p>Wizards of the Coast parent company Hasbro told IGN: "We do not comment on speculation or rumor."</p><p></p><p></p><p>The big question here, assuming the report is true, revolves around the scope of the remakes. It seems unlikely we’ll be getting Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 remade in the <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/baldurs-gate-iii" target="_blank">Baldur’s Gate 3</a> style, given how long it would take to convert the thousands of hours of content both games offer combined into something in-keeping with Larian’s role-playing masterpiece.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps Hasbro views remakes as a stop-gap between the phenomenally successful Baldur’s Gate 3 and the inevitable sequel, which has astronomical fan expectation to navigate. With Larian leaving Baldur’s Gate and indeed Dungeons & Dragons behind to make the next Divinity game, there are big shoes to fill — perhaps the biggest in video games.</p><p></p><p>Baldur’s Gate was BioWare’s second game, releasing on PC in 1998 and published by Interplay. It did well enough to spawn a sequel, 2000’s Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, which like its predecessor took place in the Forgotten Realms. Both original games use an isometric perspective and pausable real-time gameplay, with the player controlling up to six characters. Could the remakes follow Baldur’s Gate 3’s lead and go for fully turn-based combat? Or maybe a hybrid system is in order.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There’s plenty going on in the world of Baldur’s Gate, despite the long wait for a sequel. There’s a Baldur’s Gate 3 HBO TV show in the works, one that will continue the story from the game — much to the surprise of fans. There’s even <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/astarion-is-getting-a-prequel-novel-set-during-his-time-in-servitude-to-the-vampire-lord-cazador-szarr-in-the-years-leading-up-to-the-events-of-baldurs-gate-3" target="_blank">a prequel novel depicting Astarion’s time in servitude to the Vampire Lord Cazador Szarr</a>, an official Baldur’s Gate 3 cookbook, and a coloring book.</p><p></p><p></p><p><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at <a href="mailto:wesley_yinpoole@ign.com">wesley_yinpoole@ign.com</a> or confidentially at <a href="mailto:wyp100@proton.me">wyp100@proton.me</a>.</em></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/official-baldurs-gate-2-remake-reportedly-in-development-at-wizards-of-the-coast" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 71383, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2026/06/01/bg2-1780317973808.jpg[/IMG] An official [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/baldurs-gate-ii-shadows-of-amn']Baldur’s Gate 2[/URL] remake is reportedly in the works at Wizards of the Coast. [URL='https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-baldurs-gate-2-remake-is-apparently-in-development-with-the-original-co-lead-designer-returning/']PC Gamer[/URL] reported that it is likely that BioWare’s Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 will both get remakes ahead of the release of Baldur’s Gate 4. The publication said former BioWare developer and Baldur's Gate 2 co-lead designer Kevin Martens is working on the remake. There’s the suggestion both remakes will launch together. Wizards of the Coast parent company Hasbro told IGN: "We do not comment on speculation or rumor." The big question here, assuming the report is true, revolves around the scope of the remakes. It seems unlikely we’ll be getting Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 remade in the [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/baldurs-gate-iii']Baldur’s Gate 3[/URL] style, given how long it would take to convert the thousands of hours of content both games offer combined into something in-keeping with Larian’s role-playing masterpiece. Perhaps Hasbro views remakes as a stop-gap between the phenomenally successful Baldur’s Gate 3 and the inevitable sequel, which has astronomical fan expectation to navigate. With Larian leaving Baldur’s Gate and indeed Dungeons & Dragons behind to make the next Divinity game, there are big shoes to fill — perhaps the biggest in video games. Baldur’s Gate was BioWare’s second game, releasing on PC in 1998 and published by Interplay. It did well enough to spawn a sequel, 2000’s Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, which like its predecessor took place in the Forgotten Realms. Both original games use an isometric perspective and pausable real-time gameplay, with the player controlling up to six characters. Could the remakes follow Baldur’s Gate 3’s lead and go for fully turn-based combat? Or maybe a hybrid system is in order. There’s plenty going on in the world of Baldur’s Gate, despite the long wait for a sequel. There’s a Baldur’s Gate 3 HBO TV show in the works, one that will continue the story from the game — much to the surprise of fans. There’s even [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/astarion-is-getting-a-prequel-novel-set-during-his-time-in-servitude-to-the-vampire-lord-cazador-szarr-in-the-years-leading-up-to-the-events-of-baldurs-gate-3']a prequel novel depicting Astarion’s time in servitude to the Vampire Lord Cazador Szarr[/URL], an official Baldur’s Gate 3 cookbook, and a coloring book. [I]Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email]wesley_yinpoole@ign.com[/email] or confidentially at [email]wyp100@proton.me[/email].[/I] [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/official-baldurs-gate-2-remake-reportedly-in-development-at-wizards-of-the-coast"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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