I have to make the assumption that it's BG3 from the way the webpage is acting... "You must gather your party before venturing forth"

Originally posted by WhiteLantern

Originally posted by Storman1977

and, the BG site goes boom

 

Ya, it's busted. Too many fans want to see what's up.

Haha, this reminds when I was working for Blizzard and we received a mail from the systems department:

-The Starcraft II internal beta is available now for download here (link)

3 minutes later the whole network at Blizzard's offices goes down.

Originally posted by Kabaal

I have to make the assumption that it's BG3 from the way the webpage is acting... "You must gather your party before venturing forth"

OooOps my party is dead can i venture alone?!!!

Yeah and the site www.baldursgate.com is down.....HARD!!!!

<sad kitten face>

.....if the "anouncement" actually worked after the clock struck zero I might be impressed.

Originally posted by Sojhin

.....if the "anouncement" actually worked after the clock struck zero I might be impressed.

Does that mean that EA/BW is the developer then?

Originally posted by Storman1977

Originally posted by Sojhin

.....if the "anouncement" actually worked after the clock struck zero I might be impressed.

Does that mean that EA/BW is the developer then?

lol

No, it's just an overhaul of the original more than likely, not Baldur's Gate 3.

If you took a look at the page source (before the server started burning), you could see the following comment "Shadowy Figure- Raise Dead : Infinity Engine". Infinity Engine is the engine behind Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Planescape and a few other games.

Also, the music playing in the background is comig from http://www.beamdog.com/files/overhaul. Overhaul Games (http://www.overhaulgames.com/) is owned by Beamdog and they have recently, well, overhauled MDK2.

Originally posted by Rabenwolf

And this was the birth of the BG virus which brought the world to its knees!

*laughs* A dark plan by the Lord of Murder for those that hit refresh more than 20 times...

Originally posted by Storman1977

Originally posted by Reizla

Originally posted by reignjuste

Originally posted by Gorilla

Originally posted by DAS1337

Oh it's Atari?  Great.. I'd rather them /RickRoll me..

Better than EA.

Well i would prefere atari than having another da2 dissapointment.

On the other hand it may be another dissapointment from atari :)

Lets keep hopes up

Will be a 50/50 if Atari or EA will be publishing this BG. Atari has the D&D licence as well as the old (bankrupted) Interplay, while EA is BioWare's 'mother' now and BG is a trademark of BioWare. If I have to take a pick, I'd say EA because I have more faith in BioWare when it comes to RPG's than Atari...

Actually, Baldurs Gate is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast.  WotC also recently took Atari to task for the mishandling of the D&D franchise and revoked the exclusivity from the liscense.  So, there is a chance that any number of developers could be handling a new game.

 oh, and...less than a minute now

*rereads the back of the BG booklet*

Damn, you're right. Trademark by TSR (now WotC). How could I forget about that *looks over the shoulder at 2 bookcases of AD&D books*

Originally posted by Storman1977

Originally posted by Sojhin

.....if the "anouncement" actually worked after the clock struck zero I might be impressed.

Does that mean that EA/BW is the developer then?

LOL can still be atari if you ever saw how they mangled the ghostbusters game.

Either way this is a sad and pathetic start to whatever the announcement is.

I see a picture now. At least its slowyly improving.

It's an overhaul...

I smell a cash shop.

oh boy... an enhancement... viagra for an old game... yippee. Sorry, thought an old favorite would get a new chapter.  The enhancement will be.. nice, I guess.

Originally posted by Reizla

Originally posted by Storman1977

Originally posted by Reizla

Originally posted by reignjuste

Originally posted by Gorilla

Originally posted by DAS1337

Oh it's Atari?  Great.. I'd rather them /RickRoll me..

Better than EA.

Well i would prefere atari than having another da2 dissapointment.

On the other hand it may be another dissapointment from atari :)

Lets keep hopes up

Will be a 50/50 if Atari or EA will be publishing this BG. Atari has the D&D licence as well as the old (bankrupted) Interplay, while EA is BioWare's 'mother' now and BG is a trademark of BioWare. If I have to take a pick, I'd say EA because I have more faith in BioWare when it comes to RPG's than Atari...

Actually, Baldurs Gate is a trademark of Wizards of the Coast.  WotC also recently took Atari to task for the mishandling of the D&D franchise and revoked the exclusivity from the liscense.  So, there is a chance that any number of developers could be handling a new game.

 oh, and...less than a minute now

*rereads the back of the BG booklet*

Damn, you're right. Trademark by TSR (now WotC). How could I forget about that *looks over the shoulder at 2 bookcases of AD&D books*

It happens.  Only reason I'm up to date on the D&D liscence drama is I'm an avid player of DDO and the court proceedings were regular reading on the DDO forums.  Atari's screw ups and mismanagement the key reasons DDO nearly shuttered.  There was also some banter at the possibility of a Turbine made Baldurs Gate MMO, but nothing more than speculation.

I'm underwhelmed. :( While I enjoyed the "enhanced editions" of the Monkey Island games, they aren't -that- cool. I don't think this will drag me back in.

Bummer...I was hoping for an MMO. :P

Originally posted by Suzie_Ford

I'm underwhelmed. :( While I enjoyed the "enhanced editions" of the Monkey Island games, they aren't -that- cool. I don't think this will drag me back in.

Bummer...I was hoping for an MMO. :P

Yeah, though I had hoped for a sequel or new BG-based series or something. Hm.

Originally posted by Suzie_Ford

I'm underwhelmed. :( While I enjoyed the "enhanced editions" of the Monkey Island games, they aren't -that- cool. I don't think this will drag me back in.

Bummer...I was hoping for an MMO. :P

Yeah Suzie I agree with you on that.....LAME!!!! 

I thought it was going to be BG3 or an MMO of some sorts....SIGH!!!!

Originally posted by Suzie_Ford

I'm underwhelmed. :( While I enjoyed the "enhanced editions" of the Monkey Island games, they aren't -that- cool. I don't think this will drag me back in.

Bummer...I was hoping for an MMO. :P

An mmo would be cool but baldurs gate and diablo are my 2 top pc games of all time.

Damn they are going to ruin our beloved summer time.